DARIN SELNICK: Will The VA Take Away Veterans’ Health Care Options?
Is the Department of Veterans Affairs conspiring to strip veterans of needed health care options? According to a leaked internal report, yes. This VA “Red Team” report was commissioned by the Veterans Health Administration to…
Yen bulls stock up on options for any BOJ spring surprises
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Investors positioning for Japan’s first rate hike in nearly two decades have cooled on outright cash bets on the yen rising and turned to the options…
Spirit Airlines is looking at options to refinance its debt -source
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Spirit Airlines is looking at options to refinance its debt and is not considering restructuring, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The company’s shares have been falling…
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…
Regional bank ETF’s options draw defensive plays with earnings ahead
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traders in the U.S. equity options market are guarding against a drop in shares of the biggest regional bank exchange-traded fund, days before reports…
US online holiday spending up 5% on steep discounts, BNPL options – report
(Reuters) – Online spending by U.S. shoppers rose 4.9% during the 2023 holiday season, an Adobe Analytics report showed on Thursday, as intense promotions on items such as electronics and apparel, as…
Zero-day options just a factor in US stock volatility -experts
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – A sudden surge in U.S. stock volatility this week prompted some traders to blame short-dated options as the culprit, though others say the popular…
Analysis-Lowball bid could spur Macy’s to look for better options
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) – The investment firms that lobbed in a $5.8 billion acquisition offer for Macy’s Inc are unlikely to clinch a deal but may be successful in…
Latest COP28 draft text sets new options on fossil fuel phase out
By William James and Elizabeth Piper DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.N. climate agency published a new draft of its COP28 agreement on Friday which included a range of options for the future…
Trump, Republicans push private school options to win over parents across party lines
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Beyond the tumult surrounding Donald Trump’s presidential bid and his threats to seek revenge against his political enemies should he win, the Republican frontrunner has seized…
Broadcom to review strategic options for two VMware units – Insider
(Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Broadcom will review strategic options for two business units of VMware, Insider reported on Wednesday, citing a leaked email from CEO Hock Tan to employees. Broadcom closed its…
Hefty options ‘disaster hedges’ draw buyers as US stocks extend rally
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – A string of hefty bets on a doubling of Wall Street’s best known volatility index is raising eyebrows in the U.S. equity options markets,…
Global X launches options ETF for volatile emerging markets
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that started trading on Thursday allows investors to leverage the higher volatility in emerging market equities by selling options. The recently launched…
Investors spurn options hedges as U.S. stock rally crushes fear
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fear has plunged in the U.S. equity market following last week’s explosive rally, and some options mavens are urging clients to stock up on…
Stock options bets on volatility around macro events are finally paying off
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Options traders betting that Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting and highly anticipated macroeconomic events later this week could cause gyrations in markets may be rewarded,…
Russian central bank to consider wide range of options for key rate -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank on Friday said it would consider a wide range of options regarding its benchmark interest rate at its Oct. 27 meeting, a slight softening of the…
Options traders see larger-than-usual stock swings as banks report results
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Options traders are braced for larger-than-usual post-earnings stock price swings for some U.S. banks, despite signs of cooling volatility in broader markets, options data…
A Taco Tour of Asbury Park, A City With Plenty of Options
A Taco Tour of Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Park, New Jersey, might be renowned for its iconic boardwalk, live music scene, and rich history, but it’s also emerging as a haven for…
Traders wary of volatility as JP Morgan fund’s big options trade looms
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – A $16 billion JP Morgan fund, expected to reset its options positions on Friday, is drawing traders’ attention as a potential source of additional…
Republic First Bancorp postpones shareholder meet as it reviews strategic options
(Reuters) -Republic First Bancorp has postponed its 2022 annual shareholders meeting until Dec. 19 and said it continues to be in talks with parties, including Norcross-Braca Group, to assess potential strategic opportunities,…
Biden, with few options on guns, sets up ceremonial office
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to fight for gun safety laws in the United States while unveiling a new White House office of gun violence…
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki: Won’t rule out any options on FX
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday he would not rule out any options on currencies as the dollar broke above 148 yen to the dollar, warning against yen…
Japan will not rule out any options against forex volatility – PM Kishida
(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that his government will not rule out any options in addressing excessive volatility in the foreign exchange market. “It is important that…
New ETF looks to tap hot market for zero-day options
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that started trading on Thursday offers investors a new way to participate in the hot market for short-dated equity options,…
Country Garden bondholders in talks with law firm Ashurst about legal options -sources
By Xie Yu and Carolina Mandl HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some holders of Country Garden offshore bonds are in talks with law firm Ashurst to form a group to consider options…
Exclusive-Stroeer considers options for 2024 sale of data business Statista -sources
By Emma-Victoria Farr and Amy-Jo Crowley FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -German advertising group Stroeer is considering possible options for the sale of Statista in 2024, in a process which could value the data gathering…
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