Visa reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that topped expectations on Tuesday. Visa A announced earnings per share of $1.98 on revenue of $7.28B. Analysts anticipated EPS of $1.74 on revenue of $7.06B. Visa A shares are down 25% from the beginning of the year, still down …
Read More »McDonald’s Earnings Beat, Revenue Misses In Q2
McDonald’s reported on Tuesday second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that fell short of expectations. McDonald’s announced earnings per share of $2.55 on revenue of $5.72B. McDonald’s shares are up 5% from the beginning of the year, still down 7.66% from its 52-week high of $271.15 set on …
Read More »Kremlin: Hope to install Nord Stream 1 turbine “sooner rather than later”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that the gas turbine in Russia’s Nord Stream 1 pipeline had not yet arrived from Canada, where it is undergoing maintenance. Still, Moscow hopes it will be installed “sooner rather than later”. The European Union has repeatedly accused Russia of resorting to energy …
Read More »The path of US interest and Russian gas cuts dominate the currency market
Despite the markets absorbing the US interest rate hike this week, increasing uncertainty about its future path kept the dollar price below its recently reached 20-year high on Tuesday. In contrast, the recent Russian gas supply cuts kept the euro under great pressure. Later on Tuesday, the Federal Reserve begins …
Read More »Gold rises slightly in narrow-range transactions ahead of Fed
Gold prices rose somewhat on Tuesday and swung within a narrow range during the day as the dollar weakened, while investors avoided big bets ahead of an expected hike in US interest rates. And the gold price rose 0.5 percent in spot transactions to $1,726.83 an ounce by 0725 GMT. …
Read More »Dollar falls for the third consecutive session
The US dollar fell against a basket of major currencies on Monday as investors weighed the effects of an increase in interest rates from the Federal Reserve on an economy that may be on the brink of recession. The US central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 …
Read More »Oil continues to rise for a second day amid fears of tight supplies
Oil prices rose on Tuesday for the second day in a row amid growing fears of tight European supplies after Russia, a major oil and natural gas supplier to the region, cut gas supplies through a major pipeline. Brent crude futures for September rose $1.51, or 1.4 percent, to $106.66 …
Read More »Ukraine is working to resume grain exports, Russia is bombing targets in the east
Ukraine on Monday continued efforts to restart grain exports through Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing the global food shortage crisis, but said the weekend bombing of Odessa port by Russian forces posed a threat to shipments. As the war entered its sixth month, the Ukrainian military …
Read More »The dollar is declining and the currencies that involve risks are rising
The dollar fell and the major rival currencies posted gains on Monday as risk appetite returned to the currency markets, while investors assessed the potential impact of an expected hike in US interest rates this week. The Federal Reserve indicated a 75 basis point rate hike at its meetings on …
Read More »EU countries rewrite plan to cut gas demand, seek carve-outs
European Union countries are seeking to soften the bloc’s plan to require them to use less gas as Europe prepares for a winter of uncertain supplies from its main gas supplier Russia. The European Commission proposed last week that the 27 EU member states each cut their gas use by …
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