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America’s Roundup: Dollar posts biggest weekly rise in 7 months on rate bets, Wall Street rallies, Gold extends decline Oil hits 7-year peak on political risks, supply crunch-January 29th, 2022

Jan 29, 2022 03:35 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Employment Cost Index (QoQ) (Q4) 1.2%, forecast, 1.3% previous US Employment Wages (QoQ) (Q4) 1.50% previous US Dec Personal Income (MoM) 0.5% forecast ,0.4% previous US Dec Personal...

Europe Roundup: Sterling recovers from one-month low against dollar, European shares dips, Gold flat, Oil heads for sixth weekly gain amid supply concerns-January 28th,2022

Jan 28, 2022 11:31 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup French GDP (QoQ) (Q4) 0.7%, 0.5% forecast,3.0% previous French Dec Consumer Spending (MoM) 0.2%,0.2% forecast,08 previous French GDP (YoY) 5.4%,3.3% previous Sweden GDP (QoQ) (Q4) 1.4%, 1.0%...

America’s Roundup: Dollar rises as markets brace for larger, faster rate hikes, Wall Street closes lower, Gold slides ,Oil dips from seven-year high as Russia tensions offset Fed tightening-January 28th,2022

Jan 28, 2022 00:53 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Dec Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) 0.4%,0.4% forecast, 0.8% previous US Dec Durable Goods Orders (MoM) -0.9%,-0.5% forecast, 2.5% previous US Initial Jobless Claims 260K, 260K forecast, previous...

Europe Roundup: Sterling falls to a one-month low, European shares dips, Gold eases, Oil falls as looming U.S. rate hikes spook investors-27th January,2022

Jan 27, 2022 09:30 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Finnish Jan Industrial Confidence 19,18 previous Finnish Jan Consumer Confidence -1.7, -3.5 previous German Feb GfK German Consumer Climate-6.7, -7.8 forecast, -6.8 previous Swiss Dec Trade...

America’s Roundup: Dollar gains as investors await Fed meeting , Wall Street ends lower, Gold scales over 2-month peak, Oil climbs 2% on supply concerns amid Ukraine tension-January 26th,2022

Jan 26, 2022 01:49 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Redbook (YoY) 15.6%, 15.2% previous US Nov House Price Index (MoM) 1.1%,1.1% forecast, 1.1% previous US Nov SP/CS HPI Composite - 20 s.a. (MoM) 1.2%, 0.9% forecast, 0.9% previous US Nov House...

Europe Roundup:Sterling dips amid Fed hike bets, Ukraine fears,European shares gain, Gold drops, Oil prices rebound as growing political tensions fuel supply fears-January 25th,2022

Jan 25, 2022 12:17 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Jan Current Assessment 96.1, 96.3 forecast, 96.9 previous German Jan Ifo Business Climate Index 95.7, 94.7 forecast, 94.7 previous German Jan Business Expectations 95.2, 93.0 forecast, 92.6...

America’s Roundup: Dollar gains as Ukraine tensions boost safe-haven appeal, Wall Street ends lower, Gold gains, Oil falls 2% as Fed rate hike talk spooks risk markets-January 25th,2022

Jan 25, 2022 00:50 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Canada Manufacturing Sales (MoM) 0.8%,2.6% previous Chicago Fed National Activity -0.15, 0.37 previous French 6-Month BTF Auction -0.670%, -0.646% previous French 3-Month BTF Auction -0.663%,...

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Economy

Marc Jacobs handed out free $300 bags due to online glitch

Marc Jacobs is one of the well-known luxury brands in the world, and recently, it has given away free bags worth $300 each to shoppers who are buying online. Buyers were surprised to find they were given a 100% discount...

McDonald’s misses earnings estimates due to rising costs, pandemic woes

McDonalds fell short of its revenue, and profit estimates, and the company cited rising costs and low sales turnout in its more than 4,500 store outlets in China and Australia. It said that the issues brought by the...

