Feb 24 – Malaysia’s consumer prices in January rose 2.3% from a year earlier, below forecast, government data showed on Thursday. January’s consumer price index (CPI) was expected to rise 2.5%, according…
PARIS – French business activity grew more strongly than forecast in February, according to a monthly survey, helped by an improvement in the country’s COVID-19 situation and stronger demand for…
– Major investment banks have penciled in a strong run of interest rate hikes for 2022 after hotter-than-expected inflation data ramped up pressure on the Federal Reserve to take a…
– Major investment banks have pencilled in a strong run of interest rate hikes for 2022 after hotter-than-expected inflation data ramped up pressure on the Federal Reserve to take a…
By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE -Singapore maintained its forecast for the economy to expand 3-5% this year as the city-state’s recovery from the pandemic slump continues, although officials flagged downside risks…
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – Inflation estimates for Colombia this year rose and predictions of interest rate rises quickened among analysts polled in a central bank survey. The 40 analysts…
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM – Wix.com, which helps small businesses build and operate websites, reported on Wednesday a wider fourth-quarter loss and said it could not provide estimates for 2022…
– Goldman Sachs has tempered its outlook for the S&P 500 index, expecting it to stay below the 5,000 mark this year as rising inflation threatens to derail a nascent…
HONG KONG -Goldman Sachs said it expects seven 25 basis point interest rate rises from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year, up from its previous forecast of five and updating…
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – Euro zone economic growth will be slower than earlier expected this year because of a new wave of COVID-19 infections, high energy prices and continued…
– Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday it was raising its forecast for the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield to 2.25% by end-2022 and to 2.45% by end-2023. Goldman’s previous forecast for…
HAMBURG -Aurubis AG, Europe’s largest copper producer, on Monday confirmed an 85% rise in quarterly profits and reiterated increased full-year earnings estimates as high metal prices and strong output boosted…
By Noel Randewich – Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc’s quarterly earnings miss and poor forecast on Wednesday ignited a meltdown in social media stocks and threatened to smother a recent…
– Shares of PayPal Holdings Inc slumped nearly 17% on Wednesday as investors questioned the company’s growth prospects after it disclosed a big hit to revenue from the impending loss…
– Electronic Arts Inc lowered its annual adjusted sales forecast after missing quarterly estimates on Tuesday, as the video game publisher faces the brunt of easing pandemic restrictions and fewer…
NEW YORK – Goldman Sachs cut its GDP forecast in 2022 to 3.2% from a consensus 3.8% as U.S. growth is likely to slow abruptly early in the year as…
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh -Vans shoe maker VF Corp cut its full-year revenue forecast on Friday as it struggles with material shortages, labor issues at factories and slump in sales…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As Toms River prepares for an impending snowstorm, Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill took time to be interviewed by Brian Thompson from NBC Channel 4 in New…
By Nathan Allen MADRID – Spain’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in two decades last year but slowed down in the fourth quarter as public and private spending slipped…
PARIS – French business growth dipped by more than forecast in January compared to December, according to initial estimates in a monthly survey, as the impact of COVID-19 and inflationary…
PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told France Info radio on Monday that he was sticking to his forecast of French economic growth of 4% in 2022, despite…
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