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Wall Street's main indexes rose over 1% on Friday as signs of slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices tempered expectations over how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to rein in inflation. Global financial markets have been roiled this month on worries that rapid rate hikes by major central banks could cause a recession, with the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) confirming a bear market last week as it recorded a 20% drop from its January closing peak. The three main indexes on Friday looked set to notch their first weekly gain in four, boosted by megacap growth stocks and defensive sectors such as healthcare and utilities seen as safer bets during times of economic uncertainty. "Conversations about the U.S. economy likely slowing which could lessen the hawkishness of the Fed, combined with lower commodity prices and bond yields - these are reasons investors are mentioning to justify why we could experience a near-term bounce," said Sam Stovall, … [Read more...] about Wall Street rallies as traders dial back rate-hike bets

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has hailed the government’s decision not to pass through a higher surcharge rate to consumers despite the recent sharp increase in fuel and other electricity generation costs. “The FMM is pleased that the government had positively considered its call for assistance to help curb one of the industries’ major operational input costs, i.e. energy cost,” said FMM president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai on Saturday (June 25). On Friday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Putrajaya had decided to maintain the electricity and water tariffs in Peninsular Malaysia in efforts to fight the rising cost of living. In a statement, Soh said: “The government’s decision to absorb the cost of the fuel price which amounts to RM5.8 billion and hence maintain the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) surcharge at the current rate as well as to maintain the current water tariffs would ease the cost … [Read more...] about FMM hails govt’s decision to absorb fuel price increase

The larger job market in India remains buoyant across sectors – even amid layoffs by a clutch of startups in recent months – and employees will generally continue to call the shots through FY23. “We see FY23 to remain an employees’ market with some amount of adjustments. Employees still have the bargaining power, opportunities and enjoy the benefit of demand,” said RP Yadav, chairman of Genius Consultants, a staffing and human resource company. While information technology and IT-enabled services will continue recruiting, e-commerce, logistics and export-oriented sectors including textiles and leather goods are doing well in terms of hiring. The consumer goods sector will increasingly do well, as will the retail and hospitality segment, according to staffing firms, HR experts and talent managers. The near-normal level of economic activity in retail and hospitality is indicative of a revival in these sectors after a prolonged phase of weakness due to the pandemic and offers a … [Read more...] about Amid startup layoffs, larger job market remains buoyant across sectors

Wall Street, New York City (File image: Reuters) Wall Street's main indices soared on Friday in a broad rally as signs of slowing economic growth and a recent pullback in commodity prices tempered expectations for the Federal Reserve's rate-hike plans. The S&P 500 rose over 3% for its biggest one-day percentage rise since May 2020. All 11 of the benchmark index's sectors ended at least 1.5% higher. Stocks rebounded this week as financial markets have been roiled over worries that rapid rate hikes by the Fed to rein in 40-year-high inflation could cause a recession. Still, investors have been gauging when the market might hit its bottom after the benchmark S&P 500 earlier this month recorded a 20% drop from its January closing peak, confirming the common definition of a bear market. "Some of the moves, the sellers just get exhausted so you don’t have as much capital moving out," said Shawn Cruz, head trading strategist at TD Ameritrade. "This might be a … [Read more...] about Wall Street mints big gains to end a strong week

With inflation breaking records, gas prices pushing $10 per gallon and the border exploding with hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, President Joe Biden decided to issue an executive order to “enhance protections for transgender children and take steps to ban conversion therapy as efforts continue in Texas and other states to restrict gender-affirming medical care.” “Gender affirming medical care” is a woke term that includes chemical castration and puberty blockers, as well as hormone injections from the opposite sex. It also includes actual castration and mastectomies that are not medically necessary. These irreversible and dangerous medical actions are more accurately described as “gender destroying.” They have nothing to do with care. There’s no way to know what the president means by “conversion therapy” in this this context, but it is clearly an effort prohibit any restrictions by states like Texas against parents who want to experiment on their own children with … [Read more...] about SYLVESTER: Inflation, Gas Prices, Drag Queens And Biden’s Sinking Poll Numbers

