LONDON/HONG KONG—Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity shattered all-time records in 2021, comfortably erasing the high-water mark that was set nearly 15 years ago, as an abundance of capital and sky-high valuations fuelled frenetic levels of dealmaking. The value of M&A globally topped $5 trillion for the first time ever, with volumes rising 63 percent…
Global M&A Activity Smashes All-Time Records to Top $5 Trillion in 2021
Omicron Worries Spur 2 Percent Slide in European Stocks
European stocks fell more than 2 percent on Monday amid a global sell-off in equities, with investors fretting over the spectre of tighter pandemic curbs hitting the global economy as cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant surge. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 2.2 percent, falling to its lowest in more than two weeks. Travel,…
Global Stocks Fall on Virus Concern, Tighter Fed Policy
BEIJING—Global stock markets and Wall Street futures tumbled Monday amid concern about the latest coronavirus variant and tighter Federal Reserve policy. London and Frankfurt opened sharply lower. Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong also fell at the start of a trading week that will be shortened by Christmas. Benchmark U.S. oil fell by more than $3…
Adidas Launches New Share Buyback
BERLIN—Adidas plans to buy back up to 4 billion euros ($4.54 billion) of its shares by 2025 and will also return the majority of the cash proceeds from the sale of Reebok, it said on Thursday. The German sportswear company said it will cancel most of the shares repurchased during the program, which would reduce…
Wall Street Ends Down After Mostly Negative Week
Wall Street finished lower on Friday, weighed down by Big Tech as investors worried about the Omicron coronavirus variant and digested the Federal Reserve’s decision to end its pandemic-era stimulus faster. All three main U.S. stock indexes ended with a decline for the week after the Fed on Wednesday signaled three quarter-percentage-point interest rate hikes…
Stocks Slide, Safe Havens Gain as Omicron Worries Weigh
December 17, 2021
admin
AfricaAsia & PacificBusiness & EconomyBusinesses in COVID-19CCP VirusCompanieseconomic policieseconomyEuropeglobalGold & CommoditiesHavensinflationInternationalInvestmentLocal NewsMarket WatchMarketsMedia & Big TechNew YorkOmicronRegional-Local NewssafestocksTexasUKUSUS NewsWorld
0 Comment
NEW YORK—Global stock benchmarks and oil prices fell on Friday while safe havens such as the dollar and Treasury bonds rose as investors wrestled with a hawkish turn from major central banks in the fight against inflation and rising numbers of Omicron cases. Asian shares closed near lows for the year and broad-based European stock…
Wall Street Falls After Slide in Big Tech Stocks
December 17, 2021
admin
Business & EconomyBusinesses in COVID-19CCP VirusCompanieseconomic policieseconomyGold & CommoditiesinflationInternationalInvestmentLocal NewsMarket WatchMarketsMedia & Big TechNew YorkNY NewsRegional-Local NewsstocksTechUSUS NewsWorld
0 Comment
Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Friday as big technology-related shares tumbled, reeling from the Federal Reserve’s decision to end its pandemic-era stimulus faster. An announcement from the Fed this week signaling three quarter-percentage-point interest rate hikes by the end of 2022 to combat surging inflation put pressure on heavyweight tech stocks. Growth stocks including…
Wall Street Opens Lower as Tech Stocks Slide
December 17, 2021
admin
Business & EconomyBusinesses in COVID-19Companieseconomic policieseconomyInvestmentLocal NewsMarket WatchMarketsMedia & Big TechNew YorkNY NewsRegional-Local NewsstocksTechUSUS News
0 Comment
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday as big technology stocks tumbled, reeling from the Federal Reserve’s decision to end its pandemic-era stimulus faster, which pushed investors towards cyclical parts of the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 97.53 points, or 0.27 percent, at the open to 35,800.11. The S&P 500 opened lower…
World Shares Mixed After Tech-Led Retreat on Wall Street
December 17, 2021
admin
AfricaAmericasAsia & PacificBusiness & EconomyBusinesses in COVID-19CCP VirusChinaChina Business & EconomyChina Human RightsChinese RegimeCompanieseconomic policieseconomyEuropeExecutive BranchGold & CommoditiesHK BusinessHong KonginflationInternationalInvestmentLocal NewsMarket WatchMarketsMedia & Big TechmilitaryNew YorkNY NewsPoliticsRegional-Local NewsSharesTechtechnologyUKUSUS NewsUS-China relationsWorld
0 Comment
AfricaAmericasAsia & PacificBusiness & EconomyBusinesses in COVID-19CCP VirusChinaChina Business & EconomyChina Human RightsChinese RegimeCompanieseconomic policiesEconomyEuropeExecutive BranchGold & CommoditiesHK BusinessHong KonginflationInternationalInvestmentLocal NewsMarket WatchMarketsMedia & Big TechmilitaryNew YorkNY NewsPoliticsRegional-Local NewsSharesTechtechnologyUKUSUS NewsUS-China relationsWorld
BANGKOK—World shares fell on Friday after technology companies led Wall Street benchmarks lower as investors weighed the implications of higher interest rates, surging coronavirus cases, and tensions between Beijing and Washington. Benchmarks declined in Paris, London, Frankfurt, and Tokyo but rose in Shanghai. U.S. shares dropped a day after the Federal Reserve said it’s preparing…
Dollar Pressured, Asia Shares Slip as Global Inflation, Omicron Fears Sap Confidence
HONG KONG—Asian stock markets and the U.S. dollar struggled for traction on Friday after a rush of central bank meetings underlined the growing threat posed by a spike in global inflation, while fears about the Omicron variant of COVID-19 added to a cautious mood. The dollar index was trading at 95.999, off nearly 1 percent…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta