
After volatile January, world stocks start February on firm note
World stocks began the new month on firmer ground, after a volatile January, as reassuring comments from Federal Reserve officials helped to calm rate-hike jitters.

World stocks began the new month on firmer ground, after a volatile January, as reassuring comments from Federal Reserve officials helped to calm rate-hike jitters.

Vodafone (VOD.L) has teamed up with Intel Corp and other silicon vendors to design its own chip architecture for nascent OpenRAN network technology, aiming to weaken the grip of traditional telecoms equipment suppliers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sunday it will help fund a new container yard for agricultural exports at California’s Port of Oakland, as the government, ports and food companies scramble to ease costly shipping delays.

Education group Pearson has agreed to buy the certification company Credly to expand its offering to businesses looking to train and retain workers at a time of tight labour markets and rapid technological innovation.

Elliott Management Corp and Vista Equity Partners are close to buying Citrix Systems Inc (CTXS.O) in a deal that values the U.S. cloud computing company at about $13 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Record euro area inflation rates mean price pressures will top the agenda for European Central Bank policymakers meeting on Thursday.

Ryanair (RYA.I) reported a loss of 96 million euros ($107 million) for the final three months of 2021 but said it was hopeful that rivals’ cuts to capacity may help push prices up in the key summer season.

Stocks staged a modest rebound on Monday as traders put aside concerns about inflation and the crisis in Ukraine to dip back in, but global equities are still headed for their worst January since 2016 after a bruising month for riskier assets.

Lower lending income contributed to a 52% drop in net recurring profit at Spain’s Caixabank (CABK.MC) in the fourth quarter, along with the impact of lower one-off gains.

Italian bank UniCredit (CRDI.MI) posted better than expected 2021 results on Friday as the push by new Chief Executive Andrea Orcel to lift revenue began to bear fruit while costs remained in check despite rising pay and one-off charges.

World stocks began the new month on firmer ground, after a volatile January, as reassuring comments from Federal Reserve officials helped to calm rate-hike jitters.

Vodafone (VOD.L) has teamed up with Intel Corp and other silicon vendors to design its own chip architecture for nascent OpenRAN network technology, aiming to weaken the grip of traditional telecoms equipment suppliers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sunday it will help fund a new container yard for agricultural exports at California’s Port of Oakland, as the government, ports and food companies scramble to ease costly shipping delays.

Education group Pearson has agreed to buy the certification company Credly to expand its offering to businesses looking to train and retain workers at a time of tight labour markets and rapid technological innovation.

Elliott Management Corp and Vista Equity Partners are close to buying Citrix Systems Inc (CTXS.O) in a deal that values the U.S. cloud computing company at about $13 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Record euro area inflation rates mean price pressures will top the agenda for European Central Bank policymakers meeting on Thursday.

Ryanair (RYA.I) reported a loss of 96 million euros ($107 million) for the final three months of 2021 but said it was hopeful that rivals’ cuts to capacity may help push prices up in the key summer season.

Stocks staged a modest rebound on Monday as traders put aside concerns about inflation and the crisis in Ukraine to dip back in, but global equities are still headed for their worst January since 2016 after a bruising month for riskier assets.

Lower lending income contributed to a 52% drop in net recurring profit at Spain’s Caixabank (CABK.MC) in the fourth quarter, along with the impact of lower one-off gains.

Italian bank UniCredit (CRDI.MI) posted better than expected 2021 results on Friday as the push by new Chief Executive Andrea Orcel to lift revenue began to bear fruit while costs remained in check despite rising pay and one-off charges.
© | All rights reserved.