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin You've probably seen the pictures of the mountains of luggage at London's Heathrow Airport. You've heard about the heat wave. And maybe you have friends who got Covid while they were in Europe. With all that's happening, maybe you need a better guide to traveling to Europe this summer. "Tourism is back," says David Corsun, director of the University of Denver's Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management. "Hotels are full. Flights are full. Restaurants are full." Travel by Americans to Europe will soar 600 percent over last summer , according to new projections by Allianz Partners. ADVERTISEMENT Europeans are traveling more, too. A new survey by insurance company Europ Assistance Group found that 71% of Europeans intend to travel during the summer . That's a 14 percentage point increase compared to 2021. But you don't have to get stuck in a crowd and miss the best part of your European vacation. … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide To Traveling To Europe This Summer

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin NFT platform OneOf has announced the release of The Sky’s the Limit: The Notorious B.I.G. NFT Collection on July 26th. The first-of-its-kind NFT collection is being done in partnership with the Christopher Wallace estate . The collection will aim to honor Notorious B.I.G. as one of the most influential rappers of all time. The collection will feature 3D avatars inspired by his life and work, and will uniquely include the right for each NFT holder to collectively license the audio of Biggie Smalls’ most famous freestyle, filmed on a street corner in Brooklyn when he was 17. Until now the freestyle has never been officially released or made available for other musicians to sample and use in their songs. With the approval and oversight of the collective (and estate), musicians will be able to license Smalls' iconic freestyle and include it in their own recordings. The song can also be released on music streaming … [Read more...] about The Notorious B.I.G. Collection And The Marketing Of NFT Campaigns

The research firm ICICI Securities believes earnings of apparel brands and retail companies under their coverage may surprise positively from Q3FY22E as the likely demand recovery may result in better than expected margin performance. Some of the costs savings achieved during pandemic may sustain and coupled with high operating leverage may lead to higher than pre-covid margins from Q3FY22E.  Stocks like Trent, V-Mart and Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail are the preferred picks backed by their strong and consistent track record of execution. Trade Watchlist Portfolio Message Set Alert live bse live nse live Volume Todays L/H More × Prabhudas Lilladher's research report on Nazara Technologies We hosted Mr Manish Agarwal, CEO of Nazara Technologies for a NDR recently. Management indicated that Battle Grounds Mobile India (BGMI) Master Series IP which is to be telecast on … [Read more...] about Buy Nazara Technologies; target of Rs 1813: Prabhudas Lilladher

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s Covid-19 cases continue to rise for the fifth day running, with 192 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours. The cases detected on Saturday (June 25) are 22 more compared to the numbers the previous day. "For the record, the infections in the past five days spiked from 76 cases (on June 20) to 192 cases today," said Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun in a statement on Saturday. "The high daily cases are due to rising number of infections in heavily populated areas like Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Sandakan. "(For instance) the cases in the state capital today went up by 11 cases (to 74 cases) while the infections in the neighbouring Penampang district increased by 30 cases (to 59 cases) from yesterday," he added. Ironically, Masidi said, more districts in Sabah recorded a drop in cases, with 12 districts recording fewer cases than yesterday compared to eight districts that detected an increase in infections. He added the number of … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Sabah’s cases on the rise for 5th consecutive day

Trade Watchlist Portfolio Message Set Alert live bse live nse live Volume Todays L/H More × The board of food delivery company Zomato on June 24 approved the acquisition of quick commerce company Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore in an all-stock deal. Also, Zomato ’s restaurant supplies subsidiary Hyperpure will acquire the warehousing and ancillary services business of Hands on Trade Private Limited for Rs 60.7 crore. While the Blinkit deal value was earlier estimated to be upwards of $700 million, the drop in Zomato’s stock price has reduced it to $568 million at current exchange rates. “Quick commerce has been our stated strategic priority since the last one year. We have seen this industry grow rapidly both in India and globally, as customers have found great value in quick delivery of groceries and other essentials,” said Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal. “This business is also … [Read more...] about Zomato board approves deal to acquire Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore