Weight loss ETFs may sit out obesity drug mania, experts say

Weight loss ETFs may sit out obesity drug mania, experts say

There may be a stronger case to invest in single stocks over exchange-traded funds in the weight loss space. Amplify ETFs and Roundhill Investments each filed a prospectus last week to launch funds focused on weight loss companies, a move that Strategas ETF and technical strategist Todd Sohn believes hinges on the performance of two … Read more

Zara owner Inditex climbs to all-time high as 2023 sales jump 10%

Zara owner Inditex climbs to all-time high as 2023 sales jump 10%

Shopper carrying two large shopping bags from the clothing retailer Zara on Oxford Street on 5th February 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Oxford Street is a major retail centre in the West End of the capital and is Europes busiest shopping street with around half a million daily visitors to its approximately 300 shops, the … Read more

Jamie Dimon endorses Disney CEO Bob Iger in proxy fight with Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners

Jamie Dimon endorses Disney CEO Bob Iger in proxy fight with Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners

Disney CEO Bob Iger speaking with CNBC’s David Faber at the Allen&Co. Annual Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. David A. Grogan | CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon endorsed Disney CEO Bob Iger in his proxy battle with activist Trian Partners, CNBC’s David Faber has learned. Dimon gave the following statement on Iger to Faber: … Read more

Canon Electronics leads plunge among Space One consortium after failed launch

Canon Electronics leads plunge among Space One consortium after failed launch

Japan’s Canon Electronics shares fell as much as 12.7% on Wednesday after Tokyo-based Space One’s small rocket exploded just moments after its maiden launch. Reuters reported the solid-fueled Kairos rocket blew up just seconds after lifting off at 11:01 a.m. Japan time. If successful, Space One would have been Japan’s first company to put a … Read more

Raimondo says it’s ‘possible’ for Chinese EVs to one day be on U.S. roads

Raimondo says it’s ‘possible’ for Chinese EVs to one day be on U.S. roads

Philippine Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual (R) and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo attend a press conference in the Philippines on March 11, 2024. Jam Sta Rosa | Afp | Getty Images Chinese electric cars can one day drive on U.S. roads if there are enough government controls on software and sensors, … Read more

Citadel’s Ken Griffin says the Fed shouldn’t cut too quickly

Citadel’s Ken Griffin says the Fed shouldn’t cut too quickly

Ken Griffin, Citadel at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Ken Griffin, Citadel founder and CEO, thinks the Federal Reserve should move slowly to cut interest rates in its fight against stubborn inflation. “If I’m them, I don’t want to cut too quickly,” Griffin said at the International Futures Industry conference in … Read more

Xiaomi is set to launch its SU7 electric car on March 28

Xiaomi is set to launch its SU7 electric car on March 28

Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi revealed Thurs., Dec. 28, 2023, its long-awaited electric car, but declined to share its price or specific release date. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi announced Tuesday it would formally launch its long-awaited electric car on March 28. The company claimed in a social media post … Read more

Key takeaways from 2024 China parliamentary meeting: economy, environment

Key takeaways from 2024 China parliamentary meeting: economy, environment

A Chinese flag flutters on top of the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), to mark 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, in Beijing, China October 18, 2023. Edgar Su | Reuters BEIJING — China’s weeklong annual parliamentary meetings ended on Monday … Read more

Property developers must go bankrupt if needed

Property developers must go bankrupt if needed

China’s real estate sector has employed many construction workers, who typically live in temporary housing nearby. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s struggling real estate developers won’t be getting a major bailout, Chinese authorities have indicated, warning that those who “harm the interests of the masses” will be punished. “For real estate … Read more

DOJ opens investigation into Alaska Airlines incident of door panel blowing out midair, WSJ says

DOJ opens investigation into Alaska Airlines incident of door panel blowing out midair, WSJ says

An Alaska airlines Boeing 737 is taking off from Los Angeles International AirPort (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, on March 6, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images The Justice Department has started a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines incident where a door panel blew out mid-air two months ago, The Wall Street … Read more