November 2024 – Page 131 – Best Day Investing

Nomura more than doubles profit in quarter overshadowed by scandal

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Nomura Holdings (NYSE:NMR) more than doubled its quarterly profit on Friday, marking its sixth straight quarter of growth, bolstered by a strong performance at its wholesale business,…

November 1, 2024

Economy

Take Five: Only one show in town

(Reuters) – Voters in the United States are heading to the polls on Tuesday to pick their next president in a too-close-to-call election pitching Republican Donald Trump against Democrat Kamala…

November 1, 2024

Economy

Indonesia’s economy likely grew 5% in Q3, 2024: Reuters poll

By Pranoy Krishna BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economy likely grew 5.0% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, nearly matching the Q2, 2024 growth rate, as robust consumption offset…

November 1, 2024

Economy

Column-Hawkish BOE budget twist may not be slam dunk :Mike Dolan

By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pivotal tax, borrow and invest budget has elevated the Bank of England’s interest rate horizon but sterling has hesitated and reversed – suggesting…

November 1, 2024

Stock

Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.50%

Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Gold, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX…

November 1, 2024

Stock

Japan’s Mitsubishi H1 net profit up 33% to 618 billion yen

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese trading house Mitsubishi on Friday posted net profit of 618 billion yen ($4 billion) for the six months to September, up 33% from a year earlier,…

November 1, 2024

Economy

China to revise law for tighter scrutiny of govt debt

BEIJING (Reuters) – China aims to step up supervision of government debt and plans to revise the law to do so, a spokesperson of the legislative affairs committee of the…

November 1, 2024

Economy

Morning Bid: A November to remember..

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Asian markets started what promises to be a momentous month on the cautious side, with investors…

November 1, 2024

Economy

Thai Finance Minister says plans debt relief measures, seeks to ease mortgage rules

By Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is planning measures to tackle household debt including a suspension of interest and reduced principal payments on some bad debts, the finance minister…

November 1, 2024

Economy

Japan’s economic growth likely cooled sharply in Q3 in test for BOJ policy: Reuters poll

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy is expected to have slowed sharply in the third quarter hurt by sluggish consumption and capital spending, a Reuters poll showed, which…

November 1, 2024