Nike appoints Ann Miller as new executive vice president

Nike, the American footwear and sports apparel company, announced it had promoted Ann Miller to be its new executive vice president and general counsel. Her assignment is set to take effect on Feb. 17. Portland Business...

S. Korea’s Largest Solar Farm Begins Operations

South Koreas largest solar power plant that covers an area of 1.42 million square meters, encompassing four towns in the southwestern county of Shinan has begun operations. The solar farm, which holds a capacity of 150...

S. Korean institute develops chimney smoke fine dust filtration system

The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials had developed a system that filters fine dust in the white smoke emitted from thermoelectric power plants and waste incinerating facilities through simultaneous cooling and...

Politics

Mike Pence 'actively sabotaged' fake electors scheme

Now-former vice president Mike Pence was targeted by the pro-Trump mob during the January 6 Capitol insurrection. According to a White House reporter, Pence did more than refuse to overturn election results. S.V. Date...

Donald Trump 'strong-armed' the RNC into paying his legal fees

Former President Donald Trump is facing several lawsuits and investigations, a few of which were related to the 2020 elections and his efforts to overturn the election results. Attorney Tristan Snell explained how Trumps...

Mark Meadows aide testified before Jan. 6 committee

The congressional committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection is steadily making more and more progress into piecing together the events that took place. Another development to the panels probe is that they...

Kamala Harris to play important role in selecting new SCOTUS justice

Speculations have now begun as to who US President Joe Biden will be nominating as the next Supreme Court justice. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to play a key role in the selection of the next justice of the high...

Joe Biden, Drew Barrymore, others to honor Betty White in tv special

US President Joe Biden will take part in a television special honoring actress and comedienne Betty White, who passed away in December. Biden will be alongside many other celebrity guests in the special that is set to air...

Science

Hyundai Steel develops high crack resistance steel plates for EVs

Hyundai Steel Co. had developed a premium 1.5GPa martensitic (MS) steel plate for eco-friendly vehicles, which has a higher crack resistance than any other in the same product category. South Koreas No. 2 steelmaker...

Japanese lunar exploration firm Ispace plans first moon landing by private firm

Ispace Inc. will execute the worlds first moon landing by a private company through its unmanned lunar lander, which will be launched by the end of this year from the US. It will carry lunar probes developed separately...

SK Chemicals to ramp up production of chemically-recycled PET for food containers

SK Chemicals Co. has ramped up its production of chemically-recycled (CR) PET for the food container market, made by chemically decomposing waste plastics to turn them into pure raw materials and then used for...

S. Korean researchers develop portable ‘electronic nose that checks meat freschness

The Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology developed a portable electronic nose that can check in real-time whether meat has spoiled. The research team developed the electronic nose by creating two...

S. Korean scientists develop protein absorbent that collects rare earth elements from steel slag

A Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology research team has developed a protein absorbent that can collect rare earth elements from steel slag, an industrial by-product. The research team succeeded in selectively...

Technology

Samsung Galaxy S22 models technical specs have leaked ahead of their February launch

There is still more than a week left before the official launch of the Samsung Galaxy S22 series. But, thanks to reliable leak sources, tech fans do not have to wait to know almost all the technical specifications of the...

OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G will reportedly launch on February 11

It now looks like February is going to be a huge month for people looking to upgrade to a new mid-range phone as well. A recent leak suggests the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G could be announced in February. To recap, the first...

‘Death Stranding’ PC gamers will only pay $10 for the Director’s Cut upgrade

PC gamers finally have a release date for the Death Stranding: Directors Cut on Steam, and it is happening quite soon. Another good news is that players who have already purchased the base game do not have to buy the...

‘Hyper Scape’ servers to shut down on April 28

Ubisoft announced on Thursday that it would stop the development of Hyper Scape in the coming months. That also means its servers will be shut down soon, leaving its loyal fans only a few months left to keep playing the...

Epic Games Store will continue offering weekly free games in 2022

Epic Games Store users will continue getting one of the best deals throughout 2022 as Epic Games announced that the weekly free game giveaways will still be available on its digital storefront. Players have also been...