Ant-linked firms’ shares rise after news of Jack Ma ceding control; Alibaba jumps
Shares of listed Chinese companies that count Ant Group as a major shareholder rose on Monday after announcements that Ant founder Jack Ma is giving up control of the fintech giant following an overhaul.
Shares dip, dollar strengthens as markets eye U.S. inflation data
Shares dipped slightly and the dollar firmed on Thursday, ahead of U.S. inflation data that will influence the Federal Reserve’s rate plans, while the likely collapse of a major digital asset exchange rattled crypto investors.
NatWest shares plunge after warning on rising costs
NatWest’s shares fell as much as 9% on Friday after the British bank warned of rising costs, and as its third-quarter results were hit by a deteriorating UK economic outlook that prompted an increase in bad debt provisions.
Stocks slump on surging inflation, Ukraine risks; China markets recover
Asian shares extended a global slump on Friday after the fastest U.S. inflation rate in four decades bolstered expectations for more aggressive rate hikes, while Chinese equity markets recovered early losses on regulatory assurance over U.S.-listed mainland firms.
Stocks slide, treasury yields jump as inflation fears crescendo
Asian and European shares fell, U.S. and European bond yields hit multi-year highs, and oil prices climbed on Wednesday as investors braced for tighter monetary policy to combat troubling levels of inflation.
Philips shares slide as shortages and recall hit profits
Philips shares (PHG.AS) plunged more than 11% on Wednesday morning after the Dutch health technology company hiked the cost of its massive recall of ventilators and said earnings would take a big hit from global supply chain shortages
Shell pursues $7 billion buyback ‘at pace’ despite LNG troubles
Royal Dutch Shell said it will pursue “at pace” a $7 billion share buyback largely funded from the sale of its U.S. shale business as it faces liquefied natural gas (LNG) outages and slower fuel sales due to the economic hit from Omicron.
Analysis: EU adds more pieces to its ‘elusive’ capital market jigsaw
The European Union has moved a step closer to its vision of creating a single capital market across the bloc, a slow moving process but one that is chipping further away at Britain’s status as Europe’s investment banker.
Asia sits out equities rally as Alibaba slides
Asian shares sat out a global rally on Friday as disappointing earnings from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reinforced worry about slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy, even as European and U.S. share futures indicated gains.
‘Big Short’ Burry exits bearish bets on Tesla, Google
Fund manager Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame exited bearish bets on Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google, and fund manager Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation fund (ARKK.P) last quarter, according to SEC filings released on Monday.
