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Bloomberg: Euro Sinks on Italy; Stocks Mixed as Dollar Climbs: Markets Wrap
The euro dropped on mounting uncertainty about Italy’s fiscal position, and the dollar pushed higher as emerging-market currencies slid. Stocks in Asia were mixed. [more...]
Bloomberg: GE’s $500,000,000,000 Market Wipeout Is Like Erasing Facebook
On August 28, 2000, Apple’s hottest product was a candy-colored computer, Donald Trump was a New York real estate mogul and General Electric Co. was worth some $600 billion. [more...]
Bloomberg: Netflix Is Planning a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure ‘Black Mirror’
Netflix Inc. is about to let you decide how your favorite show will end. The streaming service is developing a slate of specials that will let viewers choose the next storyline in a TV episode or movie, according to people familiar with the matter. [more...]
Bloomberg: After Settling With SEC, Musk Tries to Answer Other Question
Priority number one for the embattled Elon Musk going into the weekend was striking a deal with federal regulators -- a task he achieved Saturday by agreeing to pay a hefty fine and step down as Tesla Inc.’s chairman. [more...]
Bloomberg: The Era of Near-Zero Interest Rates Is Over
The era of zero interest rates in the world’s major economies ended with the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise borrowing costs last week. The average interest rate in developed economies weighted for output passed 1 percent for the first time since 2009, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. [more...]
Bloomberg: Citigroup's Investor Guide for No-Deal Brexit, or a Corbyn Upset
Investors looking at the U.K. need to get to grips with two high-impact scenarios: a cliff-edge EU exit and the advent of a Labour government, Citigroup Inc. analysts said in a report game-planning Brexit risks. [more...]
Bloomberg: Rupiah Slides To Lowest Point Against Dollar Since 1998
Indonesia’s rupiah weakened past 15,000 per dollar for the first time in 20 years amid a souring of sentiment toward emerging-nation assets and as oil prices jumped. [more...]
Reuters: U.S. factory activity slows; construction spending edges up
A measure of U.S. factory activity retreated from a more than 14-year high in September as growth in new orders slowed, but supply bottlenecks appeared to be easing, suggesting a steady pace of expansion in manufacturing. [more...]
Reuters: Oil hovers near 4-year high ahead of U.S. sanctions on Iran
Oil markets rose on Tuesday, with Brent crude holding above $85 and near four-year highs reached the previous day as markets prepare for tighter supply once U.S. sanctions against Iran kick in next month. [more...]
CNBC: Shadow banking crisis may push India's central bank to leave the rupee stranded
With the rupee hovering close to its all-time weakest level against the U.S. dollar, India's central bank is widely expected to hike interest rates this week to shore up the currency. [more...]
CNBC: Greece tests creditors and the markets with its 2019 spending plans
Greece could be about to start another fight with its creditors and the financial markets. The government unveiled last evening the first draft of its 2019 budget plan in which two scenarios were put forward for its spending plans and economic targets for the coming year. [more...]
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