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European stocks climb as global markets look for rebound; Stoxx 600 up 1%

LONDON — European stocks advanced on Friday as global markets looked to regain some ground after a bruising week, with investors assessing the outlook for inflation and interest rates. The pan-European Stoxx 600 added 1% in early trade, with banks climbing 1.9% to lead gains as all sectors and major bourses entered positive territory. European […]

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises more than 2% as Asia markets rise

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific edged higher in Friday morning trade, continuing a rollercoaster week as investors assess the inflation and the global economic outlook. The Nikkei 225 in Japan traded 2.34% higher, with shares of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group jumping more than 9% despite reporting Thursday a record loss at its Vision Fund investment […]

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Business

Terra Collapse Teaches About ‘Crypto’ And Bitcoin

Terra is crumbling. The blockchain project home to the popular algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST), which had recently become the fourth-largest stablecoin by market value but now sits at fifth, is near collapse as UST repeatedly fails to sustain its $1 peg and LUNA, the blockchain’s native token, near zero. Terraform Labs, the tech start-up behind […]

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Enterprise and desktop PCs still ‘a healthy market’ as personal PCs see slowdown, says Micron CEO

Micron chief executive Sanjay Mehrotra told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday that the market for enterprise and desktop PCs remains healthy despite the personal PCs market experiencing a slowdown. “It’s not like anything is falling off the cliff,” Mehrotra said in an interview on “Mad Money.” “Yes, while consumer PCs lately are not experiencing the […]

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Business

Jim Cramer says investors shouldn’t allow a tumultuous market to prevent them from finding ‘better opportunities’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said that while investors should tread carefully as the stock market continues to be stormy, they also shouldn’t be afraid to make moves to strengthen their portfolios. “We want to be very careful to buy stocks with stories that can handle a slowdown. … A good portfolio manager never sells […]

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Bitcoin Utility Grows During The Bear Market

One of the main aspects of on-chain analysis is to examine transactions over the network. Unlike exchange-involved transactions, which often lead to price volatility, transactions outside of exchanges demonstrate the network utility as possible payments among users. It makes a positive contribution to the development of the network over the long term if users are […]

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Business

Stock futures fall slightly with S&P 500 teetering on edge of a bear market

Stock futures dipped on Thursday evening as investors geared up for the S&P 500 to potentially slide into official bear market territory. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 68 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures lost 0.2% and Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.3%. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 and Dow bounced off their […]

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Mobile

Why it’s bad news for the entire market when Apple has a big drop

Apple stock is down over 8% this week, wiping off about $200 billion in value, and dragging down the Dow and Nasdaq indexes. Apple is now officially in a bear market alongside other technology megastocks. Apple has failed during a bad week for equity markets, which are selling off stocks in nearly every industry on […]

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These stocks should let you ‘sleep at night,’ Bank of America says

As the market churns, Bank of America found steady stocks for investors to ride out market volatility. Stocks have struggled of late as investors grapple with persistent inflation, the Federal Reserve’s rate-hiking cycle, recession risks, the war in Ukraine and global Covid outbreaks. The S&P 500 is down more than 18% this year. Thursday’s trading […]

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Economy

Powell says he can’t guarantee a ‘soft landing’ as the Fed looks to control inflation

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2022. JimWatson | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Thursday that getting inflation under control could cause some economic pain but remains his top priority. Powell said he couldn’t promise a so-called soft landing […]