Car-rental prices are sliding, despite major companies in the space forecasting an improvement. The data goes against the forecasts of major car-rental companies, which said with first-quarter results that pricing trends had improved late in the quarter. Hertz said it expected sequential improvements in prices in March to continue into April, while Avis Budget Group said it had seen positive signs on future pricing.
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Elon Musk's investments in AI have already netted him billions, but another, more traditional asset class is gaining traction. This year, AI provided a significant, albeit potentially fleeting, boost to the stock market, especially benefiting tech giants like Nvidia and Google. However, amid the hype surrounding AI companies, Elon Musk is turning his attention to a more established segment of the market. He’s not alone in this shift; recently, the Rothschilds sold this asset to the Dutch governm
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In recent times, the Singapore market has faced a backdrop of global financial uncertainties, highlighted by significant events such as the collapse of Terraform Labs which reverberated through the cryptocurrency and broader financial sectors. Such turbulent conditions underscore the importance of stability and reliability in investment choices, qualities often attributed to high-yield dividend stocks.
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Hong Kong investment products such as insurance and high-yield time deposits are seeing resurgent demand from wealthy Chinese who are aiming to shield returns from a domestic economic and property sector downturn and also a weaker currency. The trend became evident last year but has accelerated in recent months after China relaxed investment rules for the 'wealth connect' programme in February, Hong Kong wealth managers said. It is sparking a scramble among financial firms in Hong Kong to seize the opportunity and should help the city burnish its status as a wealth hub that has been hit in recent years by pro-democracy protests, Beijing's tighter control, and geopolitical tensions.
Susquehanna Financial Group has issued a bullish outlook on Nvidia (NVDA) stock, setting a record price target after the company's recent 10-for-1 stock split. The firm has raised its price target on the semiconductor giant from $145 to $160, the highest target among Wall Street analysts. Yahoo Finance's Seana Smith and Madison Mills break down the details. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Angel Smith
Singapore's global investment company Temasek said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell 100% of its shares in liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading firm Pavilion Energy to Shell. The announcement confirmed a Reuters' report last Thursday saying Temasek was finalising the Pavilion Energy sale to Shell in the coming days in a deal worth hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars. Temasek did not disclose financial details of the sale in the statement.
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China's May industrial output lagged expectations and a slowdown in the property sector showed no signs of easing despite policy support, adding pressure on Beijing to shore up growth. Apart from retail sales that beat forecasts due to a holiday boost, the flurry of data on Monday was largely downbeat, underscoring a bumpy recovery for the world's second-largest economy. May industrial output grew 5.6% from a year earlier, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed, slowing from the 6.7% pace in April and below expectations for a 6.0% increase in a Reuters poll of analysts.
Major stock markets made solid gains and the dollar firmed Tuesday after more tech-driven record highs on Wall Street and as investors awaited fresh US economic data for a better handle on the outlook for inflation.Investors brushed aside data Tuesday showing German investor confidence rose less than expected in June after Europe's top economy saw an uptick in inflation following months of decline.
Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms have collectively surged by 45% and now comprise 25% of the S&P 500 equity cap, the brokerage wrote in a note after markets closed on Friday. The upgraded target reflects an upside of about 3.1% to the index's last close of 5,431.60. The brokerage expects roughly unchanged real yields by the year-end and strong earnings growth to support a 15x P/E for the equal-weight S&P 500 Index.
A consortium of U.S. investment firm KKR and Singapore Telecommunications will invest S$1.75 billion ($1.3 billion) in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, one of Asia's biggest data centre providers, the parties said on Tuesday. Reuters reported in late May that the KKR-SingTel consortium had emerged as the frontrunner to buy a minority stake worth some $1 billion in Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC).
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More central banks plan to add to their gold reserves within a year and more of them expect others to do so as well, due to ongoing macroeconomic and political uncertainty despite high prices for the precious metal, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in its annual survey. Demand for gold from central banks has been elevated in the last two years as some countries diversify their foreign currency reserves. "Despite record demand from the official sector in the last two years, coupled with climbing gold prices, many reserve managers still maintain their enthusiasm for gold," Shaokai Fan, WGC head of central banks sector, said in a statement.
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