Seoul: Seoul shares tumbled nearly 2 per cent on Thursday as risk appetite weakened after the U.S. Federal Reserve hinted at a slower monetary easing cycle next year and U.S. tech giant Micron Technology’s sharp losses overnight. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) plummeted 48.5 points, or 1.95 percent, to close at 2,435.93. … Read more
Mumbai: The Indian stock market opened flat on Friday as the hawkish stance from the US Fed began to fade away. Buying was seen in auto, media and energy sectors in Nifty. The negative market reaction to the recent US Fed comments was not seen for long term and a large cap-led recovery is expected … Read more
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock was added to the Nasdaq 100 index, according to a NASDAQ announcement on 13th December. PLTR shares became eligible to join the tech-heavy benchmark after a strategic move to the NASDAQ from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last month. The company is a leading AI software system provider facilitating … Read more
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) stock price surged close to its all-time high to touch the $620 mark at 9:30 a.m. ET on December 4. That was right around when Group CEO Andrew Witty called off the company’s Investor Conference at the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan yesterday after Brian Thompson, CEO of the Group’s insurance … Read more
According to sources, SpaceX will likely sell insider shares in a potential tender offer that will value the rocket company close to $350 billion. This move could make SpaceX the most valuable private startup globally and ahead of top defence and aerospace firms like Lockheed Martin and GE Aerospace. As Bloomberg reported last month, SpaceX’s … Read more
A Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies research leveraged a new simulation tool to find that 45% of Americans retiring at 65 face risks of running out of money in retirement as people live longer and share greater responsibility for their retirement savings. The simulation considered attributes like health conditions, nursing home expenses, and … Read more
After several years of exploring the possibility of introducing a digital currency in Canada, the central bank is shelving the idea. The Bank of Canada confirmed to CBC News it has shifted its focus away from the idea of introducing a digital Canadian dollar, which could be used for online purchases and money transfers. The … Read more
Billionaire investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, bought 1.04 million Class A shares of aerospace and electronics company Heico Corporation (NYSE: HEI.A) for $185.37 million in Q2, according to the latest 13F filing. Heico operates in two segments: the Flight Support Group (FSG) and the Electronic Technologies Group (ETG), where most of its … Read more
Scion Asset Management founder Michael Burry is known for betting against the housing market during the 2008 financial crisis. The trade, which netted him $700 million, was chronicled in the award-winning film Big Short. His contrarian approach and unique foresight also prompted trades like buying water assets, forecasting future scarcity, and investing in GameStop before … Read more
Wall Street fell the most in nearly two years, continuing a global rout in financial markets as fears worsen that the U.S. economy is slowing down. The S&P 500 fell three per cent on Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 1,000 points and the Nasdaq composite slid 3.4 per cent. The declines were just the latest … Read more
