Workers in front of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) in Beijing, China, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Andrea Verdelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s retail sales missed expectations in November, while industrial production beat, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. Retail sales for November grew by 3.9% from a year
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In this article GME AMC DELL TMX RL Beyond Meat “Beyond Burger” patties made from plant-based substitutes for meat products sit on a shelf for sale in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. GameStop, AMC Entertainment — Meme stocks rebounded from a
Invesco’s Kristina Hooper sees significant opportunities in regions shunned by a majority of investors. Despite the new omicron wave, she lists emerging markets — including China — as 2022’s top places to put money to work. “We always knew it would take longer for emerging markets to get populations vaccinated. But clearly there is a
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters BEIJING — The U.S.-listed Chinese stocks with the greatest share of American ownership don’t include many of the big names familiar to Wall Street, according to a Morgan Stanley report. Rising
Dado Ruvic | Reuters Speculative trades including GameStop and AMC Entertainment were hit hard Monday amid a broad market sell-off, as investors dumped risky meme names after a head-turning year. GameStop — once at the center of the meme stock mania, tumbled more than 12% during midday trading — bringing its month-to-date losses to nearly
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – JUNE 6, 2019: China’s Persident Xi Jinping (L) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shake hands at a ceremony at St Petersburg University in which Xi Jinping was awarded St Petersburg University honorary doctoral degree. Alexei Nikolsky | TASS | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 08, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures held steady in overnight trading Sunday after the S&P 500 notched its best week since February at a fresh record close, rebounding from a big sell-off triggered by
In this article AAPL CVS HRL RH RENT GME Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: CVS Health (CVS) – The drug store operator issued new guidance ahead of its investor day, saying it expects a 2022 adjusted profit of $8.10 to $8.30 per share compared with an $8.24 consensus estimate and better-than-expected
A “Now Hiring” sign outside a store on Aug. 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. OLIVIER DOULIERY | AFP | Getty Images Claims for unemployment benefits dropped to their lowest level in decades last week. However, that statistic is getting skewed by pandemic-era labor distortions, making it seem a bit rosier than reality, economists said. There
In this article GME LCID AAL BA CVS People walk by a CVS Pharmacy store in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. CVS — Shares of the drugstore chain jumped 3.8% to hit a 52-week high after the company said sales
The Oracle logo is displayed on the exterior of Oracle headquarters on December 09, 2021 in Redwood Shores, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Oracle — Shares of Oracle jumped 6.5% after reporting earnings and revenue beats for its fiscal second-quarter. Oracle brought in $1.21 per share
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, December 8, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters BEIJING — For Americans looking to play the China growth story, Didi‘s delisting from the U.S. shows the rising political risk of investing in U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. Following months of speculation, Chinese