Mining stocks were among the worst performing in the premarket after gold futures took a step back on Monday. Freeport-McMoRan Inc was down 1.5% before the market opened. Alcoa slipped 1.1%, and Southern Copper was down 3.
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As the Singapore market continues to navigate through global economic challenges, including inflation and interest rate adjustments, investors are increasingly looking for stable returns. Dividend stocks, known for their potential to provide regular income, become particularly appealing in such uncertain times.
Palantir followed up its “bombastic” December quarter with even better results for the March quarter as the data analytics software company continued to gain traction with its artificial-intelligence tools, in particular with U.S. commercial customers. Palantir shares, which rallied 8.1% in Monday’s regular session, were down more than 14% to $21.56 in midday trading Tuesday. For the March quarter, Palantir posted revenue of $634 million, up 21% from a year ago, and ahead of both the company’s guidance range of $612 million to $616 million and Wall Street’s consensus of $615 million as tracked by FactSet.
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Stocks rallied at the end of last week, getting a boost from a "Goldilocks" jobs report.
It's good practice for investors to think beyond the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, the CEOs of Apollo and Avenue Capital Group said.
Gold prices climbed more than 1% on Monday, as the U.S. dollar weakened after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of potential interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve later this year. Spot gold rose 1% to $2,324.94 per ounce by 2:00 p.m. ET (1800 GMT). "The downside that we've seen over the last few weeks might actually be running out of steam, opening (the) door for gold prices to resume their upward trajectory," said Daniel Ghali, commodity strategist at TD Securities.
Results from Disney took center stage as the media giant posted the first profit for a key part of its streaming business.
Toyota Motor is expected to get a big lift from demand for hybrids when it reports annual earnings on Wednesday, illustrating how the world's top-selling automaker is poised to benefit as hype around battery electric vehicles cools. But the forecast record results, to be helped in part by a boost from the weak yen currency, belie the considerable challenges it faces in critical markets. In China it is pressured by a ferocious price war and in the U.S., the fallout from consumers grappling with higher borrowing costs.
Asian stocks rose on Monday on renewed bets that the Federal Reserve would likely ease rates this year, while the yen weakened after a strong surge last week from Tokyo's suspected currency intervention. Trading was thinned in Asia with Japan out for a holiday, though markets in mainland China got off to an upbeat start after returning from an extended break. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged more than 0.5% higher, while China's blue-chip index gained 1.4%.
Amid a buoyant U.S. stock market, bolstered by robust first-quarter earnings and the anticipation of interest rate cuts, investors are keenly observing various factors that could influence their investment decisions. In this context, growth companies with high insider ownership and significant revenue growth present an interesting opportunity for those looking to align with the confidence insiders are showing in their own companies.
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) is strategically preparing to address the growing demand for AI computing by leveraging its extensive product range. CTO Mark Papermaster emphasized AMD’s robust portfolio of compute engines, strong relationships with customers across diverse markets, and open software capabilities. He reflected on AMD’s 55-year history, highlighting its shift to a modular IP portfolio unified by a comprehensive AI software stack, which will enable the company to adapt mo
Hotel G is undergoing rebranding and asset enhancements measures after it was acquired in January for $180 million. (Picture: Samuel Isaac Chua / EdgeProp Singapore)Inflows of foreign investment accounted for 45.6% of real estate investment value in Singapore for 1Q2024, according to a report by Knight Frank. Institutional investors injected a total $1.226 billion of investment into Singapore last quarter.This is the highest proportion of incoming cross-border investment compared to other Asia P
(.) * South Korean shares jump as much as 2.2% * Taiwan's April CPI due later in the day * Malaysia rate decision due on Thursday By Ayushman Ojha May 7 (Reuters) - Most Asian stock markets extended gains on Tuesday on the back of renewed bets for U.S. rate cuts after last week's cooler-than-expected jobs data, while the region's currencies were subdued as the dollar ticked higher. Regional markets are still cautious about the future path of U.S. interest rates as they have not seen a strengthening in Asian currencies even with U.S. yields falling, said Lloyd Chan, senior currency analyst at MUFG Bank. Taiwan is scheduled to report its April inflation numbers later on Tuesday.
Baird’s Tristan Gerra raised his call on the chip stock to Outperform, the equivalent of Buy, from Neutral.
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