Is Square Stock A Buy Amid Cash App's Growth Outlook?
Square stock bulls focus on its merchant, Cash App and Afterpay synergies. Management touts Cash App banking services as a key growth driver.
Square stock bulls focus on its merchant, Cash App and Afterpay synergies. Management touts Cash App banking services as a key growth driver.
The semiconductor industry is still in the doldrums but these four stocks could perform very well once the recovery takes place. The post 4 Singapore Semiconductor Stocks That Could Explode When the Industry Recovers appeared first on The Smart Investor.
Bill Gates, the eighth richest person in the world, has a well-documented affinity for dividend income. This investment preference is clearly reflected in the staggering $463.2 million his portfolio is expected to pay him this year. Gates's investment strategy, rooted in picking companies with strong dividend yields, showcases his commitment to steady, long-term income streams. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust’s most recent 13F filing reveals that a significant portion of this income is
Find out the latest auction updates of Singapore Treasury Bills (T-bills), as announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
STORY: Japan just posted more record figures for tourism. The number of visitors surpassed 3 million in March - the first time they’ve ever gone above that level. Arrivals have been boosted by factors including the weak yen. The Japanese currency is languishing at multi-decade lows versus the dollar, making the country a cheap destination for travellers. That drew tourists to enjoy Japan’s famous cherry blossom season. But if that’s all a big boost for the country’s economy, other numbers out Wednesday paint a less pretty picture. The latest Reuters Tankan index of business sentiment showed the mood turning sour at big companies. Manufacturers and service firms both saw falling confidence in April. Companies cited factors including uncertainty over the outlook for China’s economy, and weak demand among consumers at home. Some said price hikes had stopped shoppers spending. The weak yen is a factor there too, as it’s driven the cost of imports ever higher. The effect showed up in trade figures as well, with exports jumping 7.3% in March, boosted by the helpful exchange rate.
Federal Reserve officials have been saying for months they need to see more convincing data demonstrating that inflation is on a sustainable path to 2% before they can feel comfortable cutting rates. Last month’s unexpectedly hot Consumer Price Index report is the exact opposite of that. That’s why Fed Chair Powell conveyed on Tuesday the central bank won’t be cutting interest rates any time soon.
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Eduardo Munoz/ReutersAfter weeks of intrigue and oddly vague court filings, documents filed at the last minute on Monday night finally revealed what Donald Trump was forced to give up to score a deal with the Knight Specialty Insurance Company.The documents reveal that the former president was forced to sign away rights to his account at the investment bank Charles Schwab–in which he claims to have more than $175 million–just to keep the New York Attorney General from snatching his properties in
CNN’s Sara Sidner speaks with investigative journalist David Cay Johnston about the latest drop in value of Trump Media stock.
Politics is set to become a complicating factor for the Fed.
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At its height, Donald Trump's stake in Trump Media was a whopping $5.11 billion. Now, it's worth just $1.78 billion.
Nvidia was edging up early on Tuesday. The chip maker's shares look to be in a lull but analysts are backing its new Blackwell hardware to provide a revenue and earnings boost.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook met Indonesia's president on Wednesday, as the tech giant explores ways to invest in Southeast Asia's biggest economy and diversify supply chains away from China.The visit comes as US President Joe Biden's administration seeks to boost other Asian trade partners' roles in the global tech supply chain to reduce American dependence on China.
The share price of Donald Trump’s beleaguered social media company plunged again this week, but apparently there’s worse to come.
Recent unexpected strength in the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) and retail sales report shook the bond market this past week, triggering a sell-off in interest-rate sensitive stocks such as real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF (NYSE:VNQ) sank 6.5% from $85.97 to $80.32 over the past four trading days as of April 17, 2024. REITs across several different sub-sectors, such as Prologis Inc. (NYSE:PLD), SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG), Simon Property Grou
Gold futures on Wednesday stood at $2,407 per ounce in midmorning trading. Costco's gold bars cost a bit less than that, if you can find them.
ASML, the largest supplier of equipment to computer chip makers, reported weaker than expected first-quarter new bookings on Wednesday, although sales to China held up despite U.S.-led restrictions. ASML dominates the market for lithography systems, machines that can cost hundreds millions of euros each and use light beams to help create microscopic circuitry. Analysts and investors took that in their stride, noting that the many plants being built globally would need ASML equipment, while adding it would be a problem if new orders didn't come through in the rest of this year.
As always, rising prices bring forth boosted supplies.
The layoffs are scheduled to take place in the upcoming weeks, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the matter, adding that the job cuts are expected in the wealth management and markets units. UBS' takeover of Credit Suisse, the biggest bank merger since the 2008 global financial crisis, was hastily arranged by Swiss authorities in March 2023 to avert Credit Suisse's collapse.