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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 25
March 25 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.31%.* HSBC: HSBC HSBA.L is considering outsourcing some of its fixed income trading order flow to a third-party firm, Bloomberg News reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.* HOUSING:...Reuters
Tue, Mar 25
How Modern Dental Group’s innovative solutions enhance well-being in belt and road regions
Mar 2025(The content is extracted and sourced from SCMP. For the complete content, please refer to the original source.)Hong Kong is keen to foster its medical and health industries and position the city as a global hub for technology and innovation as it offers world-class research and development (R&D) infrastructure, a strong talent pool and many favourable policies and incentives for companies in these industries.Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced a series of initiatives during last year’s policy address – the annual platform used to chart the Hong Kong government’s plans for the future – to support the city into an international health and medical innovation centre.Hong Kong businesses are already forging ahead in providing healthcare services to partners around the world by making use of the city’s position as a functional platform for China’s Belt and Road Initiative. This plan aims to encourage collaboration among participating countries in fields such as trade, infrastructure, innovation, digitalisation, green development and healthcare.Modern Dental Group, a dental prosthetic device provider and distributor, which was founded in Hong Kong in 1986, has operations around the world, including in mainland China, Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa. In 2023, the company reached the milestone of helping 2 million patients.The company continues to leverage Hong Kong’s unique advantage as a gateway between China and the world to expand its business. It recently acquired Hexa Ceram Dental Laboratory, one of Thailand’s largest dental laboratories, and opened a production facility in Vietnam. These new premises have enabled the company to offer dental prosthetics at more affordable prices.Edith Chan, Modern Dental Group’s executive director and chief marketing officer, says one of the company’s missions is to reduce inequalities and ensure everyone has access to dental healthcare. “Our original production site in [the southern Chinese city of] Dongguan focuses on more premium products,” Edith Chan, the company’s executive director and chief marketing officer, says. “By diversifying our production sites, we hope to serve new markets and customers that we weren’t able to reach before and cater to more people in need.“We want everyone to have the same proper dental care regardless of their socioeconomic background. Our mission is to reduce inequalities and for everyone to have access to dental healthcare.”As with other healthcare disciplines, dental care is quickly becoming more digitalised. Dentists can now use small oral scanners to take 3D images of a patient’s teeth and send them directly to the lab, where the production of dental prosthetics can begin almost immediately.However, there is still a lack of knowledge among dental care professionals in some emerging countries – something that Modern Dental Group hopes to change.Since 2018, the Modern Dental Care Foundation – a charity founded by Modern Dental Group’s European arm, Modern Dental Europe – has carried out seven outreach missions to Madagascar, to promote better dental care among residents on the southeast African island nation.This has involved working with Malagasy dentists to provide essential procedures to more than 1,000 patients in a week and conducting school visits to educate children about the importance of preventive dental care.The company also launched an online education platform, the Center of Dental Education, in 2019, offering courses and webinars to about 500 dental care professionals around the world, including lectures and hands-on instruction about new trends and developments in digital dentistry from leading practitioners.It also works with universities and healthcare institutions in many countries to provide training to young dentists using the latest equipment and digital dentistry solutions.“Our education system allows us to share our experience and best practices in digital dental solutions to dentists in emerging belt and road countries,” Chan says.“Our mission is to reduce inequalities and to ensure that everyone has access to dental healthcare. As a leading dental company, it’s really important to us to lead as an example and to give back.”25/03/2025 Dissemination of a Financial Press Release, transmitted by EQS News.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.Media archive at www.todayir.comEQS
Tue, Mar 25
Japan's Nikkei bounces as US tariff fears ease, yen softens
TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average climbed more than 1% on Tuesday as indications that impending U.S. tariffs against trading partners may be more measured and targeted than previously feared injected fresh optimism into markets.
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Tue, Mar 25
South Korean shares fall as losses in chipmakers overshadow automakers' rally
KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellersKorean won weakens against dollarSouth Korea benchmark bond yield rises SEOUL, March 25 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:** South Korean shares fell on Tuesday, as chipmakers extended losses and overshadowed a rally in automakers. ** The be...Reuters
Tue, Mar 25
ASX-listed Nexgen Energy surges after uranium find in Canada project
** Australia-listed shares of Nexgen Energy NXG.AX rise 6.7% to A$8.325, their biggest pct jump since early January** Uranium miner hits highest level since March 3** Says drilling at its Rook I project in Canada indicates rich uranium concentration** Including the day's move, stock has fallen m...Reuters
Tue, Mar 25
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks rise on easing tariff worries; dollar perks up
SINGAPORE, March 25 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, taking cues from the Wall Street, as the prospect of narrower-than-feared U.S. tariffs boosted risk appetite, while the dollar hovered near three-week highs after upbeat economic data provided some comfort.
