As the world's largest retailer, the company is often seen as a bellwether for the overall retail landscape. Walmart shares were trading up 5.62% at $112.17 in Thursday's pre-market session. The move offered relief to the retail industry but will do little to mitigate the effect on consumers during the holiday season. But the company has continued to sell some guns following a background che... [Full Article...]
South Korea's Defense Ministry earlier warned that the possibility of continuing rocket launches from North Korea persists for the duration of US-South Korean joint military exercise in the region. The committee is the North's government outfit tasked with managing relationship with the South. "The South Korean authorities are snooping about to fish in troubled waters in the future [North Ko... [Full Article...]
Our problem is with the Fed. "Now too slow to cut". Trump tweeted, blaming it on Powell being "clueless" and suggesting the central bank policy is letting other countries exploit the strong United States dollar in trade disputes. equities into Treasury securities. And some Key analysts say that it is not a reliable indicator at all. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged by around 2.8 percent. [Full Article...]
WeWork owner The We Company published detailed financial statements for the first time on Wednesday, revealing breakneck revenue growth and soaring losses, as it prepares for an initial public offering as early as next month. That business could ease WeWork's reliance on growing its costly real estate footprint. To justify its valuation, WeWork has tried to position itself as a tech c... [Full Article...]
The stock market cratered on Wednesday - the worst day of the year for trading so far - with the Dow sinking 800 points, the fourth-largest drop ever, sending investors heading for Treasurys. Lewis Alexander, chief USA economist at Nomura, said the probability of recession has increased, but was not at an acute level. That causes the market price to rise and yields - the difference between the... [Full Article...]
Despite the shocking concept of the USA leader buying another country more than 3,000 miles from the United States , it is not the first time the superpower nation has floated the idea of buying Greenland . The country has significant natural resources, but 60% of its annual budget - or $591m (£490m) - comes in the form of a subvention by the Danish government. [Full Article...]
In the report , Markopolos alleges that GE, which the website refers to as "GEnron", is hiding serious financial problems. But he said that if the figure was accurate, Culp would not have recently raised GE's 2019 financial targets. Markopolos is sharing his GE findings with regulators and reserved some information to be shared exclusively with law enforcement, according to the report. [Full Article...]
The move has roiled global markets and further unnerved investors as the trade dispute between the world's two largest economies stretches into its second year with no end in sight. Trump has since accused China of reneging on past commitments and announced he would follow through with the tariffs, setting of a series of dramatic escalations between the two sides. [Full Article...]