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Hedge funds dump tech stocks at fastest pace since 2016, bank shows

By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global hedge funds in June sold U.S. shares of technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies at the fastest pace since 2016, mainly driven by semiconductor stocks, Goldman Sachs said in note. The sales could indicate that portfolio managers have become more bearish on tech stocks, after the sector’s […]

Gen Xers who began their financial independence journeys in their 40s and 50s explain how they’re on pace to meet their early retirement goals

Bill Yount and Jackie Cummings Koski both were late starters in the financial independence movement.Bill Yount BI spoke to three late starters in the financial independence movement. They started to save and invest in their 40s and 50s and set themselves up for early retirement. Their strategies range from safe investments to living minimally to […]

Surveys show Chinese economy growing but at modest pace

BANGKOK (AP) — Surveys of Chinese factory managers showed a mixed outlook for the world’s second-largest economy in June, with growth steady but not picking up much steam. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing’s official purchasing managers index, or PMI, remained at 49.5, the same as in May, on a scale up to 100 […]

Japan’s land prices rise at fastest pace since 2010, tax agency says

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s land prices in 2023 rose at the fastest pace since comparable data available in 2010, the tax agency said on Monday, suggesting a recovery gathered pace helped by brisk tourism after the coronavirus pandemic. Average land prices climbed 2.3% last year, rising for the third straight year, a National Tax Agency […]

Israel to build supercomputer to keep pace in global AI race

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel next month will launch a tender to establish the country’s first supercomputer to ensure the country remains a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the chief executive of the state-backed Israel Innovation Authority said on Wednesday. Speaking at an AI conference, Dror Bin said that while AI […]

Berkshire Slows Pace of BYD Share Selling Amid Stock’s Rebound

(Bloomberg) — A strong sales forecast and new product rollouts have helped BYD Co. shares stage an epic rebound in recent months. Now, even early investor Warren Buffett appears to have noticed. Most Read from Bloomberg Since October, his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has unloaded about 1% of BYD shares, reducing its total stake in the […]