Oliver Smith 
Worries over the prospect of elevated interest rates for a longer time horizon linger on investors’ minds, even as stocks reach fresh highs. Nonetheless, analysts remain focused on the bigger picture and are bullish on stocks that offer attractive long-term growth prospects. Investors can weigh the recommendations of Wall Street’s top analysts as they pick … Read more
Australian median rental prices have hit new records, with the average dwelling costing $601 per week or $31,252 annually. Nationally, rental prices increased 8.3 per cent between January and December 2023, CoreLogic’s latest report found. It said the increases have averaged 9.1 per cent for the past three calendar years, whereas the annual growth rate … Read more
Moody’s Investors Service has a negative outlook for sovereign creditworthiness in Asia-Pacific this year, due to China’s slower economic growth as well as tight funding and geopolitical risks. China’s rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic wasn’t as fast as several economists had expected at the start of 2023. The country’s GDP for the last three months … Read more
A woman (R) adjusts the Philippines flag before the 51st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)- Republic of Korea Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on August 3, 2018. Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images Southeast Asia markets could see a turnaround in 2024 on the back of cheap valuations and potentially high economic growth, after … Read more
A person has died in a fall at a popular waterfall in the Blue Mountains in NSW. The victim, a male, is understood to have been with a group at Minnehaha Falls in Katoomba when the incident occurred about 1.30pm on Monday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Person dies after falling from waterfall in the Blue … Read more
Visitors around the Charging Bull statue near the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more
(NewsNation) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election marks the end of a candidate who was once considered former President Donald Trump’s most formidable opponent. DeSantis suspended his campaign just before the New Hampshire primary, after losing the Iowa caucus to Trump by about 30 percentage points. Trump … Read more
CONCORD, N.H. – Donald Trump’s effort to march to the Republican presidential nomination faces perhaps its greatest challenge on Tuesday when voters in New Hampshire hold the first-in-the-nation primary. With Ron DeSantis ending his 2024 campaign and endorsing Trump on Sunday, the primary becomes the first one-on-one matchup between Trump and Nikki Haley. … Read more
Authorities did not immediately specify whether anyone had died in the landslide. Beijing: Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday, state media reported. The landslide took place at 5:51 am (2151 GMT Sunday) in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan province, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature We have a break, Zverev will now serve for the first set! Norrie comes to the net down 15-30 but the German responds with a fantastic passing shot to bring up two break points. A Zverev error saves one but then … Read more
