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BUZZ-Deckers Outdoor slips after annual sales forecast disappoints
** Shares of Hoka-owner Deckers Outdoor DECK.N fall 15.9% to $187.50 premarket** Co's annual sales forecast raise falls short of Wall Street's lofty expectations, following a strong holiday quarter** DECK now expects annual net sales to increase about 15% to $4.9 bln, compared with its prior...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
BUZZ-Atlassian rises on strong Q2 results, brokerages raise PT
** Shares of enterprise software developer Atlassian Corp TEAM.O rise 18.1% to $315.06 in premarket trading** Brokerages Jefferies and Canaccord Genuity raise PT to $400 and $375 respectively** Atlassian made several incremental strides in enhancing its cloud solutions for enterprise customers - Can...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Economic Indicator
Euro zone yields drop, traders increase bets on ECB rate cuts after data
By Stefano Rebaudo Jan 31 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields fell and traders increased their bets on future rate cuts from the European Central Bank after a raft of data pointed to a weak economic outlook.Borrowing costs inched higher early on Friday, after falling the day before, as T...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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EU countries call for European Investment Bank to push into defence funding
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Nineteen European Union countries, including France and Germany, are calling for the European Investment Bank to boost lending for the defence industry as the 27-nation EU seeks ways to improve its military against a possible future Russian attack....Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Putin allows Russian entity to buy Goldman Sachs's Russia unit, decree shows
MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has approved the purchase of Goldman Sachs's unit in Russia by a Russian company called Balchug Capital, a decree published on the government's website on Friday showed.Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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China says Japan's plans for chip export controls could damage business relations
SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - China said on Friday Japan's plans for export controls on chips, among other things, could damage business relations.The comments were made by China's Ministry of Commerce in a statement on its official website.Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
This Stock Is Up 78% in Just 3 Months. Here's Why It Could Go Even Higher.
It wasn't too long ago when insurance disruptor Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) was essentially left for dead by investors. After peaking in early 2021, at one point Lemonade fell by 94% from its all-time high as profitability concerns weighed on the stock.Fast-forward a few years, and Lemonade is finally sta...The Motley Fool
Jan 31, 2025
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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Jan 31 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Friday:** Nippon Steel 5401.T will launch a $456 million tender offer to make Sanyo Special Steel 5481.T a wholly owned unit, Japan's biggest steelmaker said.nL3N3OR0FR** Allstate has agreed t...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
LIVE MARKETS-U.S. stocks benefit from January feeding frenzy
STOXX 600 up 0.4% to new recordEuro STOXX 50 set for best month in 2 yearsFTSE, DAX touch recordsWall St futures higherWelcome 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.comU.S. STOCKS BENE...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
Got $1,000 to Invest in the Stock Market? Here's a Great Way to Get Started.
If you don't have a ton of money to get started with investing in the stock market, you shouldn't get discouraged. Over time, you can slowly build up your portfolio and add to your holdings. While everyone would love to have tens of thousands of dollars at their disposal when they start to invest, t...The Motley Fool
Jan 31, 2025
Economic Indicator
ECB policymakers hint at more rate cuts on inflation optimism
ECB cut interest rates to 2.75% in unanimous decision Finland's Rehn estimates neutral rate by spring or summerECB's Lagarde has put neutral rate at 1.75% to 2.25%Lower inflation in France, Germany raises bets for faster rate cutsUpdates throughout with comments from ECB policymakers, adds G...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Russia condemns Trump missile defence shield plan, accuses US of plotting to militarise space
Russia's Trump criticism harshest since he was sworn in Spokeswoman condemns his missile shield planMoscow sees it as upsetting nuclear balanceAdds quotes, details, context throughoutBy Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Russia on Friday condemned an executive order by U.S. President D...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Commodities
EUROPE GAS-Prices at fresh 15-month high amid cold weather, restocking concerns
LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Dutch and British wholesale gas prices rose to a fresh 15-month on Friday morning as cold weather forecasts boosted demand and on concerns over storage refilling amid tightness in the market.The benchmark front-month contract at the Dutch TTF hub TRNLTTFMc1 was up down 0.7...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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ANALYSIS-OpenAI cites US roots to dodge India courts, but lawyers say case can be heard
OpenAI argues for U.S. jurisdiction in Indian copyright caseCourt appointed experts say case can be heard in India-documentPrecedents show courts can hear foreign tech copyright casesOpenAI tells Indian court it remains a "foreign defendant" By Arpan Chaturvedi, Aditya Kalra and Munsif Veng...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Technical Analysis
DXY: Boosted by tariff threats – OCBC
USD dipped after 4Q GDP disappointed but erased losses after Trump drummed up tariff threats. Specifically, he spoke about 25% tariffs on about $900bn worth of goods from Canada and Mexico on 1 Feb (Sat). Cautious trading dominated sentiments.Fxstreet
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
BUZZ-Cipher Mining jumps on $50 mln SoftBank investment
** Shares of Cipher Mining CIFR.O jump 17.5% to $5.52 premarket** CIFR late Thursday announced a $50 mln investment from Japan's SoftBank Group 9984.T ** SoftBank will purchase about 10.4 mln shares of CIFR for $50 mln** The investment will support CIFR's data center development business ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Cryptocurrencies
Foremost Meme Index Presale to Skyrocket as SEC Approves New ETFs
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fast-tracked Bitwise’s application for the third Bitcoin-Ethereum exchange-traded fund ($BTC-$ETH ETF) in the US. The regulator hasn’t yet approved the ETF but might do so soon, which would allow Bitwise clients to gain indirect exposure to the two leadin...Bitcoinist
Jan 31, 2025
