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...Switching the primary listing to the US would also allow the company to meet criteria for potential index inclusion in the S&P 500, he added....
...) big enough to make a meaningful impact on Berkshire’s earnings, (b) possible to reliably value, (c) have trustworthy and competent management, and (d) are available at a reasonable price....
...Asian equities declined on Friday, ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell at the annual central bankers’ conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming....
...These have picked up markedly in recent years, from a low of about 400,000 b/d in the pandemic year of 2020 to about 1.4mn b/d recently, according to Richard Bronze at Energy Aspects....
...Anyway, back to the S&P report. They reckon that debt maturities of firms rated single-B or lower will be around $310bn in 2025, rising to $400bn in 2026....
...The country’s rating was previously double-B-plus, signifying speculative or junk status....
...In a Monday update, the rating agency moved Ford up to triple-B minus from double-B plus....
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...That’s if you look at the S&P 500, Europe’s Stoxx 600 and China’s CSI 300 indices. The MSCI index of global stocks is on course for its worst month since last September....
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...“Although inflation has moved down from its peak — a welcome development — it remains too high,” Powell said at the Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming....
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...Investors will pay close attention to the economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which begins on Thursday, and a speech there on Friday from Fed chair Jay Powell, who is expected to signal the central...
...The rating agency in May cut SoftBank’s long-term credit rating from double B plus, its highest non-investment grade, to double B following record investment losses....
...[enlarge] Here comes the B word. Peak hard Brexit angst?...
...The P/B ratio measures the market value relative to its book value....
...For example: “In my view, [public markets aren’t] differentiating enough between office Reits that hold B-tier assets and office Reits that hold A-tier assets.”...
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