January 2025 – Page 72 – Best Day Investing

Alibaba to sell majority stake in China’s Sun Art Retail for $1.6 billion

Investing.com– Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Group Holding (HK:9988) announced on Wednesday that it will sell its majority stake in the hypermarket chain Sun Art Retail Group (HK:6808) to Chinese private equity firm…

January 2, 2025

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US stock futures fall in cautious start to 2025

Investing.com– U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday evening, marking a cautious start to 2025 after a mix of artificial intelligence hype and lower interest rates saw equity markets log…

January 2, 2025

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Biden says investigators looking for links between New Orleans attack, Las Vegas incident

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday law enforcement is investigating whether there are any links between a New Orleans truck attack that killed 15 people and the…

January 2, 2025

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Tesla Cybertruck explodes at Trump hotel in Vegas, Musk says ‘act of terrorism’

Investing.com– A Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Cybertruck exploded in flames at the entrance of Trump Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday, resulting in one fatality and at least seven injuries, media reports stated.…

January 2, 2025

Economy

Growth in China’s factory activity slows, Caixin PMI shows

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity grew in December but at a slower-than-expected pace, as overall sales were dampened by falling export orders amid concerns over the trade outlook, a…

January 2, 2025

Economy

Dollar starts 2025 higher; yen rooted at five-month lows

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar kicked off 2025 on the front foot on Thursday after a strong year of gain against most currencies, with the yen…

January 2, 2025

Economy

Singapore economy grew 4.0% in 2024, advance estimate shows, fastest post-pandemic growth

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s economy grew 4.0% in 2024, its fastest annual pace since exiting the pandemic, accelerating from an expansion of 1.1% in 2023 and 3.8% in 2022, preliminary government…

January 2, 2025

Economy

Bank of Korea governor says monetary easing this year will be flexible

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank governor said on Thursday the pace of monetary policy easing would need to be flexible this year due to heightened political and economic…

January 2, 2025

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Tesla Cybertruck fire in Las Vegas leaves one dead, others injured

(Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X that a fire in a Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday is being…

January 1, 2025

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Gaza population down by 6% since start of war – Palestinian statistics bureau

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The population of Gaza has fallen 6% since the war with Israel began nearly 15 months ago as about 100,000 Palestinians left the enclave while more than…

January 1, 2025