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...Investors are delighted, crediting Porat with bringing much-needed discipline since she swapped Wall Street for Silicon Valley almost six years ago....
...His aim is to bring robotaxis and robovans to the streets of major cities by the middle of the next decade. 2....
...The ETF is managed by State Street Global Advisors, the asset management arm of State Street, the US bank....
...LA neighbourhoods such as Sherman Oaks, whose lawns and malls sit at the busy intersection of freeways 405 and 101, have become case studies for Waze’s side-effects....
...Wall Street had a weak finish on Monday, and futures are pointing to a rather mild open for Asian stock markets....
...But bad news was good news for stocks, with Wall Street rallying and the S&P 500 closing 0.3 per cent higher. Asian stock markets don’t look like they will be so lucky....
...That prompted weakness in the dollar and a rally in US treasuries, but also a strengthening in the yen, which is sitting 0.2 per cent stronger on Friday at ¥101.95 per dollar....
...The yen is 0.1 per cent stronger at ¥101.78 per dollar, reversing yesterday’s decline....
...A soft lead from Wall Street overnight did not help matters for other Asian bourses....
...The yen was flat this morning at ¥101.27 per dollar, but eased 0.4 per cent yesterday....
...Another day of record highs for Wall Street failed to inspire stocks in Asia, with gauges around the region struggling for traction on Tuesday....
...Wall Street, returning from the Independence Day long weekend, ended lower with the S&P 500 down 0.7 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite off 0.8 per cent....
...The brewer’s shares rose 2.7 per cent to $101.13, responding to the bond deals, which will probably be used to fund its full takeover of MillerCoors....
...The dollar was down 0.6 per cent against the yen at Y116.93 — with the euro 0.8 per cent lower versus the Japanese currency at Y127.24 — while gold was up $13 at $1,101 an ounce....
...That eclipsed Wall Street forecasts of 84 cents a share and sales of $7.7bn....
...The results sent Tiffany shares 1 per cent higher to $101.75. Overall, US equities were little changed on the day with little news or economic announcements to spark movement....
...The US continues to strike a sour note for McDonald’s, sending shares in the fast-food chain 0.57 per cent lower to $101.38....
...With apologies for the delay, we had tech issues… Markets: Asia-Pacific markets are ending the week on a mixed note after Wall Street stocks ticked lower and Chinese inflation slowed to an 18 month low....
...Over ten years, however, it has delivered a total shareholder return of just 46 per cent, including dividends, compared to 101 per cent for the S&P 500....
...(Financial Times) Citic “has bought a stake in U.S. brokerage firm BTIG LLC, the company’s latest move to grow outside of China through buying a holding in a Western investment firm....
...In 1998, he was named one of the 101 most influential Europeans by Le Nouvel Observateur....
...Highbridge Capital Management LLC and Pine River Capital Management LP are restarting or expanding their Asian offerings. ” (Bloomberg) COMMENTS & CURIOS Free movement within Europe needs to be less free...
...European markets Eurofirst 300 down -11.24 (-0.9%) at 1,216 FTSE100 down -73.90 (-1.1%) at 6,583 CAC 40 down -47.72 (-1.19%) at 3,948 Dax down -51.36 (-0.61%) at 8,348 Currencies €/$ 1.30 (1.30) $/¥ 100.64 (101.08...
...(Wall Street Journal) - Gazprom’s European customers gain leverage via shale-displaced US coal. (Wall Street Journal) - May Day in Europe, with 26m unemployed....
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