Global shares were largely unchanged on Wednesday after unexpectedly weak US labour market data and a rout in British markets as speculation grew about UK chancellor Rachel Reeves’ political future. Dublin The Iseq index moved 0.2 per cent higher, led by Ryanair and the main Irish banks. The airline jumped 0.7 per cent to €23.99…
That would represent as much as a 48 per cent overall growth this year for China’s AI capex from 2024, BofA Securities’ co-head of China equity research Matty Zhao, who also heads Asia-Pacific basic materials, oil and gas research at BofA Global Research, said in an interview on Monday. Government investment is expected to account…
Tariffs imposed by the US have made exporting to the country “impossible” for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, an executive at major producer Xpeng has said during his visit to Hong Kong. But Yeqing Zheng said on Thursday that the Guangzhou-based Xpeng’s enhanced efforts to tap into other markets, which involved establishing assembly operations outside…
HSBC subsidiary Hang Seng Bank appointed Gilbert Lee Man-lung, the eldest son of Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, as deputy head of its China unit. The lender said that it would promote the junior Lee, 47, to vice-chairman of Hang Seng Bank (China) from his current position as head of strategy and planning…
Chicago, IL – March 25, 2025 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Lockheed Martin LMT, Bank of America (BAC), Boeing BA and Super Micro Computer SMCI. Tariff fears have been the proverbial pebble in the shoe for U.S. equity markets since late February, leading to a rapid 10% correction in the S&P…
As the first quarter of 2025 draws nearer to a close, it is clear which leading stock market has suffered most from US President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies. Since February 19, the benchmark S&P 500 index has fallen 7.6 per cent. A gauge of the Magnificent Seven US technology companies, which drove the rally…
This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Chaos may be a ladder, but where is it leading investors? Up, the dip buyers hope, taking advantage of Wall Street’s newfound pessimism with cash and courage. The same tariff uncertainty that has…
Investors’ uber bullish sentiment for US stocks came to a screeching halt over the past month. Bank of America’s latest Global Fund Manager Survey of 171 participants conducted in March showed the biggest monthly drop in investors’ allocation to US equities on record, with the allocation falling 40% month-over-month. As recently as December, investors’ allocation…
Recession fears persist amid inflation and trade wars President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of a recession in a recent Fox News interview, amid his administration’s continuing trade war. The “R” word, recession, suddenly has become a hot topic, as more Americans wonder if tariffs and other pressures might push the economy…
The world’s richest person lurks over premium-priced burritos, salad bowls, and hamburgers in Washington, D.C., like a bad case of food poisoning. Billionaire Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the federal workforce as part of his DOGE initiatives may hit sales at Cava (CAVA), Shake Shack (SHAK), Chipotle (CMG), and Sweetgreen (SG), according to new…