Asian markets mixed ahead of China’s decision on prime lending rates

Asian markets mixed ahead of China’s decision on prime lending rates

46 minutes ago Japanese trading houses rise after Buffett raises stakes Japanese trading houses jumped at the open on Tuesday after Berkshire Hathaway increased its stake in five Japanese trading firms to more than 8.5% on average. Mitsui jumped 4.55%, Marubeni gained 3.44% and Mitsubishi rose nearly 4% while Itochu and Sumitomo rose nearly 3% … Read more

Asian markets fall largely as Japan nears 33-year highs

Asian markets fall largely as Japan nears 33-year highs

An hour ago CNBC Pro: Global stocks are soaring. Analysts love these names – giving an over 80% upside US stocks aren’t the only ones to soar this year. Some global indices followed these gains and climbed. Analysts are still bullish on parts of the US market, but some expect international markets to do better … Read more

Bitcoin Gets a Bit of Optimism to Cap an Otherwise Dismal Week for Crypto

Bitcoin Gets a Bit of Optimism to Cap an Otherwise Dismal Week for Crypto

Bitcoin rallied to end the week following a surprise move by BlackRock that gave a much-needed boost of confidence to the crypto industry, which has been crushed by the weight of SEC actions for several years. weeks now. Bitcoin ended this week slightly negative, down 0.21%, at $26,355.04. Coin Metrics measures a week in crypto, … Read more

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market on Friday

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market on Friday

My top 10 things to watch Friday, June 16 1. Success of Cava (CAVA): doubled on its first day of listing. Added another 3% early Friday. The well-received Mediterranean restaurant chain will open the floodgates for the IPO, as expected, here. In food and beverage, the Club owns Starbucks (SBUX), and we looked at how … Read more

European markets open at close, results, data and news

European markets open at close, results, data and news

An hour ago UK two-year gilts hit 15-year high Yields on UK two-year gilts rose to their highest level since April 2008 on Friday, extending gains made in previous sessions. Yields on 2-year government bonds hit 4.935% in morning trade, according to data from Refinitiv. See the table… 2 year old UK foil. The rise … Read more

Asian markets trade higher as Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged, in line with expectations

Asian markets trade higher as Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged, in line with expectations

An hour ago US and China still widely talking to each other, analyst says Rhodium Group Director Reva Goujon discusses what may be on the agenda ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing and says “expectations are low”. 3 hours ago There is a strong trend of people in China switching … Read more

5 things to know before the opening of the Stock Exchange Thursday, June 15

5 things to know before the opening of the Stock Exchange Thursday, June 15

The Federal Reserve took a break from raising rates. The Cava restaurant chain is about to go public. The Chinese economic recovery is running out of steam. Here are the most important information investors need to start their trading day: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark rate steady after more than a year … Read more

Asian markets rise as investors digest Fed’s hawkish pause in rate hikes

Asian markets rise as investors digest Fed’s hawkish pause in rate hikes

An hour ago China housing inventories rise after house price data and key rate cut Chinese property stocks extended their gains in Thursday morning trading after the People’s Bank of China cut the cost of borrowing on its medium-term political loans for the first time in 10 months. New home prices in China rose 0.1% … Read more

LOGI, TM, UNH, AMD and more

LOGI, TM, UNH, AMD and more

A man walks past a sign bearing the logo of Logitech on the campus of the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, November 27, 2019. Fabrice Cofrini | AFP | Getty Images Find out which companies are making headlines in the midday business. Logitech – Shares fell 12.3% after the company announced the … Read more

AI company Synthesia hits $1 billion Series C valuation backed by Nvidia

AI company Synthesia hits  billion Series C valuation backed by Nvidia

Artificial intelligence-powered video-generating platform Synthesia has raised $90 million from investors, the company exclusively told CNBC. The round, which values ​​the company at $1 billion, was led by venture capital firm Accel and backed by US chipmaker Nvidia. Synthesia will use the money to invest in AI research, advancing collaborations with leading colleges like TUM … Read more