Hints and tips:
...In a new paper, two Dallas Fed economists, Tyler Atkinson and Ron Mau, downplay the usefulness of money....
...(Ethan Wu) One good read Is it possible that Ron DeSantis ran the worst campaign ever?...
...George Steer I guess the big US stock indices like the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite are at record highs....
...And on Wall Street, the S&P 500 has hit record highs this year. So what’s going on? Shouldn’t voters love all of this?...
...The late David Hicks, interior designer to the British royals and US showbiz, had multiple hawthorn cubes in Versailles tubs at his Oxfordshire garden....
...Economic data: S&P Global publishes its manufacturing and services purchasing managers’ indices for the US....
...Markets: Wall Street is set to open lower today, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 stock futures down 0.1 and 0.05 per cent, respectively....
...The S&P 500 reached its highest level in more than a year yesterday ahead of the meeting....
...The S&P slashed its US rating to a double A plus back in 2011....
...Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 stock index has fallen more than 5 per cent in September — dragging it towards its first quarterly loss in 12 months....
...It is not surprising to see the Florida governor Ron DeSantis stumble out of the gate as he begins testing the waters of presidential politics on the national stage (“DeSantis fuels Republican rift on Ukraine...
...“If we go into the autumn with demand rising and supply tight, that will continue to have upward pressure,” said Daniel Yergin, vice-chair of S&P Global....
...Last week, rating agency S&P upgraded the country’s debt to investment grade....
...Exclusive: Billionaire donors are starting to go sour on Ron DeSantis over his interventionist policies....
...Nasdaq 100 futures pointed to a 1.6 per cent gain at the open, while the S&P 500 was predicted to rise 0.6 per cent....
...Chart of the day The S&P 500 rose 3.1 per cent in July after closing up 0.2 per cent yesterday at 4,588.96....
...Anti-ESG warrior Ron DeSantis won’t be happy....
...Melding the theatricality of David Hicks with a Wes Anderson palette, this chromatic approach, she says, makes for brilliantly effortless accessorising....
...I am somewhat surprised by this and ask Doctor P if he witnessed this himself. “The man just has a heart of gold, helping people.”...
...The SG index enjoyed its best-ever year in 2022, climbing almost 20 per cent while the S&P 500 dropped almost 20 per cent....
...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today and over the weekend: Economic data: S&P Global releases its flash June purchasing managers’ index for services and manufacturing businesses in the US....
...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....
...S&P Global Ratings on Friday said it expected Hurricane Ian to result in insured losses of $30bn to $40bn....
...The FTSE 100 has lagged far behind New York’s benchmark S&P 500 and Europe’s region-wide Stoxx 600 in 2023. But some argue that UK stocks suddenly have the wind at their backs....
...Meanwhile, Elon Musk has called ESG, quote, 'a scam' that's been, quote, 'weaponised by phony social justice warriors,' after the ratings agency S&P removed Tesla from a major ESG index....
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