Global stock index up slightly while euro falls, yields up
By Sinéad Carew and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – MSCI’S global equities index edged higher on Monday ahead of key inflation data and central bank policy meetings, while the…
GameStop tumbles for second day as meme-stock rally fades
(Reuters) – Shares of GameStop tumbled for a second consecutive session on Monday, extending deep losses after stock influencer Keith Gill’s return to YouTube last week failed to spark fresh…
Nvidia sparks chatter over possible Dow inclusion after stock split
(Reuters) – Nvidia’s 10-for-1 stock split aimed at luring retail investors has taken effect, sparking speculation over chances of the artificial intelligence bellwether’s inclusion in the blue-chip Dow index. The…
Chipmaker Intel to halt $25-billion Israel plant, news website says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Intel Corp is halting plans for a $25-billion factory in Israel, Israeli financial news website Calcalist said on Monday, in a report that the chipmaker did not…
US and British airstrikes hit Yemen, Houthis say
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. and British forces carried out six airstrikes on targets in Yemen on Friday, a Houthi-run television station said. Four attacks were made on the airport of…
Chrysler to recall more than 211,000 vehicles in US due to software malfunction, NHTSA says
(Reuters) – Chrysler is recalling more than 211,000 vehicles in the United States due to a software malfunction that could disable the electronic stability control system, the National Highway Traffic…
Short bets against Nvidia stand at $34 billion, S3 Partners says
(Reuters) – As Nvidia threatens to dethrone Microsoft as the world’s most valuable company, at least a few investors are betting its soaring shares will return to earth. Outstanding short…
CrowdStrike, KKR, GoDaddy to join benchmark S&P 500
(Reuters) – The S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Friday that private equity firm KKR & Co, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike and internet services provider GoDaddy will join the benchmark S&P…
Wall Street stocks close slightly lower; jobs data strong but rates still high
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks ended slightly lower on Friday in choppy trading after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data pointed to a robust economy but prompted worries…
Berkshire buys additional 2.57 million shares in Occidental Petroleum, filing shows
(Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought around 2.57 million shares of common stock in Occidental Petroleum over June 5-7, according to a U.S. securities filing. Buffett’s company bought additional…