Tax credit for tech investors could triple under proposed New Jersey bill
TRENTON, N.J. — A new bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate would triple the state’s tax credit for investments in emerging technology startups, aiming to stimulate early-stage funding in smaller high-tech…
Nearly half of European investors seek to cut property exposure, survey finds
LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly half of investors in Europe plan to cut their real estate allocations, according to a survey by trade body INREV, as a slide in valuations driven by higher…
Investors trim BoE rate cut expectations after inflation rises
LONDON (Reuters) – Investors pared back expectations for Bank of England interest rate cuts over the coming year after data on Wednesday showed an unexpected rise in Britain’s rate of consumer price…
South Korea prepares financial package for stock investors, small businesses
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s government said on Wednesday it plans to implement a package of financial policies to support stock investors and small business owners squeezed by high interest rates. The…
Activist investors enjoy strong rebound in ’23, gird for more proxy fights
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – Activist investors roared back to double digit returns in 2023 after a year of losses, with a stronger equity market and savvy stock picking fueling their rebound,…
Analysis-Coming flood of US Treasury issuance unsettles some investors after blazing rally
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cracks are forming in the market’s bullish consensus for bonds, as resurfacing fiscal concerns duel with expectations that cooling inflation will push the Federal Reserve…
US stock investors splurge on cheap options hedges with VIX near four-year lows
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traders on Friday piled into U.S. stock options contracts that would pay out if volatility jumped from the current four-year lows, even as the…
Marketmind- Aussie, Chinese data eyed as investors seek tech tonic
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Australian inflation tops the Asian-Pacific economic calendar on Wednesday with the latest Chinese lending figures potentially due for…
Analysis-Unloved healthcare stocks draw investors despite US election risks
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. healthcare sector is showing signs of life after lagging in 2023 as investors bet cheap valuations will offset a tendency to underperform during…
India’s Tamil Nadu in $4.4 billion deals with investors such as Tata, Pegatron
By Praveen Paramasivam CHENNAI (Reuters) -India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu has signed investment pacts worth more than $4.39 billion with firms such as Apple suppliers Tata Electronics and Pegatron, as well…
BP investors want oil firm to approach BAE chief as CEO- Sky News
(Reuters) -Some of BP’s largest shareholders have urged the company to approach BAE Systems Chief Executive Charles Woodburn about becoming the British oil giant’s next boss, Sky News reported on Saturday, citing…
Investors kick off 2024 with $123 billion record cash shift -BofA
By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Investors ploughed $123.1 billion into cash in the seven days to Wednesday, marking the largest such inflow since March 2023 and a record for the first…
Investors flee to US money market funds on caution as rate cut optimism cools
(Reuters) – U.S. investors reduced holdings in equity funds, shifting to money market funds amid caution before key payroll reports, as a stock market rally eased and they awaited further evidence to…
Investors withdraw $4 billion from hedge funds in November – Nasdaq eVestment
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund withdrawals slowed in November as customer interest rose to the highest in 2023, data firm Nasdaq eVestment said on Wednesday. Investors removed an estimated…
Investors pin hopes on Canada’s mid-sized EQ Bank after blockbuster 2023
By Nivedita Balu TORONTO (Reuters) – In a tough year for Canadian banks, shares in mid-sized lender EQB Inc jumped more than 50% on solid earnings growth, making it the best-performing banking…
Bond investors may be betting too aggressively on 2024 rate cuts, says BlackRock
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – A year-end rally in U.S. government bonds has potentially limited further gains in some Treasury maturities, said Rick Rieder, chief investment officer of global fixed…
Global equity funds see significant outflows as investors book year-end profits
(Reuters) – Global equity funds saw significant withdrawals in the week up to Dec. 20 as investor enthusiasm over potential rate cuts waned and profit-taking set in ahead of the year-end holidays.…
Emerging market debt wall looks scalable as investors warm to risk
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – After a grim couple of years for developing countries, with rapid interest rate rises prompting a string of defaults, investors say the coming wall of debt…
Investors dumped cash and bought stocks in December – BofA
LONDON (Reuters) – Investors turned more bullish in December, buying stocks and reducing cash holdings on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve has finished raising interest rates and the global economy will avoid…
Allkem investors approve Livent $10.6 billion merger on proxy votes
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Allkem investors have approved Livent Corp $10.6 bln merger on proxy votes at a shareholder meeting in Perth on Tuesday. (Reporting by Scott Murdoch in Sydney; Editing by…
Investors go ‘all-in on infallible Fed’, dumping cash and buying stocks -BofA
LONDON (Reuters) – Investors dumped cash and bought stocks in the week to Wednesday, according to BofA Global Research, as hopes of interest rate cuts drove equity and bond prices higher. Investors…
Investors retreated from global bond funds on caution ahead of Fed decision
(Reuters) – Investors pulled back sharply from global bond funds in the seven days through Dec. 13, amid caution ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision and uncertainty over the…
Analysis-Milei’s mission improbable for Argentina has investors daring to dream
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Getting Argentina’s economy firing again might look like mission impossible, yet some long-suffering investors are daring to dream its new president can deliver where others have…
Asian FX bulls firm as investors bet on rates peaking; eye cuts ahead-Reuters poll
By Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) – Bullish bets firmed on most emerging Asian currencies as expectations of an end to U.S. interest rate hikes triggered an easing in the greenback, boosting investors’ appetite…
Woodford investors label FCA-backed redress scheme grossly unfair
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s markets regulator is facing a backlash from retail investors in a collapsed fund once managed by former star fund manager Neil Woodford over its endorsement…
Foreign investors boost Asian bond buys in November amid US rate cut signals
(Reuters) – Foreign investors significantly increased their bond purchases in key Asian markets in November, driven by a notable drop in U.S. Treasury yields and a shift in expectations for potential Federal…
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