HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian stocks slid to 11-month lows on Wednesday, U.S. futures dropped and the dollar surged as Treasury yields spiked back toward peaks on fears that U.S. interest rates will stay high. A rebound in U.S. home sales was the latest trigger for concern in the bond market. Corporate earnings have also […]
(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds saw heavy outflows in the seven days to Aug. 9 amid investor caution ahead of the U.S. inflation data and concerns over credit rating downgrades in the banking sector. According to Refinitiv Lipper data, investors withdrew about $14.96 billion from U.S. equity funds during the week, their biggest week of […]
(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) on Saturday posted its highest ever quarterly operating profit, while gains from stock holdings helped the conglomerate led by billionaire Warren Buffett swing to a nearly $36 billion overall profit. Rising interest rates, and better results at the Geico car insurer, allowed Berkshire’s insurance businesses to generate more money in […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of Ever-grande Property Services Group shed 50% of their value on Thursday when trading resumed after 16 months, following the release of its financial results and the end of an investigation into misused funds involving its parent. The property services firm was dragged into financial troubles after its parent, China Evergrande […]