Egypt cut interest rates for the first time in almost five years, potentially spurring investment key to an economic rebound while easing some of the Middle East’s highest debt-servicing costs.
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The Toronto Stock Exchange is up near 60 points at midday, led by strong gains in energy (+2.4%) and Private equity investors will have to wait even longer before getting back their money back from older funds as global trade turmoil dims hopes of a deal revival, according to the head of Ares Management Corp.’s buyout business. https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJ61PXVfmqko/v0/1200x-1.jpg US stocks were mixed Thursday after President Donald Trump called for the termination of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates fast enough — a criticism he has levied multiple times in a long-standing feud between the president and the Fed chair. Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller, Katie Greifeld and Sonali Basak on “Bloomberg Open Interest.” The President piles pressure on Powell… calling on the Fed to cut rates and saying “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!” UnitedHealth had its biggest intraday fall since 2015 after profits fell more than expected and it cut earning guidance for the year; Eli Lilly saw gains after its experimental weigh-loss pill worked as well as the Ozempic shot in a trial; Google is found guilty of illegally monopolizing some online ad technology; Netflix earnings on deck as analysts expect it to weather the market turmoil better than rivals. (Source: Bloomberg) https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBxWuZq4PBSY/v3/1200x-1.jpg UnitedHealth is single-handedly bringing down the Chalk it up to the fact that the Dow is a price-weighted average and not an index that ranks its components by market value. Shares of UnitedHealth tumbled 22% after the company reported weak earnings and issued disappointing financial guidance. The Dow fell more than 400 points, or 1.1%, as a result. The European Union is working on a proposal to introduce restrictions on some exports to the US as a possible retaliatory tactic in the expansive trade war President Donald Trump initiated last month. https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQiInW.KbMIM/v1/1200x-1.jpg Shares of Global Payments tumbled 17% Thursday after the fintech firm announced the acquisition of payment processing company Worldpay from private equity firm GTCR and Fidelity National Information Services for $24.25 billion in cash and stock. A punishing stock selloff and soaring volatility couldn’t keep investors away from one of the market’s riskiest corners: leveraged exchange-traded funds. https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9YTmimcZ3dY/v3/1200x-1.png ZTO Express Cayman (ZTO) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.
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Why Is ZTO Express Cayman (ZTO) Down 13.8% Since Last Earnings Report?