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An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ Jonathan Ernst | Reuters While British fund manager abdrn predicts that the U.S. economy will see a soft landing, there is still the risk of a prolonged slowdown in 2025, said Kenneth Akintewe, the company’s head of Asian sovereign

Zilch CEO Phil Belamant. Zilch British financial technology firm Zilch on Tuesday reported its first-ever month of profit, marking a key milestone for the company as it looks toward an eventual initial public offering. In a trading update, Zilch, which competes with the likes of Klarna and Block in the buy now, pay later space,

HANGZHOU, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 – Photo taken on Sept 1, 2024 shows a newly built building of China Vanke in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.  Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s property struggles and U.S. sanctions have significantly affected some of its cities, even as others benefit from Beijing’s tech

In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia’s semiconductor and associated stocks slipped Wednesday morning, following a steep plunge in Nvidia’s share price in the U.S. overnight. In the U.S., chipmaker Nvidia plunged more than 9% in regular trading, leading semiconductor stocks lower amid a sell-off on

In this photo illustration, the Robinhood Markets Inc. website is shown on a computer on June 06, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Online brokerage platform Robinhood on Wednesday launched a share lending program in the U.K. that would allow consumers there to earn passive income on stocks they own, in the

Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks at the Milken Global Conference 2024 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s suite of hedge funds at Citadel eked out small gains in what proved a volatile month in August as markets grappled

Microsoft’s generative artificial intelligence prospects are impressive. But the stock has more to offer investors than just the new tech. Jim Cramer said Microsoft shares could bottom Wednesday — and out of all the megacap tech stocks, this Club name is the one to buy. Microsoft closed at a record high of $467 on July

Ironheart | Moment | Getty Images The summer travel season is in full swing, often bringing more flight delays and cancellations. But travelers may be out of luck when it comes to reimbursement for such disruptions, depending on the root cause and specific airline policy, experts said. “In general, in the U.S. airlines aren’t really

Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.  Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Monday said she expects that interest rates will be

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Andrew Harnik | Getty Images In the market’s eyes, the Federal Reserve finds itself either poised

In this article .VIX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Investors may want to consider bonds to help navigate the market’s recent volatility. Joanna Gallegos, BondBloxx co-founder and CEO, recommends prioritizing income and high-yield bonds. “It can be really important to start looking at fixed income as you start to diversify and manage more risk,”

Pictured here is a McDonald’s store in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on July 30, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — A theme emerging in the latest slew of U.S. companies’ earnings reports is a drag from the China market. The Chinese economy — home to more than four times the population of

The U.S. Federal Reserve does not need to make an emergency rate cut, despite recent weaker-than-expected economic data, according to Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors. Speaking to CNBC “Street Signs Asia,” Sahm said “we don’t need an emergency cut, from what we know right now, I don’t think that there’s everything that

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday he still believes that the odds of a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy are around 35% to 40%, making recession the most likely scenario in his mind. When asked by CNBC’s Leslie Picker if he had changed his view from earlier this year that markets were too

Traffic_analyzer | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Financial services companies and their digital technology suppliers are under intense pressure to achieve compliance with strict new rules from the EU that require them to boost their cyber resilience. By the start of next year, financial services firms and their technology suppliers will have to make sure

Banking analysts assess the possibility of a banking merger in Italy. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images MILAN, Italy — European policymakers have longed for bigger banks across the continent. And Italy might be about to give them their wish with a bumper round of M&A, according to analysts. Years after a sovereign debt crisis

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday held short-term interest rates steady but indicated that inflation is getting closer to its target, which could open the door for future interest rate cuts. Central bankers made no obvious indications, though, that a reduction is imminent, choosing to maintain language that indicates ongoing concerns about economic conditions,

Customers are trying on and learning about Apple Vision Pro headsets at an Apple store in Shanghai, China, on July 22, 2024.  Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Intel — The chip stock sank 17%. Intel said it would suspend its dividend in the fiscal fourth

In this article .STI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is displayed outside the central bank’s headquarters in Singapore. Sam Kang Li | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s central bank established a task force to bolster the city-state’s stock market. The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced that

People walk through a Manhattan mall on July 05, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hiring in the U.S. slowed significantly last month, with information and financial sectors registering job losses. The information services sector was a notable weak spot for July, posting a job loss of