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Rate-Hike Odds Slump As US Consumer Prices Plunge Most Since COVID In June

With oil prices having tumbled (before this latest resurgence) but semiconductor prices soaring still, expectations were for a small 0.1% MoM decline in CPI but in fact it printed dramatically cooler, dropping 0.4% MoM - the biggest monthly decline since COVID (April 2020), dragging the YoY CPI change down to +3.5% …

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Futures Mixed Ahead Of CPI And Warsh Testimony, As IBM Sinks, Bank Earnings Fizzle

US stocks are struggling for direction as traders waited to buy the dip on a busy day that kicked off with Wall Street earnings whichwith JPM, BofA, Goldman, Citi and Wells all reporting. Kevin Warsh’s testimony before Congress and CPI data are due later. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures fell 0.2% with Nasdaq 100 co…

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Warren Buffett excludes Gates Foundation from his annual donations of Berkshire stock

Warren Buffett omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual charitable stock gifts, directing all of this year's donations to four family-linked foundations.Berkshire Hathaway said the 95-year-old chairman will donate 9 million Class B shares of Berkshire to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and 1 million shares…

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Undercover in Laos: how Chinese tourism fuels animal trafficking – video

Chinese tourism is booming in Laos and the illegal wildlife trade is booming with it. Pangolin scales, rhino horn and elephant ivory are all being sold at secret shops and restaurants as a new high-speed rail line brings millions of visitors to the country. Working with Chinese activists, the Guardian goes undercove…

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Retail-trader 'bottleneck bros' eyeing AI supply chain can't wait for SK Hynix options

SK Hynix options will debut Tuesday and likely be a smashing success, thanks to record-high retail trading activity and everyday folks trying to find the next big AI success story.The South Korean semiconductor sensation sold almost $27 billion of stock in its U.S. market-debut Friday and fits the bill for exactly t…

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Business declares war on Pentagon stock buyback, dividend restrictions moving in Senate

Business is declaring war on a provision tucked into a must-pass defense bill that would restrict Pentagon contractors from executing stock buybacks and paying dividends unless they have the Defense Department's approval, and asking Congress to kill the provision before it reaches the president's desk.

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