Tag: optimism

China Earnings Pain Erodes Optimism Over Stock Market Rebound

(Bloomberg) — Investors in Chinese stocks are losing patience as a long-awaited earnings recovery fails to come through and a rally unravels. Most Read from Bloomberg Earnings estimates on key Chinese gauges have been slashed by the most in Asia this year as a deepening housing slump and sluggish retail sales hurt confidence. Stocks have […]

Port plan brings cautious optimism in Somerset

BARKER — Residents and officials are cautiously optimistic as the first steps are taken to develop a proposed “short sea” shipping corridor in the town of Somerset. The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) previously said it reached an agreement with the owner of the decommissioned Somerset Generation Station to build a new Lake Ontario shipping corridor […]

South Africa Main Opposition Sees Room for Optimism on Coalition

(Bloomberg) — The leader of South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance said that investor optimism about it reaching a coalition deal with the ANC to form the next government isn’t misplaced and that it is open to talks that put the country’s interests first. Most Read from Bloomberg The African National Congress ceded its parliamentary […]

Markets Are Heading for a Record Open Amid Inflation Optimism

U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, with all three major indexes poised to open at record highs amid optimism that inflation is cooling enough to see the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in the coming months. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 35 points, or 0.1%, after the index rallied 349 points on […]

Europe Stocks Gain on Bank Earnings, Fed Optimism: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — European stocks advanced on a busy day for company earnings with optimism growing that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates this year. Most Read from Bloomberg The Stoxx 600 index rose 0.6% as UBS Group AG jumped more than 6% after it returned to profit and UniCredit SpA climbed on better-than-forecast […]

Anderson U. graduates challenged to change the world with courage, optimism

May 5—ANDERSON — The graduates who stepped across the stage to receive their diplomas Saturday during Anderson University’s 106th commencement ceremony were challenged to take courage and optimism into a world filled with uncertainty and potential. Cheered on by friends and family, the 245 members of the Class of 2024 made the traditional walk from […]

S.Korea factory activity shrinks in April, but optimism about outlook ticks up

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity contracted again in April, but manufacturers’ optimism climbed to the highest level in nearly two years as output and orders managed to post marginal growth, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday. The purchasing managers index (PMI) for manufacturers in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, compiled by S&P […]