An employee arranges a display of Omega SA watches in the window of a Watches of Switzerland Group Plc store on Regent Street in London, UK, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. One of Watches of Switzerland Group Plc’s biggest investors cut its stake in the UK-listed timepiece retailer less than 24 hours […]
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Why we like health-care stocks in 2024 despite their spotty record in presidential election years
As the old Wall Street adage goes, health care tends to underperform the stock market in presidential election years — and in recent cycles, that’s been true. But, there’s reason to believe this year that many health-related stocks, led by Eli Lilly , could defy historical convention. The S & […]
This fund scored a big win with its bet on Adani. Now, it could be pressing pause
Art school teacher Sagar Kambli gives final touches to a painting of Indian businessman Gautam Adani (L) highlighting the ongoing crisis of the Adani group in Mumbai on February 3, 2023. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images One of the biggest investors in India’s Adani Enterprises says he may […]
Watches of Switzerland shares plunge 30% after guidance cut
An employee arranges a display of Omega SA watches in the window of a Watches of Switzerland Group Plc store on Regent Street in London, UK, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. One of Watches of Switzerland Group Plc’s biggest investors cut its stake in the UK-listed timepiece retailer less than 24 hours […]
Jamie Dimon praises Trump, warns MAGA criticism could hurt Biden
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday praised former President Donald Trump‘s record and admonished Democrats to be “more respectful” of Trump’s supporters, or else risk hurting President Joe Biden‘s reelection bid. “I wish the Democrats would think a little more carefully when they talk about MAGA,” Dimon said on […]
TSMC beats profit and revenue expectations in the fourth quarter
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The world’s largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday posted better-than-expected profit and revenue on the back of weaker macroeconomic conditions. Here are TSMC’s fourth-quarter results versus LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: 625.53 billion New Taiwan dollars ($19.62 billion), vs. NT$618.31 billion expected Net […]
Google CEO says more job cuts are needed in 2024 in order to reach ‘ambitious goals’
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, speaks on artificial intelligence during a Bruegel think tank conference in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 20, 2020. Yves Herman | Reuters Google CEO Sundar Pichai is warning employees that more job cuts are coming this year as the company continues to shift investments […]
Singapore transport minister S Iswaran resigns; faces charges of corruption
S. Iswaran, Singapore’s transport minister, leaves the Singapore State Courts in Singapore, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Iswaran was charged with corruption, the latest development in the biggest political scandal to hit the city state in close to four decades. Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty […]
Singapore’s transport minister S Iswaran resigns; faces charges of corruption
S. Iswaran, Singapore’s transport minister, leaves the Singapore State Courts in Singapore, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Iswaran was charged with corruption, the latest development in the biggest political scandal to hit the city state in close to four decades. Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty […]
Apple will avoid ban by selling latest Apple Watches without blood oxygen feature
The Apple Inc. iPhone 8, Airpods, and Apple Watch sit on the AirPower charger during an event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple will remove the blood oxygen feature from its latest Apple […]