Wall Street strategist explains how to navigate an ’AI Bubble’

內地19招谷服務消費 撐增放貸

內地本周一公布8月份多項經濟數據全遜預期之後,市場對中央出招保經濟增長的憧憬升溫。商務部等9部門昨日隨即聯合印發《關於擴大服務消費的若干政策措施》(下稱措施),措施涉及五大方面,總共19項,表明要貫徹落實中央決策部署,更大力度提振消費、擴大內需,促進民生改善和消費轉型升級,積極培育服務消費新的增長點,為推動經濟高品質發展提供有力支撐。國新辦將於今天下午舉行發布會。 8月份社會消費品零售總額僅增3.4%,是去年11月以來最慢,反映內地商品消費以舊換新補貼效應正在消退。至於覆蓋住宿餐飲、醫療健康、家政服務、文娛旅遊、交通出行、體育、養老、教育及託育(託兒)等的服務消費,表現卻亮眼,今年首8個月服務零售額增長5.1%,增速高於同期商品零售的4.6%。人民銀行上月指出,去年居民人均消費支出結構中,服務消費佔約46.1%,仍有較大增長空間,但問題是需求較強的相關領域供應不足。 擴電訊醫療試點 拓入境消費 《措施》指出,服務消費是促進民生改善的重要支撐,也是消費轉型升級的方向,是次就五大方向提出19項「任務措施」,包括「培育服務消費促進平台」方面,持續加深「購在中國」品牌,展開「服務消費季」系列促 Source link

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Wall Street strategist explains how to navigate an ’AI Bubble’

零售續升1.8%失色 業界料趨穩

本港零售連升3個月,政府統計處公布,7月零售額臨時估計297億元,按年升1.8%,惟遜於市場預期的2.5%。 打風礙購物 7月仍錄增長 零售管理協會表示,7月颱風暴雨影響零售市道,但零售額仍錄得正增長是好事,反映回復平穩的狀態,並指高達八成零售會員認為,9月生意無升跌或錄增長,預期今年剩下時間零售額不會出現較大跌幅,個別月份持平或微升,因去年同期基數低及盛事活動帶動人流。 7月零售銷貨量按年上升1%,亦遜於市場預期漲2.3%;不過,網上零售額臨時估計為26億元,按年大升13.2%。今年首7個月,零售額按年下跌2.6%,銷貨量則少4%,網上零售額則逆市漲2.1%。 按類別劃分,月內零售額升幅最大是書報、文具及禮品,按年升20.5%;其次是中藥升19.6%;與旅遊相關類別的珠寶首飾、鐘錶及名貴禮物,以及藥物與化妝品零售額,則分別漲9.4%及2.6%。 另一方面,與本土消費較為相關的項目,其銷售亦繼續下滑,例如麵包、糕餅、糖果及餅乾就大跌15.5%;汽車及汽車零件,以及家具及固定裝置則分別減少12.4%及9.4%。 港府指盛事將帶旺消費 政府發言人表示,7月零售業表現繼續靠穩,零售額升幅較6 Source link

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Wall Street strategist explains how to navigate an ’AI Bubble’

外賣戰累美團少賺九成 ADR插8%

內地外賣大戰衝擊平台盈利,美團(03690)次季經調整溢利淨額15億元(人民幣.下同),按年重挫89%,遠遜預期的99億元;收入918億元,增長12%,同樣低於預估的937億元。 首席財務官陳少暉表示,上季盈利波動反映外賣市場前所未有的激烈競爭,全行業補貼力度創下新高,短期內競爭仍會持續,並對集團財務狀況造成負面影響。 美團ADR於昨晚開市急插水,截至今晨12時40分,挫10.57%,較港收市價低7.67%。 今季核心本地商業料轉蝕 受外賣市場「非理性競爭」拖累,美團上季核心本地商業分部收入僅按年上升8%至653億元,經營溢利顯著下挫76%至37億元,經營利潤率銳降19.4個百分點至5.7%。該分部涵蓋本土餐飲外賣、閃購、到店酒店及旅遊等核心業務,上季貢獻集團約七成營收。 陳少暉在業績會預告,由於戰略性投入用戶補貼、配送服務、營銷等領域,集團第三季核心本地商業分部預計錄得顯著虧損。 首席執行官王興表示,美團堅決反對「內捲」,惟隨着競爭激化,將盡力捍衞自身的市場地位。要在餐飲外賣和即時零售市場勝出,並無花哨的技巧,歸根究柢要回歸商品選擇、價格、配送服務三大基本因素,而集團一直專注「做正確 Source link

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Trump wants your 401(k) to access crypto and private equity. Here's what to know.

Trump wants your 401(k) to access crypto and private equity. Here’s what to know.

President Trump says he wants to democratize retirement by allowing 401(k)s to invest in so-called alternative investments, or strategies outside stocks and other traditional investments, such as private equity and cryptocurrencies.  The executive order signed by Mr. Trump on Thursday would open the door to higher-risk investments landing in your 401(k). It could also potentially…

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Trump opens the door for crypto and private equity in your 401(k) retirement plan

Trump opens the door for crypto and private equity in your 401(k) retirement plan

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that could allow millions of Americans saving for retirement through 401(k) accounts to invest in higher-risk private equity and cryptocurrency assets. The executive order doesn’t immediately change how people will invest for retirement through their employer-sponsored accounts, as federal agencies would need to rewrite regulations to allow…

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How Iran's Supreme Leader Is Keeping Grip on Power

How Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Keeping Grip on Power

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defined his rule and Iran’s place in the world through his hostility to Israel and the US. But the recent airstrikes on his regime’s nuclear program are intensifying scrutiny of the 86-year-old cleric. Bloomberg’s Patrick Sykes breaks down the situation. (Corrects spelling of reporter’s name in video description.) Source link

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