Investors, vendors and retail experts are watching and waiting to see whether changes in merchandise, brick-and-mortar footprints and value propositions improve financial performance and generate greater shareholder value.
The year ahead is shaping up badly for Europe with its financial markets already hit hard by U.S. tariff fears and political turmoil in France and Germany, yet some investors are calling peak pessimism and hunting for bargains amid the gloom. European stocks are set to underperform the U.S. by the most in at least 25 years, MSCI data showed, while the euro has slumped more than 5% against the dollar and some forecasters expect sustained bad news to drag it below $1. "We believe Europe could be a positive surprise for underexposed investors," said Edmond de Rothschild co-head of equities Caroline Gauthier.
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Palantir shares are likely to be in the spotlight on Monday after the Nasdaq announced late Friday that the analytics software provider had been added to the Nasdaq 100 Index. Monitor these key chart levels.
‘I would love to see a meaningful pullback in equities,’ says Talley Leger at the Wealth Consulting Group, given the two years without one
South Korea's finance ministry said on Monday authorities would continue monitoring financial and foreign exchange markets. South Korea's parliament on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that had shocked the nation and its financial markets.
Some older Americans are unretiring because of financial challenges. This story is part of BI's ongoing series on retirement regrets.
On Dec. 10, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders voted against a proposal to ask the company to add Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to its balance sheet. Microsoft's board had recommended that shareholders vote no, so the rejection was perhaps no surprise. Other high-profile corporations would have surely followed Microsoft's example, leading to a wave of Bitcoin adoption across corporate America.
"And also, you do have a more populist party, and the industry is not as popular as it used to be."
