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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. GDP, Jobs Data in Focus; BOJ Decision Due
Although the economy picked up modestly at the end of 2024, full-year growth fell short of the previous year due to soft local demand and global headwinds. The latest round of U.S. tariffs, which also ...
STO's Long-Term Margin Has Been Lifted as We Are More Confident in Its Cost-Saving Efforts
In the fourth quarter of 2024, STO's volume market share was 12.9%, fourth among the Tongda operators. To reduce the parcel damage rate and raise efficiency, STO is investing in automated sorting, ...
Topsports Is Racing With Nike and Adidas, but Facing a Competitive Workout
Topsports had a rock-solid balance sheet with a net cash position of CNY 2 billion at the end of fiscal 2023. Topsports' capital structure, almost 100% equity, is more conservative and we think the ...
Brambles Lowers Outlook Amid Wavering U.S. Consumer Demand
Brambles, which leases its blue CHEP pallets to customers including manufacturers and retailers, said that U.S. pallet revenue across its first three fiscal quarters rose by 4% on price rises and new ...
If a financial adviser wants to roll over your retirement savings, watch out
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or Finra, is increasing its scrutiny of advisers' rollover recommendations, especially those targeting retirees and seniors. When rolling over their ...
We Expect TAL Education to Turn Operating Profitable in Fiscal 2026
We expect TAL to turn operating profitable in fiscal 2026, given increased operating leverage. We assume the operating expense ratio to decline to 49.7% in fiscal 2026 and further to 46.7% in 2030 ...
U.S. stock futures fall ahead of big week for tech earnings
Stocks rose Friday for the fourth consecutive day, as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average notched their longest winning streaks since January. All three major benchmarks booked their best ...
Brambles Lowers Outlook Amid Wavering U.S. Consumer Demand — Update
Brambles maintained its guidance for underlying net profit growth of between 8% and 11%. It raised its free cashflow guidance range to $900 million-$1 billion, from $850 million-$950 million, as lower ...
What Trump's next 100 days will mean for taxes, markets and your wallet
President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been a whirlwind of executive activity - as he has set in motion the firings of tens of thousands of federal workers, all but ended U.S. foreign ...
'She's kept him afloat': I'm 78 and leaving my daughter, 41, my life savings, but her partner is a mooch. How can I protect her?
I would like to leave the bulk of my savings to my daughter when I pass.
'I survived a head-on car wreck': I'm on Medicaid, but inheriting $290K. How do I protect it from the 5-year look-back rule?
About 30 years ago, I survived a head-on car wreck. It was not my fault. I was put on 100% disability and I have not worked since. Now, at age 68, I got a job offer to work three days a week ...
More tech heavyweights set to report earnings after Alphabet offers some hope amid tariff fears
FactSet Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters, in a report ahead of Alphabet's results this month, said that those seven companies were expected to report year over-year earnings growth of 14.8% for ...