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Will Donald Trump Heed Warren Buffett's Stark Warning About Tariffs?
A billionaire will again occupy the Oval Office once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Monday. Several billionaires will likely be there to watch the inauguration, including Amazon founder and Chairman Jeff Bezos, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Meta Platforms founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Anothe...The Motley Fool
Mon, Jan 20
Has Congress Stolen Trillions From Social Security? The Answer Is Clear as Day.
In January, the average retired-worker beneficiary brought home a $1,976 check from Social Security. While this average monthly payout might not sound like much, Social Security helped to pull 22.7 million people out of poverty in 2022, including 16.5 million adults aged 65 and over.Despite the unde...The Motley Fool
Mon, Jan 20
China, HK stocks rally as Trump-Xi call calms nerves
Updates closing prices HONG KONG, Jan 20 (Reuters) - China and Hong Kong stocks jumped on Monday as a phone call between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping eased some of the Sino-U.S. tensions.China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 climbed 0.5%, adding to the 2.1% ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
BUZZ-COMMENT-Stand out FX option strike expiries this week
Jan 19 (Reuters) - The cash hedging of soon-to-expire FX option strikes may bolster nearby support and resistance levels, while potentially having a magnetic effect on FX price action towards each day's 10 a.m. New York cut expiry. So it is worth knowing where the larger strikes reside in advance.La...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
BUZZ-Entain falls amid UK watchdog probe into KPMG's audit of Ladbrokes-owner
** Ladbrokes-owner Entain ENT.L down 1.7% at 675.4p; among top loser on London's bluechip index .FTSE ** Britain's accounting watchdog starts probe into KPMG's audit of Entain for the year ended Dec 2022** KPMG UK spokesperson says will cooperate fully** In 2024, ENT fell ~30% (Reporting by Radhika...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 20
Adds new items, updates futures Jan 20 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Monday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.22%.* ENTAIN: Britain's accounting watchdog has started an investigation into the audit conducted by KPMG of the financials of bookmaker Entain ENT.L for the year end...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies, equities rise ahead of Trump's new term
Singapore dollar hits two-week highIndonesian stocks touch one-month highPolicy decisions from Malaysia, Singapore due this week.By Sneha Kumar Jan 20 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies strengthened on Monday, supported by a pause in the dollar rally ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's i...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
LIVE MARKETS-Europe before the bell: futures tepid ahead of Trump's return
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comEUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES TEPID AHEAD OF TRUMP'S RETURNEuropean markets are heading for a lacklustre open, as traders gear up for...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies, equities rise ahead of Trump's new term
Singapore dollar hits two-week highIndonesian stocks touch one-month highPolicy decisions from Malaysia, Singapore due this weekUpdates at 0659 GMTBy Sneha Kumar Jan 20 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies strengthened on Monday, supported by a pause in the dollar rally ahead of U.S. President-elec...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
GRAPHIC-Take Five: We've been expecting you, Mr Trump
Updates paragraph 15 of Friday story to include Israel/Hamas ceasefire Jan 17 (Reuters) - Global investors are about to get a taste of what Donald Trump's return to the White House might mean for markets, global trade and international relations.Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 as the 47th U.S. pr...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
CORRECTED-GRAPHIC-Take Five: We've been expecting you, Mr Trump
Corrects paragraph 16 of Friday's story to show Ukraine war is entering its fourth year Jan 17 (Reuters) - Global investors are about to get a taste of what Donald Trump's return to the White House might mean for markets, global trade and international relations.Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 as...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
LIVE MARKETS-Mr Market meets Trump 2.0
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comMR MARKET MEETS TRUMP 2.0 Markets are looking to the first hours of Donald Trump's presidency to set the tone for his second term. U.S....Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
Japan's Nikkei tracks Wall Street higher ahead of Trump inauguration
Updates with closing pricesBy Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average advanced on Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen, even as a potential source of market volatility loomed in the form of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration later in ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar dips, stocks creep higher as second Trump term dawns
China stocks rise on Trump-Xi phone callTrump takes office at 1700 GMTMarkets price 80% chance of BOJ rate hike this weekUpdates to Asia afternoonBy Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The dollar drifted lower and stocks were cautiously positive on Monday as investors waited for an expect...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
REFILE-MORNING BID EUROPE-Mr Market meets Trump 2.0
Corrects story link on Trump call with Xi Jinping in paragraph 8A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom WestbrookMarkets are looking to the first hours of Donald Trump's presidency to set the tone for his second term. U.S. markets are closed for Martin Luther King day, so the...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
CORRECTED-GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar strong, stocks creep higher as second Trump term dawns
Corrects size of dollar move vs euro from nearly 14% to around 8% in paragraph 8Dollar seen sensitive to Trump tariff movesTrump takes office at 1700 GMTMarkets price 80% chance of BOJ rate hike this weekBy Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The dollar was firm and Asia's stock markets w...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
RedNote TikTok influx is more curse than blessing
Gaining almost 3 million foreign users in one day sounds like a dream come true for a social media platform nearing saturation in its home market. But for RedNote, the Instagram-like upmarket Chinese app, the recent influx of refugees fleeing what appeared to be a permanent U.S. ban for video...Reuters
Mon, Jan 20
Jensen Huang Just Delivered Incredible News for Nvidia Stock Investors
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was founded in 1993, and it went on to create the world's first graphics processing units (GPUs) for computing, media, and gaming applications. Now, decades later, the company has adapted those powerful chips for data centers, where they are used to develop advanced...The Motley Fool
Mon, Jan 20