US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends sharply higher, Nvidia and Tesla rally
March 24 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 rose sharply to end at its highest in over two weeks on Monday, lifted by Nvidia and Tesla following signs that the Trump administration might take a more measured approach on tariffs against U.S. trading partners.Reuters
Tue, Mar 25
Southeast Asian stocks feel the heat from economic, U.S. tariff worries
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Ankur Banerjee March 25 (Reuters) - Foreign investors have soured on Southeast Asian markets as the rising threat of U.S. tariffs, worries over domestic growth and a surge in Chinese stocks prompt them to look elsewhere for gains. Stock markets in Thailand .SETI,...Reuters
Tue, Mar 25
Is Advanced Micro Devices Stock a Buy?
One of the more tantalizing stocks following the recent market sell-off is Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). Shares are down about 40% over the past year as of this writing, despite the chipmaker's strong revenue growth related to artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year.However, the ques...The Motley Fool
Tue, Mar 25
Prediction: These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Semiconductor Stocks Will Reclaim Their Spots in the Trillion-Dollar Club by Year's End
Just seven public companies boast market capitalizations of at least $1 trillion, as I write this, and other than conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, each of them is a technology company.The artificial intelligence (AI) trend has provided an intense tailwind for tech stocks in recent years, propelling ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Mar 25
Forget the Correction: AI's Unstoppable Momentum Creates Buying Opportunities
Navigating the capital markets has been quite a doozy so far this year. While gains seen across both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite initially carried over into 2025, multiple sell-offs in megacap tech stocks over the last month have dragged the markets into correction territory now.Investing in th...The Motley Fool
Tue, Mar 25
Japan's Nikkei rallies as US tariff fears ease, yen softens
By Brigid Riley TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rallied in early trade on Tuesday as indications that impending U.S. tariffs against trading partners may be more measured and targeted than previously feared injected fresh optimism into markets. A softer yen going into...Reuters
Tue, Mar 25
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks jump, US Treasury yields climb on tariff optimism
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Global stocks rallied on Monday, led by gains in U.S. stocks, while U.S. Treasury yields climbed after reports that President Donald Trump's tariff plan may use a more targeted approach than previously thought, boosting risk appetite.Reuters
Tue, Mar 25
Align Technology: A Steady Leader in Dental Tech, but Is It Still a Buy?
Explore the exciting world of Align Technology (NASDAQ: ALGN) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities!*Stock prices used were the prices of Feb. 12, 2025. The video ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Mar 25
Better Tech Stock: Palantir vs. Reddit
Many technology stocks enjoyed impressive gains in the last year or so. Two such stocks are Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) and Reddit (NYSE: RDDT).Palantir shares surged more than 250% over the past 12 months through March 20. Reddit stock skyrocketed from a 52-week low of $37.35 last April to...The Motley Fool
Tue, Mar 25
ASX-listed shares of James Hardie slip to over 21-month low on purchase risks
** ASX-listed shares of fiber cement maker James Hardie Industries JHX.AX extend losses, slip as much as 4.9% to A$38.06, their lowest levels since June 13, 2023 ** Co announces deal to buy U.S. artificial decking maker AZEK AZEK.N in deal priced at $8.75 billion** Stock is the top loser in t...Reuters
Tue, Mar 25
Aristocrat Leisure better positioned in gaming machines than online gaming, says Morningstar
** Shares of Aristocrat Leisure ALL.AX rise 1.7% to A$68.02** Morningstar thinks the market is too optimistic about gaming firm's online real-money gaming venture** Aristocrat is yet to replicate the same competitive strengths enjoyed in gaming machines - Morningstar** Morningstar says restructu...Reuters
Mon, Mar 24
Where Will Palantir Stock Be in 5 Years?
From its launch in late 2020 to March 24, 2025, Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock has returned an impressive 952%. That means that if you invested $10,000 at its IPO, you would now have a whopping $105,200. This example highlights the life-changing potential of stock market investing and th...The Motley Fool
Mon, Mar 24
Power Solutions International Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Power Solutions International Inc PSIX.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.03 per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 34 cents. The lone analyst forecast for the quarter was for earnings of 80 cents per share....Reuters
Mon, Mar 24
Should You Buy XRP (Ripple) Under $3?
It's been quite the run for XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) since President Donald Trump won the election back in November. Although it's been volatile like much of the sector, the world's third-largest cryptocurrency has ripped roughly 374% since Election Day (as of March 22).When Trump won, many investors rejoi...The Motley Fool
Mon, Mar 24
