Standard Chartered Plc bank branch in Hong KongBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesStandard Chartered on Wednesday upgraded its 2024 income guidance as it posted profits in the third quarter that beat expectations, driven by record performance in its wealth management business.Here are Standard Chartered's results for the quarter, compared...
The Samsung logo is on display at their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSouth Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said it expects worse-than-expected profit for the third quarter.In guidance released...
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates co-chairman and co-chief investment officer, speaks during the Skybridge Capital SALT New York 2021 conference.Brendan McDermid | ReutersAs the U.S. Federal Reserve implemented its first interest rate cut since the early Covid pandemic, billionaire investor Ray Dalio flagged that the U.S. economy still faces an...
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore, on Wednesday, Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — U.S. billionaire Ray Dalio named the top five forces at the front and center of the world's economy. Speaking at...
The company logo adorns the side of the BHP gobal headquarters in Melbourne on February 21, 2023. - The Australian multinational, a leading producer of metallurgical coal, iron ore, nickel, copper and potash, said net profit slumped 32 percent year-on-year to 6.46 billion US dollars in the six months...
Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPetroChina Co. posted record operating profits for the first half of the year on the back of strong drilling output and higher oil prices, which allowed it to offset weak fuel demand in China.China's largest oil and gas company posted a net income...
An Aldi supermarket in Alhambra, California, US, on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesContrary to what many believe, investment research firm BCA Research sees that the economy is on the cusp of a recession, and the predicted upcoming U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts will not...
A mosaic collection of world currencies.FrankvandenBergh | E+ | Getty ImagesThe world is looking at a debt crisis that will span the next 10 years and it's not going to end well, economist Arthur Laffer has warned, with global borrowings hitting a record of $307.4 trillion last September. Both high-income...
Skyline of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSaudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) was the top spender among global sovereign wealth funds last year, accounting for about a quarter of the $124 billion splashed by state-owned investors, according to a preliminary report by research consultancy...
Commercial real estate markets in the U.S. and China are economic pain points to monitor in a higher-for-longer rate environment, said Singapore's United Overseas Bank. But the bank remains optimistic about one key region."The U.S. commercial real estate remains a hotspot, especially with the low occupancy rates that we...