Apr 12, 2024 | Markets
New plants opening in the US south struggling to fill openings Workers don’t want to give up low-interest mortgages to move Manager recruits in the industrial Midwest are shunning offers to move to the American south — in part because they’re locked into super-low...
Apr 12, 2024 | Markets
Says L’Oreal is fundamentally ‘good company’ but expensive Carmignac fund is long Adidas, Prada and short Nike, Burberry French cosmetic giant L’Oreal has returned close to 12% annually for the past 20 years, but Malte Heininger, manager of Carmignac’s Long-Short...
Apr 11, 2024 | Markets
New Zealand consumer spending was sluggish in the first three months of the year, indicating the economy remains weak. First-quarter retail purchases on credit and debit cards rose 0.1% from the fourth quarter, when they declined 0.9%, Statistics New Zealand said...
Apr 11, 2024 | Markets
Singapore’s economy expanded slower than economists forecast, as a spending boost from increased tourism spurred by Taylor Swift concerts failed to offset a decline in manufacturing output. Gross domestic product grew 0.1% in the quarter ended March from the prior...
Apr 10, 2024 | Markets
Discretionary among most net sold sectors last week: Goldman Retail ETF continues to slide after worst week in over a year Hedge funds are turning more bearish on US stocks and retailers amid uncertainty about how Americans are coping with persistent inflation and...
