U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference after the Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point in Washington, September 21, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Call it a sign of the times when a half percentage point hike in Federal Reserve interest rates is seen …
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Hong Kong movers: Real estate and tech stocks rise as optimism reopens CNBC Pro: Wall Street says a recession is coming. An investment pro names her favorite stocks to resist Wall Street pros are increasingly sounding the alarm about an impending recession. As economic growth slows and inflation stays high for longer, how should investors …
WASHINGTON — Textron’s Bell has won the U.S. Army’s competition to build the future long-range assault aircraft, the service’s biggest helicopter purchasing decision in 40 years. The deal for the next-generation helicopter is worth up to $1.3 billion and is expected to replace about 2,000 Black Hawk utility helicopters and about 1,200 Apache attack helicopters …
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Formula 1 has removed the Chinese Grand Prix from its racing calendar for a fourth consecutive year as the country faces unprecedented civil protests over its draconian Covid laws. In a brief statement, F1 said: “Formula 1 can confirm, after dialogue with the promoter and the relevant authorities, that the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix will …
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UBS expects full reopening of China by Q3 2023 UBS Wealth Management expects a full reopening for China by the third quarter of next year due to a number of factors. “We think it takes time for the government to want to review public messaging because [some] the concerns of the Chinese public are very …
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New Zealand dollar strengthens after biggest rate hike The New Zealand dollar strengthened to 0.6192 against the dollar after the central bank raised rates by 75 basis points, its biggest rise on record. The NZD last traded at 0.6170 against the dollar and the NZX 50 index in New Zealand fell 0.8%. The New Zealand …
David Limp, senior vice president of devices and services at Amazon.com Inc., introduces the Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker during an unveiling event at Spheres headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Thursday September 20, 2018. Andrew Burton | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is laying off some employees in its appliances and services unit, material …
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Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon.Com Inc., speaks at the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S. on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. david ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon began laying off employees from its corporate and technology staff on Tuesday as CEO Andy Jassy steps up efforts to control costs. The company notified workers in …
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USA Women’s National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a a cage of the defendants before a hearing in Khimki, near Moscow, on August 4, 2022. Evgenia Novozhenina | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A Russian …
