European stocks rose Wednesday amid renewed optimism in Germany, the continent’s largest economy. The German Ifo business-climate index, a closely watched survey of business sentiment, rose for a third consecutive month in April and also beat economists’ expectations. Germany’s DAX Index rose 0.2% in morning trading and is now 8.5% up in 2024, outperforming the pan-European Stoxx 600’s 6% rise over the same period.
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Some commentators have spent decades predicting the imminent demise of the US dollar’s special status as the world’s international reserve currency.
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Berkshire Hathaway cut its stake in Apple by about 13% as its cash pile hit a record high in the first quarter. A bearish signal all around?
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At least it was all over very quickly. With the news this week that Getir is exiting both the British and German markets, the instant delivery bubble has burst.
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Britain’s economy would be better off if it had fewer buy-to-let landlords, according to the country’s biggest investment company.
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Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday after Wall Street ended last week with the stock market's best day in over two months in a rally backed by the cooler-than-expected U.S. employment data. The Japanese yen weakened slightly after its value swung from a low of 160.25 to the U.S. dollar to 151.86 late last week following suspected government intervention. The dollar bought 153.93 yen, up from 152.90 yen.
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“It’s been tough for the industry to remain relevant through all the change,” says Martin Gilbert, who founded Aberdeen Asset Management and guided it through several transformative mergers before stepping back in 2019 after nearly four decades. His firm has since had to struggle on without him – and its vowels after rebranding as Abrdn.
It’s a stock market rule of thumb that big acquisitions tend to destroy shareholder value. Spin-offs, on the other hand, have the reassuring habit of being more likely to create it.
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