(Bloomberg) — European equity futures rose, tracking a record S&P 500 close, on optimism about US interest-rate cuts after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said inflation is getting back on a downward path. Most Read from Bloomberg The MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index headed for its longest stretch of gains since May. Japanese equities climbed, […]
Every investor has his own ‘trick’ for finding the right stocks, but sometimes it’s best to just turn to the experts. Wall Street’s professional stock analysts have built their reputations on the quality of their stock calls – their accuracy, and the returns that their calls would generate if you base your portfolio on them. […]
(Bloomberg) — The euro strengthened and European stock futures gained as traders digested signs that Marine Le Pen’s far-right party was poised to win the first round of France’s legislative election with a smaller margin than some polls had indicated. Most Read from Bloomberg The common currency climbed 0.4% to $1.076 at 7:39 a.m. in […]
New York City Public Schools, in an effort to lift chronically low mathematics test scores and close the opportunity gap for underserved students, will soon require high school math classrooms to use a single, uniform curriculum, Illustrative Mathematics. Districts will choose from a list of pre-approved options for their middle schools. Mayor Eric Adams and […]
(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin’s performance is starting to be overshadowed by the Ether and Solana tokens as hype around US cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds shifts to the two smaller digital assets. Most Read from Bloomberg Solana surged the most in over a month on Thursday after fund manager VanEck filed an application to start an ETF for […]
(Bloomberg) — The dollar inched higher in Asian trading as markets assessed former president Donald Trump was the victor in the first US presidential debate. Most Read from Bloomberg Bloomberg’s gauge of the US currency climbed as much as 0.2% on Friday before the move pared, with the index on track for a sixth straight […]
(Bloomberg) — European equities gained after a euro-area policy maker hinted that two more interest rate cuts may be in store this year. Most Read from Bloomberg The Stoxx Europe 600 index advanced about 0.5%, led by the tech sector after a rebound in Nvidia Corp. shares helped boost the S&P 500 on Tuesday. Basic […]
A UK Cabinet minister has said he would place bets on “individual seats” as he has done in the past if he were “allowed to bet on the election”. It comes as the Conservative party is embroiled in controversy involving allegations of insider betting on the date of the UK general election before it was […]
LONDON — Calling an early election while struggling in the polls was a gamble for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. For some at the top of his ruling Conservative Party, it was also allegedly an opportunity to place a bet of their own. An investigation into bets placed on the timing of the snap vote […]
In many ways, the June 27 debate can’t come quickly enough for President Joe Biden’s campaign. In a race in which Donald Trump’s criminal trial blotted out the sun for weeks, in which Biden struggled in most battleground polls for months and in which Democrats insisted potential voters have forgotten what Trump’s White House years […]
NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Backed by Donald Trump, Republican Brian Jack is trying to power his way to the nomination for an open Georgia congressional seat on the strength of his alignment with the former president and other national GOP figures. But opponent Mike Dugan is arguing that Jack’s Washington insider status is a liability, […]
(Reuters) – As Nvidia threatens to dethrone Microsoft as the world’s most valuable company, at least a few investors are betting its soaring shares will return to earth. Outstanding short bets against Nvidia stand at about $34 billion, nearly twice as much as what has been bet against Apple and Tesla, the next two biggest […]