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Elon Musk makes the news.  He is everywhere.  The chief executive officer of premium electric vehicle maker Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report is somewhat reminiscent of former Republican President Donald Trump when the latter was in office.  Like Trump, Twitter is Musk’s main communication channel. Like the real estate developer, the tech tycoon seems…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the London skyline shows the City of London financial district, seen from St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Britain February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – More than 50 economists warned on Monday that Britain’s post-Brexit plans to boost the competitiveness of its huge finance industry…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man walks at a construction site near residential buildings in Beijing, China April 14, 2022. Picture taken April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 2/2 By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese developer Zhongliang Holdings is scrambling to secure bondholder approval to extend the repayment on notes worth $729 million ahead…

Bank of America has put together a list of what it calls attractive inflation-protected-yield stocks. “With cash moving from worthless to yielding 3%-plus next year … amid [Federal Reserve interest-rate] hiking, we prefer companies that have strong free cash flow or distribute cash to shareholders,” Bank of America strategists wrote in a commentary. “But in…

© Reuters. People cross a street during morning rush hour in front of the skyline of the central business district (CBD) in Beijing, China December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter BEIJING (Reuters) -China will not hesitate to introduce new policies to prop up growth, a senior Communist Party official said on Thursday, as the economy feels…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau, who is also governor of the French central bank, attends the Paris Europlace International Financial Forum in Tokyo, Japan, November 19, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai PARIS (Reuters) – Higher interest rates make it all the more important for post-pandemic government debt levels to be…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A customer buys vegetables at a stall inside a morning market in Beijing, China January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) – Economic growth in emerging markets is set to slow “sharply” this quarter weighed by China, Russia and the spread of tighter monetary conditions, JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) analysts said on…

Facebook  (FB) – Get Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Report is preparing for difficult days ahead.  The social media giant has just taken steps to reduce its costs in anticipation of the slowdown in growth predicted by many economists. The firm, which renamed itself Meta Platforms last October, has just decided to change its hiring policy.…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A street vendor poses as he displays bond notes, before the introduction of new currency in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 11,2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s government on Saturday ordered banks to stop lending with immediate effect in a move Harare said was designed to stop speculation against the Zimbabwean dollar…

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