El-Erian says the Fed has turned into a play-by-play commentator

Mohamed Aly El-Erian, chief economic advisor for Allianz SE. Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Federal Reserve has become too data dependent and has lost sight of its overall strategy, Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz, said Friday.The economist told CNBC that a longer-term, more strategic outlook could see policymakers...

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Hugo Boss plunges 18% on pessimistic sales outlook in worst day since 2016

Mannequins display men's suits inside a Hugo Boss showroom.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Hugo Boss plunged 18%, before paring losses slightly Thursday, after warning that it may fail to meet its 2025 sales target amid weakening consumer demand.The German high-end fashion brand was on course for its...

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Daimler Truck earnings Q4 2023

Supply chain disruptions are causing a production backlog at the world's largest truckmaker, Daimler Trucks.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Daimler Truck hit a fresh all-time high Friday, spiking more than 13.5% in early deals, after posting record full-year profit and announcing a 2 billion euro ($2.16 billion) share buyback...

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Brexit has sliced 5% off UK economic growth, Goldman Sachs says

Pro-EU demonstrators protest outside Parliament against Brexit on the fourth anniversary of Britain's official departure from the European Union in London, United Kingdom on January 31, 2024.Future Publishing | Getty ImagesLONDON — Post-Brexit Britain has "significantly underperformed" other advanced economies since the 2016 EU referendum, according to new analysis...

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SAP shares surge to all-time high after results, plans to restructure 8,000 jobs in push to AI

An employee works in an office at the SAP SE campus in Walldorf, Germany.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of German software company SAP jumped to an all-time high in early deals Wednesday after the company released its latest financial results and announced plans to restructure 8,000 jobs in a push...

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UK and Switzerland to sign post-Brexit financial services deal

The U.K. and Switzerland are deepening the ties between their financial services sectors with a new post-Brexit deal.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. and Switzerland on Thursday will sign a post-Brexit financial services deal designed to bring two of Europe's largest banking centers closer together.British...

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Israel-Hamas war poses risk of global market contagion, economist says

Mohamed Aly El-Erian, chief economic advisor for Allianz SE, during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. El-Erian spoke alongside former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and economist Michael Spence, his co-authors for their book Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg...

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