The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. Angus Mordant | Reuters Crude oil futures inched higher Wednesday as U.S. crude inventories rose while OPEC+ is considering extending its production cuts into the second quarter. The West Texas Intermediate contract for … Read more
Bitcoin continued its surge on Wednesday, shooting above $60,000 for the first time since November 2021. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 6% at $60,391.10, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $60,734.42. It’s sitting just below its all-time high of $68,982.20. Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Bitcoin, … Read more
Watch out, Ivies, there’s a new endowment performer in town. Baylor University’s $2 billion endowment — a fraction of those in the Ivy League — generated a 6.4% return for the fiscal year that ended June 30, outperforming the entire conference. Harvard’s endowment, the largest at $50.7 billion, returned 2.9%. What’s more, Baylor’s annualized return … Read more
An inflatable bull during a ceremony marking the first day of trading of the year at the Korea Exchange (KRX) headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s Japan-style measures for improving corporate governance may not be enough to boost its … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday told investors he’d like to see more transparency about Google-parent Alphabet‘s various ventures, saying a more streamlined approach to businesses would help the stock. “It’s time for Google, Alphabet — whatever, I don’t even care — to stop running as a skunkworks for all sorts of ideas that may or … Read more
Watch out, Ivies, there’s a new endowment performer in town. Baylor University’s $2 billion endowment â a fraction of those in the Ivy League â generated a 6.4% return for the fiscal year that ended June 30, outperforming the entire conference. Harvard’s endowment, the largest at $50.7 billion, returned 2.9%. What’s more, Baylor’s annualized return … Read more
Crude oil futures rose Tuesday amid uncertainty about the prospects for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and as some investors expect OPEC+ will extend its production cuts beyond the first quarter. The West Texas Intermediate contract for April rose 80 cents, or 1.03%, to $78.38 a barrel. Brent April futures rose 69 cents, or … Read more
Forget Tesla , the real competition in electric vehicles is low-cost Chinese automakers. That’s what Ford CEO Jim Farley recently told Wall Street. He said he has a plan as one such EV maker looks to break into America. BYD â short for Build Your Dreams â could pose a threat to Ford and other … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Crude oil futures fell Tuesday after President Joe Biden indicated that a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war could come in the next week. The West Texas Intermediate contract for … Read more
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, January 19, 2024. Staff | Reuters Over the last 12 months, just 11 stocks made up half of the gains that powered the pan-European Stoxx 600 stock index to a record-high close on Friday. Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs … Read more
