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UPDATE 2-Prices of Canadian, WTI crude to Asia jump after shipping rates rally, sources say
Discounts for April-delivery TMX to China narrow $1-2 per barrelWTI offers for North Asia jump to about $6 per barrelShipping costs surge after U.S. sanctions on Russia Higher prices to hit Asian refiners' marginsAdds CPC's latest tender result in paragraph 8By Florence Tan, Siyi Liu and Arathy Soma...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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Russia sees small window of opportunity for agreements with Trump administration, Ryabkov says
Jan 22 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Moscow sees a small window of opportunity to forge agreements with the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump, the Interfax news agency reported.Trump, who took office on Monday, has said he could end...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Stocks
1 Top Cryptocurrency to Buy Right Now (Hint: It's Not Bitcoin)
It's less than a month into the new year, and already a number of top altcoins are starting to pull away from market benchmark Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). While Bitcoin is up 15% for the year, other cryptocurrencies are up 30%, 40%, and even 50%.The one cryptocurrency on my radar right now is Solana (CRY...The Motley Fool
Jan 22, 2025
Technical Analysis
AUD/USD: Current price action is likely the early stages of a recovery – UOB Group
Australian Dollar (AUD) is likely to trade in a sideways range between 0.6220 and 0.6290. In the longer run, current price action is likely the early stages of a recovery phase that could potentially reach 0.6350, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note.
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Jan 22, 2025
Stocks
Prediction: 2 AI Stocks Will Be Worth More Than Palantir Technologies by Year-End in 2025
Palantir Technologies led the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) higher last year. Shares advanced 340% as the company reported increasingly strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) platform. Palantir is worth $163 billion as of Jan. 20, but certain Wall Street analyst expect Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) a...The Motley Fool
Jan 22, 2025
Forex
UPDATE 2-ECB policymakers line up behind further interest rate cuts
ECB meets on Jan. 30 and rate cut is seen a done dealMarkets see 4 moves in 2025Policymakers back gradual easing towards neutral policy settingAdds Lagarde, Stournaras comments on policyBy Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Jan 22 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers lined u...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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UPDATE 2-Oman's Asyad Group plans to sell at least 20% of shipping unit via IPO
Adds details, backgroundBy Federico Maccioni and Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Oman's state-owned logistics firm Asyad Group plans to sell shares in its shipping subsidiary through an initial public offering, it said on Wednesday, as part of the Gulf country's privatisation drive.The...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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ANALYSIS-Japan Inc will struggle to follow SoftBank's lead and go big with Trump
SoftBank shares jumped 11% following Stargate AI venture launch Details of how investment will be funded unclear Japan Prime Minister Ishiba yet to meet Trump By Sam Nussey and Anton BridgeTOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - SoftBank 9984.T CEO Masayoshi Son's plan to invest billions in AI in the United State...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Commodities
China's CNOOC sets 2025 output target at new high
Jan 22 (Reuters) - Chinese state oil and gas company CNOOC 0883.HK 600938.SS has lifted its 2025 production target by 5.6-8.3% to a record high versus 2024 output. The offshore oil and gas specialist pumped about 720 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in 2024, meeting the high end of its targe...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Stocks
BUZZ-Street View: Netflix set to become the 'default' for long-form content consumption
** Netflix NFLX.O reaffirmed its dominance of the streaming video market on Tuesday, reporting a record number of subscribers over the holiday quarter** Shares up 14.4% at $994.64 premarketCONTENT STRENGTH TO BOOST ENGAGEMENT, REVENUE** J.P. Morgan ("overweight," PT: $1,150) expects little pushback ...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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Russian forces capture village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, Interfax cites defence ministry as saying
MOSCOW, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Russian troops took control of the settlement of Zapadne in Ukraine's northern Kharkiv region, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the Defence Ministry.Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield report. (Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy ...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Stocks
This Ridiculously Cheap Warren Buffett Stock Could Make You Richer
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) owns one of the world's most closely watched stock portfolios. Many investors follow Buffett's trades for investment ideas and to gauge the temperature of the broader market.That's why it was alarming when Berkshire trimmed many of its ...The Motley Fool
Jan 22, 2025
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ECB's Stournaras sees rates approaching 2% by year end, Trump tariffs could speed cuts
Jan 22 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras expects the ECB to reduce interest rates gradually towards 2% by the end of 2025, and U.S. tariffs from the Trump administration could make faster cuts necessary, he said in an interview published on Wednesday."According to my pe...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Stocks
This Biotech Stock Soared 116% in 2024, but Is It a Buy in 2025?
One of the hottest growth areas in the healthcare landscape these days is the obesity drug market because of a class of drugs that's proven to be both efficacious and safe in clinical studies and in the real world. You might be familiar with the top sellers, such as Eli Lilly's Zepbound or Novo Nord...The Motley Fool
Jan 22, 2025
Stocks
Opinion: The Best Quantum Computing Stock to Buy in 2025
Quantum computing has been a popular topic on Wall Street in recent weeks due to updates from several companies. In December, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) reached an important technical milestone with its Willow chips. In January, Microsoft launched its Quantum Ready program to help busin...The Motley Fool
Jan 22, 2025
Commodities
UPDATE 1-Fire at liquefied gas site in Iran under control, SHANA reports
Adds detail, quoteDUBAI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Firefighters have brought under control a fire at a liquefied gas site in Rey City south of Tehran, the Ministry of Oil's news outlet SHANA reported on Wednesday, adding there were no casualties."An incident took place in one of the depots of Rey's liquefi...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
