May 18, 2024 4:13 pm
The annual CPI inflation rate in the Euro Area was confirmed at 2.4% in April, or unchanged from March and at a level unseen in nearly three years. In comparison, inflation rate in the bloc stood at 7% in April last year. Last month, services inflation slowed to 3.7% from 4% in March. A slowdown […]
Read moreMay 18, 2024 12:02 pm
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports were reported to have decreased at a lesser rate than expected in April, while marking the third consecutive month of decline. The nation’s non-oil exports dropped 9.3% year-on-year in April, following a 20.8% slump in March. A consensus of analyst estimates had pointed to a 10% YoY drop. In April, sales […]
Read moreMay 17, 2024 4:04 pm
Swiss industrial production was reported to have shrunk 3.1% during the first quarter of 2024 from a year earlier, following a revised up 0.5% drop in the prior three-month period. In Q1, mining & quarrying output contracted 1.2% year-on-year, following a 1.8% surge in last year’s final quarter. In addition, Swiss manufacturing output continued to […]
Read moreMay 17, 2024 11:27 am
Martin Marietta Materials Inc (NYSE: MLM) said on Thursday that its Board of Directors had authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.74 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on June 28th to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 3rd 2024, the company said. The dividend […]
Read moreMay 17, 2024 10:02 am
Treace Medical Concepts Inc’s (NASDAQ: TMCI) shares retreated more than 5% on Thursday, after UBS cut its investment rating on the stock to “Neutral”. UBS cited limited visibility into Treace Medical’s ability to preserve a market share due to intensifying competition for its bunion product Lapiplasty. The investment bank also revised down its 12-month price […]
Read moreMay 17, 2024 8:09 am
3M Company’s (NYSE: MMM) shares surged more than 3% on Thursday, after Vertical Research Partners raised its investment rating on the stock to “Buy” from “Hold” previously. Vertical Research Partners also bolstered its 12-month price target on 3M to $140 per share from $92 per share. “There are still many uncertainties in the 3M outlook, […]
Read moreMay 16, 2024 4:33 pm
Manufacturing activity in Philadelphia has slowed markedly in May from a month earlier, the latest data showed. The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index was reported at a reading of 4.5 in May down from a two-year high of 15.5 in April. In comparison, market consensus had pointed to a lesser slowdown in activity (a reading of […]
Read moreMay 16, 2024 11:51 am
American International Group Inc (NYSE: AIG) said on Thursday that it had agreed to sell nearly 120 million shares of its Corebridge common stock to Nippon Life Insurance Company for a total consideration of $3.8 billion. The above mentioned shares comprise 20% of the outstanding shares of Corebridge. AIG also said that it had agreed […]
Read moreMay 16, 2024 9:24 am
Annual consumer price inflation in Italy has decelerated to 0.8% in April from 1.2% in March, a final estimate by the National Institute of Statistics showed. The figure compared with a preliminary estimate of 0.9% and reflected the impact of extended restrictive monetary policy by the European Central Bank. In April, the cost of unregulated […]
Read moreMay 16, 2024 7:43 am
The EUR/NOK currency pair was hovering just above a fresh one-month low of 11.5874, after data showed Norway’s mainland GDP had grown in line with market expectations during the three months to March. GDP in Norway’s mainland, which does not take into account the petroleum-based offshore sector, grew at a quarterly rate of 0.2% in […]
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