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Waterdrop Inc. to Report First Quarter 2025 Financial Results on June 5, 2025
BEIJING, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH) ("Waterdrop" or the "Company"), a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for...PR Newswire
Thu, May 22
DIARY-Federal Reserve Events
***Denotes a new entry. -------------------------------------------------------- Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) MEETING DATES: 2025June 17-18 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)July 29-30 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/18...Reuters
Thu, May 22
RPT-COLUMN-Japan's portfolio reshuffle raises red flag for US: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Washington has plenty of homegrown reasons to be worried about the U.S. debt trajectory, but shifting Japanese investor preferences are adding one more question mark about who will keep funding America's rising deficit.Most U.S. investors would typical...Reuters
Thu, May 22
RPT-COLUMN-US 're-industrialization' could haunt Treasuries: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Focusing on wary overseas holders of U.S. government debt often loses sight of more dominant domestic creditors - but both potentially cast a shadow over shaky bond markets.As Moody's removed the U.S. Treasury's last remaining AAA credit rating las...Reuters
Thu, May 22
LIVE MARKETS-Seek durable income, phase into equities - UBS CIO
STOXX 600 down 0.9%US 30-year yields at 5%Bitcoin hits new peakJ.Matthey pops on unit saleWall St futures steadyWelcome 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.com SEEK DURABLE INCO...Reuters
Thu, May 22
2 Stocks Down 46% and 14% to Buy Right Now
On the heels of some significant (although potentially temporary) reversals on tariff and trade policy and strong corporate earnings from influential industry leaders, the S&P 500 index has seen a solid recovery over the past six weeks. As of this writing, the benchmark index is now basically flat a...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 22
US STOCKS-US stock futures muted as Trump's tax bill stokes debt concerns
Futures: Dow down 0.12%, S&P 500 up 0.08%, Nasdaq up 0.18% May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures steadied on Thursday after a fall in the previous session, when Treasury yields surged, as investors worried President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill could sharply inflate the coun...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
May 22 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday: ** UK chemicals company Johnson Matthey has agreed to sell its catalyst technologies business to Honeywell International for 1.8 billion pounds ($2.4 bi...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Will Trump's Spending Bill Eliminate Taxes on Social Security Benefits?
President Trump's spending and tax plan, which is officially titled "one, big, beautiful bill," was recently released. This gave Americans key details about how Trump plans to not only extend the tax cuts passed during his first term but to give middle-class Americans and seniors additional tax reli...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 22
Starbucks Stock Analysis: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) stock investors are enthusiastic about Brian Niccol's ability to drive improvement.*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 19, 2025. The video was published on May 21, 2025.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 22
American-Made Growth: 4 Top Restaurant Stocks Fueling U.S. Expansion
One of the great American growth themes throughout the years has been quick-service restaurant (QSR) expansion. Success stories are abundant, with companies like McDonald's and Starbucks growing to have more than 13,000 locations in the U.S. alone.Store growth is a powerful driver and has ultimately...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 22
Fibre demand and cost savings shore up earnings for UK's BT
Full-year core earnings edge up 1%, revenue slips 2%Seeing strong demand for fibre, with record take-upSays nothing new to say on TNT Sports joint ventureShares fall 3%By Paul SandleLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - BT BT.L, Britain's biggest mobile and broadband provider, said strong demand for fibre ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Billionaire Bill Gates Has 65% of His Foundation's $45 Billion Portfolio Invested in 3 Outstanding Stocks
Bill Gates is one of the best-known billionaires in the world. He reached an unforeseen level of wealth in the late 1990s as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) soared to become the most valuable company in the world. Gates' net worth topped $100 billion in 1999, 18 years before anyone else would reach that le...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 22
China's Lenovo posts quarterly profit far short of estimates, shares slide
By Che Pan and Brenda Goh BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - China's Lenovo 0992.HK, the world's largest personal computer manufacturer, said fourth-quarter profit plunged 64% - a result that was far worse than expected and one that sent its shares sharply lower.The profit slide was mostly due ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Dycom Reports Record Backlog and Growth
Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DY) reported first quarter fiscal 2026 earnings on May 21, 2025, surpassing the high end of its guidance across revenue, adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), and EPS. Revenue reached $1.26 billion, while adjusted EBITDA was $150.4 million (11.9% margin), and net income stood at $...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 22
The Best Stock ETF to Invest $100 in Right Now
If you have $100 to invest, what should you do with it? There are a host of answers, but the simplest solution is to buy the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO). That's the equivalent of saying you should buy the market, which is the advice that superstar investor Warren Buffett has long given.But s...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 22
GLOBAL MARKETS-Investors cautious ahead of vote on Trump's 'big beautiful' tax bill
Long-term bond yields rise on U.S. debt concernsEuropean stocks drop, bitcoin soars in risk off moveOil drops on reports of OPEC+ supply increaseBy Marc Jones LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The bond vigilantes were stalking global debt markets on Thursday, keeping the dollar and stocks subdued too, a...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Is Virgin Galactic a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
With shares down 98% over the last five years, Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) is a perfect example of the risks involved in stock market investing. While speculative, unprofitable companies can be attractive because of their volatility and millionaire-maker potential, they also face a high risk of fai...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 22
German business sentiment brightens in May, Ifo survey finds
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - German business morale improved slightly more than expected in May, a survey showed on Thursday, with companies less gloomy about their future prospects.The Ifo institute said its business climate index rose to 87.5 in May from 86.9 in April.Analysts p...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Nike gains on plans to rejoin Amazon, hiking some prices
Nike NKE.N shares up 2.12% at $61.25 in US premarket trading. Nike to resume selling on Amazon AMZN.O after a six-year hiatus. Also plans to raise prices of some products from next week. Avg rating of 41 is equivalent of "buy", median PT is $70 - LSEG** NKE has slumped ~21% this year...
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Thu, May 22
