This illustration photo taken on August 5, 2022 shows a cellphone displaying a photo of Elon Musk placed on a computer monitor filled with Twitter logos in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images A Delaware court denied Elon Musk’s request to delay the trial over his attempt …
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Market bracing for another three-quarter point hike from the Fed this month
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Traders are now seeing a near-certainty that the Federal Reserve enacts its third consecutive 0.75 percentage point interest rate increase when it meets later this …
Read More »Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he won’t return for a fourth stint
Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says that he’ll never return to the top job after the coffee giant announced a new succession plan last week. “I’m never coming back again, because we found the right person,” he said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday. Laxman Naramsimhan, who is currently the …
Read More »Coupa, UiPath, Nio and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Coupa Software — Shares surged 11.6% after the business management software company surpassed earnings estimates in its recent quarter, and issued strong full-year earnings and revenue guidance. Coupa earned 20 cents per share compared with estimates of 9 cents per share, …
Read More »Mortgage demand drops further as interest rates shoot back to June high
GP: Homes for sale Brittany Murray Via Getty Images | Medianews Group | Getty Images In June the average rate on the 30-year fixed shot over 6% briefly, and that was enough to turn the once-hot housing market on its heels. Rates pulled back in July and August, but the …
Read More »Nio reports wider second-quarter loss despite increase in EV shipments
Employees stand next to a ET7 sedan at a NIO Inc. dealership in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio lost $409.8 million in the second quarter, representing significantly widening losses, despite deliveries that surpassed year-ago levels and …
Read More »U.S. aims to preserve ‘dictatorship’ while Europe is sacrificed
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the West has been reluctant to recognize “irreversible tectonic shifts” in international relations and that the Asia-Pacific region has become a magnet for human resources, capital and production capacities. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused …
Read More »Deutsche Bank CEO warns of recession, says Germany must cut China reliance
Christian Sewing, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank, has acknowledged that a recession in Germany is inevitable, and urged leaders to accelerate its decoupling from China. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing warned Wednesday that a recession in Germany is inevitable, and urged the country’s leaders to …
Read More »Bitcoin (BTC) price falls below $19,000 as crypto market drops below $1 trillion
Bitcoin continues to trade in a tight range of $18,000 to $24,000 mark, keeping investors on edge about where the price is going next. The crytpo market has been plagued with a number of issues from collapsed projects to bankruptcies. Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin traded below $19,000 on Wednesday …
Read More »European Central Bank could unleash a jumbo rate hike
With inflation in the euro zone projected to rise to at least 10% in the coming months, a “jumbo” rate hike of 75 basis points on is certainly a possibility. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank is expected to frontload a series of …
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