Greenlight marks stellar 2022 on shorting tech stocks
(Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Greenlight Capital said on Tuesday its fund rallied 36.6% in 2022 in one of its best years ever, thanks to …
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Upcoming Chinese holiday, high coal stocks keeping lid on Australian trade
By Muyu Xu and Melanie Burton SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Chinese interest in Australian coal has been limited by the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday and …
Morgan Stanley bumps up China growth, stocks and yuan forecasts
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley has bumped up its China growth, stock market and yuan forecasts again, becoming the latest Wall Street …
Rebounding EM stocks pass “bull market” threshold
LONDON (Reuters) – Fast-charging emerging market stocks were entered so-called “bull market” territory on Monday, as another China-driven surge in Asia’s biggest bourses pushed MSCI’s …
Citigroup cuts U.S. stocks to ‘underweight’, favours European equities in 2023
(Reuters) – Citigroup analysts turned “underweight” on U.S. equities on recession fears but were bullish on European stocks, saying much of the pessimism was already …
Surging recovery bets on China stocks face reality check
By Jason Xue and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese investors are doubling down on economic recovery bets, with a flurry of new fund launches …
Corporate Execs And Insiders Shy Away From Stocks In ‘Warning’ Sign For Economy
Corporate Execs And Insiders Shy Away From Stocks In ‘Warning’ Sign For Economy John Hugh DeMastri on January 5, 2023 Despite crashing stock prices, corporate …
Asian stocks in 2022 suffer biggest foreign outflows since 2008 global crisis
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Foreign investors withdrew more money from emerging Asian equities in 2022 than they had done in any year since the …
Ex-CFO pleads guilty to stealing from SPACs to trade meme stocks, cryptocurrencies
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former chief financial officer of multiple special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has pleaded guilty to embezzling more …
House Financial Services Committee Member Unloads Up To $12 Million In Stocks
House Financial Services Committee Member Unloads Up To $12 Million In Stocks Trevor Schakohl on December 29, 2022 Outgoing Republican House Financial Services Committee member …
Investors look for ‘Santa Rally’ after grim year in U.S. stocks
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bruised investors are hoping a so-called Santa Claus rally can soften the pain of a tough year in …
Indian stocks top Asian markets, strong economic growth fuels hope
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – In a year when Indian equities emerged as the best performers in Asia and the country took advantage of …
Germany Stocks Up On Candles As Energy Crisis Rages
Germany Stocks Up On Candles As Energy Crisis Rages Jack McEvoy on December 20, 2022 Germans are stocking up on wax candles to light up …
U.S. bank stocks falter as recession worries take hold
By Lewis Krauskopf (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. banks are taking a beating in December, as worries over an expected recession and weakening profit margins …
India’s wheat stocks to fall further but sufficient, government says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Wheat stocks in India’s government warehouses will fall by about 13% by early next month from current levels but will be …
Foreigners turn net buyers of Japanese stocks last week
(Reuters) – Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks last week, as worries about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes eased and sentiment …
U.S. crude stocks soar by more than 10 million barrels – EIA
By Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose by more than 10 million barrels last week, the most since March 2021, buoyed by …
Ark’s Wood sees U.S. now in recession, expects energy stocks to tumble
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Energy stocks and other value stocks will likely be “casualties” of falling inflation, said Cathie Wood, the star …
Investors eye year-end rally as stocks pass week’s first test with tame CPI
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors grew more upbeat about a year-end U.S. stock rally after a softer-than-expected inflation report on Tuesday lifted …
U.S. crude stocks drop; fuel stocks post large builds -EIA
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks fell in the latest week while gasoline and distillate inventories posted big builds, as oil refiners’ utilization …
Up, down, up again: Japan’s soccer-related stocks mirror Samurai Blue’s performance
By Nobuyo Saito TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese shares of soccer-related companies had a good day on Friday as they mirrored the national team’s roller-coaster performance …
When the chips go up: Big banks bet on South Korea, Taiwan stocks for 2023
By Harish Sridharan (Reuters) – Global banks are turning bullish on South Korean and Taiwanese shares, expecting a revival in semiconductors to drive a rally …
Brazil stocks set to rally 13% by end-2023 despite policy uncertainty: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin and Noe Torres BUENOS AIRES/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Brazil stocks will rally by double-digits through end-2023, despite uncertainty about new government policies …
Oil embargo set to restrain Russian stocks recovery in 2023: Reuters Poll
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s stock market will claw back some of the heavy losses sustained this year in 2023, according to a …
China’s stocks, yuan tumble as COVID protests rattle nerves
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese stocks on Monday saw the worst day in a month, as recent monetary-easing measures failed to offset investor worries about protests …
Stocks typically rally in December, investors have some caution this year
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors hoping for the year-end to bring stock market gains after a punishing year have history on their …
U.S. crude inventories fall as fuel stocks build on strong refining activity
By David Gaffen (Reuters) – U.S. crude stockpiles fell while gasoline and distillate inventories both rose substantially last week as refiners ramped up production, alleviating …
U.S. crude oil stocks in SPR fall to lowest level since March 1984 – EIA
(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil stocks in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 1.6 million barrels in the latest week to 390.5 million barrels, the …
Marketmind: Stocks ‘n’ bonds – who to believe?
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. A U.S. or global recession in 2023 may …
Analysis-Political gridlock may help U.S. stocks but inflation still in driver’s seat
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Split control of the U.S. Congress following the midterm elections may provide a tailwind for stocks at …
Trump-linked stocks slip after initial gains from 2024 bid
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -Shares of companies tied to former U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course to fall on Wednesday, following a recent rally in …
EU urges cooperation as members refill military stocks amid arms supplies to Kyiv
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries should work together in replenishing their military inventories and avoid competing with each other amid ongoing arms deliveries to Ukraine, …
Crypto stocks slide as FTX prepares for bankruptcy proceedings
(Reuters) – Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related firms dropped on Friday after FTX, one of the biggest crypto exchanges, said it would initiate bankruptcy proceedings …
European shares open higher as luxury, mining stocks jump on China reopening hopes
(Reuters) – European shares opened higher on Friday, with luxury stocks and miners leading the advance on hopes that China will soon ease its strict …
Rouble drifts lower, Russian stocks retreat from over 5-week high
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble weakened against the dollar ahead of three treasury bond auctions by the finance ministry on Wednesday, hurt by reduced …
China, HK stocks rebound sharply on unverified social media posts over COVID easing
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hong Kong and China stocks jumped on Tuesday after rumours based on an unverified note circulating on social media that China was …
Europe-listed Brazil stocks, Petrobras slip after Lula election win
LONDON (Reuters) – German-listed shares in Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras slipped more than 7% in early European trade after leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula …
Investors avoiding China stocks face less pain in bearish year for markets
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging market investors who avoided Chinese shares this year have seen less pain than those with portfolios exposed …
U.S. stocks price in recession risk more than other assets, says Citi
(Reuters) – U.S. equities have priced in the most recession risk compared with other assets, Citigroup researchers said, warning that was not enough as further …
France taps strategic fuel stocks to avoid sugar factory stoppages
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – France has released strategic fuel reserves for sugar producers after they warned that a lack of diesel …
Stay sidelined or scoop up stocks? Investors weigh choice as market slides
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – As a painful decline in markets drags on, investors are grappling with a difficult choice: stick with stocks …
Chip stocks slide as Samsung, AMD expect steep fall in demand
(Reuters) – Dire forecasts from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Advanced Micro Devices Inc sent chip-related shares lower on Friday, sparking fears that a slump …
Taiwan won’t take ‘extreme steps’ on stocks unless really necessary
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will not take “extreme steps” to stabilise the falling stock market unless it is really necessary, the head of the island’s …
Stocks Tumble On The Heels Of Another Disastrous Inflation Report
Stocks Tumble On The Heels Of Another Disastrous Inflation Report John Hugh DeMastri on September 30, 2022 All three major stock indices ended the …
U.S. pension rebalancing could boost bonds, international stocks, banks say
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. fixed income and international equities could benefit from quarter-end rebalancing as pension funds square their books after …
Rouble hits over 2-month high vs dollar, Russian stocks stutter
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble surged to a more than two-month high against the dollar on Thursday, while geopolitical headwinds halted …
Analysis-Goodbye, TINA: higher yields muddy outlook for struggling U.S. stocks
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Soaring interest rates are providing investors with attractive alternatives to stocks, complicating the picture for equities in an …
APPEC-Oil stocks to rise on slower demand, OPEC cuts needed to bolster prices
(Corrects to 0.5-1 million bpd from 1-1.5 million bpd in paragraph 4) By Emily Chow and Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Global oil stocks are set …
South Korea plans reforms to tackle ‘Korea discount’ for its stocks
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea plans to announce financial reforms later this year, including its policy on shareholder returns, that could help …
Forecast for Fed terminal rate hits new high, shaking stocks and bonds
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – Expectations of how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise rates in its fight against inflation hit a fresh …