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Hong Kong services to rebound as China reopens, UBP says

Hong Kong’s service sector will be the part of economy that sees “the biggest rebound” as borders reopen, UBP told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Thursday.  However, it warned that the sector is coming “from a very fragile situation,” given its contraction in every quarter of 2022.  “We can’t exclude …

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Potential U.S. ban investment on Chinese tech could hurt these sectors

The Biden Administration has said the U.S. is in competition with China and restricted the ability of American businesses to sell high-end chip tech to China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — A ban on U.S. investment in Chinese tech could drive up market volatility — but some …

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Meta ‘Year of Efficiency’ call from Zuckerberg was what Street needed

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., center, departs from federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 20, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images With one simple slogan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg temporarily quelled investor discontent with his company’s multibillion-dollar investment into the futuristic …

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Early retiree says breaking these 6 ‘society rules’ helped him save $1 million: ‘I wasn’t born rich’

In 2016, I retired early at 35. At the time, I had $900,000 saved, and within a few years was able to accumulate a $1 million net worth. I wasn’t born rich. I worked nothing but 9-to-5 jobs. I didn’t receive an inheritance or win the lottery. And I was never …

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I want to own Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams Co: “I want to own it. I’ll tell you why. Everything that they could possibly say negative about it is out there. I want to come out with a more positive thesis.” XPO Inc: “Let’s wait for it to come down a little.” related investing news Upstart Holdings Inc: …

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Investors need to have conviction, seize on ‘mistaken selling’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday advised investors to block out the market bears, and use their missteps to bolster their own portfolios. “Their mistaken selling creates opportunities for you to buy the dips. You need to have conviction that the sellers are wrong and you’re right. You need to believe …

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What a Federal Reserve quarter-point interest rate hike means for you

The Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate for the eighth time in a row on Wednesday, in its continued effort to tame persistent inflation. At its latest meeting, the central bank approved a more modest 0.25 percentage point increase after recent signs that inflationary pressures have started to cool. …

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Bond king Jeffrey Gundlach says he expects one more Fed rate hike

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said he sees one additional rate hike from the Federal Reserve before the central bank ends its tightening cycle. “I think one more,” Gundlach said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime.” “I think it’s tough to make the statement ‘ongoing increases’ with an ‘s’ at the end …

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GoodRx barred from sharing health data under proposed FTC settlement

GoodRx signage on the outside of the Nasdaq on the day of its IPO, September 23, 2020. Source: GoodRx The Federal Trade Commission proposed to permanently bar prescription drug comparison site GoodRx from sharing users’ health data with third parties for advertising purposes, the agency said Wednesday. In a “first-of-its-kind …

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Meta lost $13.7 billion on Reality Labs in 2022 after metaverse pivot

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., demonstrates the Meta Quest Pro during the virtual Meta Connect event in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg’s dream of a future in the metaverse is costing investors a boatload …

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