Chinese Stocks End Down as Stimulus Fears Linger Chinese shares closed lower, weighed down by losses in liquor and telecommunication stocks. The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges held meetings with major foreign institutions and reiterated their ... 01/6/2025 - 6:07 am | View Link
Chinese stimulus will only partially offset negative effects from a trade war, says economist Duncan Wrigley, chief China economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, discusses Chinese December PMI data and the outlook for China trade in the face of tariff threats from U.S. President-elect Donald ... 01/5/2025 - 11:42 pm | View Link
Oil hovers at highest since Oct on cold weather, China stimulus Oil prices hovered at their highest since October on Monday as investors eyed the impact on global fuel demand from colder weather in the Northern Hemisphere and Beijing's economic stimulus measures. 01/5/2025 - 12:34 pm | View Link
Oil News: Can China’s Stimulus Offset Oversupply and Dollar Strength Risks? Crude oil surges 4.76% to $73.96 as China’s stimulus measures and cold weather boost demand. Analysts eye further gains despite dollar strength and supply concerns. 01/3/2025 - 6:04 pm | View Link
Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: Expert Insights on China’s Stimulus and Energy Growth Geopolitical tensions lift LNG reliance as Europe faces diminishing pipeline gas imports. Oil prices rose 1.4% last week on U.S. crude inventory draw and strong seasonal demand. China’s $411B stimulus ... 01/2/2025 - 12:43 am | View Link
Experts: China's new stimulus measures positive for economy China unveiled a slew of stimulus measures on Tuesday, with the People's Bank of China cutting the amount of cash banks need to have on hand and a series of major monetary policy adjustments aimed at boosting economic growth and stabilizing the property market. 01/4/2025 - 9:32 pm | View Website
China to unveil fiscal stimulus package Today, we should finally get actual numbers on China's fiscal stimulus as the meeting in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ends. 01/4/2025 - 1:18 pm | View Website
China unveils fresh stimulus to boost high-quality economic development China's central bank, top securities regulator and financial regulator on Tuesday announced at a press conference a raft of monetary stimulus, property market support and capital market strengthening measures to boost the country's high-quality economic development. 01/4/2025 - 12:13 pm | View Website
Mixed news on China’s stimulus Holders of Chinese equities got mixed news on Friday. At the National Peoples’ Congress meeting, the government announced an Rmb10tn ($1.4tn) fiscal package to bail out local governments’... 01/4/2025 - 2:12 am | View Website
China stimulus package puts Shanghai index on best run for 28 years Policymakers’ bold move to revive flagging economy has immediate impact — while Nikkei is hit by political upheaval 01/3/2025 - 2:06 am | View Website
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company's platforms would prioritize speech and free expression. Getty ImagesMark Zuckerberg's plan to replace fact checkers with "community notes" is a familiar one. A similar system of community moderation is already in place on Elon Musk's X. On X, community notes let users add context to posts.
Clerks relay orders from traders on the trading floor behind them during a frenzy of activity in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange May 15, 2001. REUTERSUS stock valuations are high, but Lazard's Ron Temple is bullish on future returns. Temple cites US innovation and economic strength as key factors for a positive stock outlook.
Meta execs Joel Kaplan and Mark Zuckerberg have outlined a new, looser approach to content moderation. Getty ImagesSome advertisers are expressing concerns about Meta's commitment to brand safety. Meta this week unveiled a new approach to content moderation, removing third-party fact-checkers. Many ad industry insiders doubt it'll lead to major spending shifts, however.
Microsoft OneDrive lets you backup files, photos, videos, and music. Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty ImagesMicrosoft OneDrive is a cloud storage service that lets you backup, sync, or share your files. Microsoft OneDrive comes with a Microsoft 365 subscription, but there is also a free version. You can use OneDrive on devices like computers, laptops, tablets, phones, and even Xboxes.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIThe path to homeownership is lined with middlemen. Real-estate agents, mortgage brokers, attorneys — all help push a deal through and then claim a fee when the ink dries. Most buyers are aware of these parties, but one group mostly flies under the radar. Their fees are often hidden, lumped in with other charges or buried in paperwork.
Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP; BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIWhile Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk never did face off in that cage match, "Uncle Elon" has bested Zuck in the political arena, becoming one of the most powerful unelected figures in modern US history. Now, in hopes of forging a friendlier relationship with the Trump administration a second time around, Zuckerberg seems to be following a new mantra: If you can't beat Elon, be him.