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Escalating Trade Tensions and Slower Progress On Inflation Weighs On Wall Street Mar 12
Consumer price inflation slowed in February but shelter price inflation stayed above 4%, indicating tough road ahead for policymakers in lowering inflation to 2%. CASY GRPN
Stocks On Wall Street Deepen Losses as Investors See No End In Sight for Tariff War Mar 11
The Trump administration's weaponization of tariffs has unnerved global investors, weakened consumer confidence, and injected business uncertainty not seen in the last four years. ASAN DAL ORCL KSS

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U.S. Movers: Casey's General, Ciena Corp., Dick's Sporing Goods, Kohl's, United Natural Foods Mar 12
United Natural Foods said quarterly loss shrank and estimated improving key financial metrics in the fiscal year 2025. Ciena's weak outlook weighed on the stock prices. Kohl's estimated comparable sales to decline in the current fiscal year and forecast a sharp decrease in earnings per share. CASY CIEN DKS KSS UNFI
U.S. Movers: Asana, Oracle, Quanex Building Products, Vali Resorts Mar 11
Oracle hiked its quarterly dividend after the database company reported strong quarterly results and held out for higher revenue in the current quarter. Quanex Building Products swung to a loss in the latest quarter, but the company reiterated higher sales in the current fiscal year. Asana's growth outlook fell short of market expectations. ORCL NX ASAN MTN

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Sony Corp. Lifts Annual Outlook Driven by Gains in PlayStation and Music Businesses Feb 17
Sony raised its full-year outlook on the back of the strength in its console and music businesses. The technology and media company plans to spin off its financial services unit by October.
Lululemon Athletica Quarterly Sales Rise 19%, Expands Stock Repurchase Plan Dec 8
The specialty apparel retailer said international sales soared but net income declined. The company board approved an additional stock repurchase plan of $1 billion. LULU

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January's Consumer Price Inflation Supports Fed's Resolve to Delay Rate Cuts Feb 12
The rebound in inflation in January was driven by an increase in prices for food, fuel, and passenger cars. Elevated shelter continues to drive most of the inflation and underscored the Fed's reluctance to deliver additional rate cuts in the imminent future.
U.S. Job Growth Slowed by Solid In January, Wage Growth Supports Fed's Rate Case Feb 8
Wall Street indexes were little changed after nonfarm payrolls increased at a slower pace in January, but wage growth in the month stayed sharply ahead of the Fed's inflation goals.

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Heidelberg Materials Enlarges U.S. Footprint with Giant Cement Acquisition Nov 28
Heidelberg Materials agreed to acquire the U.S.-based Giant Cement and its subsidiaries from Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim controlled company listed in Spain.
AT&T Agreed to Sell Direct TV Stake, Paving the Way to Merge with Dish Tv Sep 30
Dish TV and Direct TV announced a merger after a complex deal with the private equity group TPG, consummating a long-sought merger by the two satellite television companies. T SATS

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German Bond Yield Jumps to 16-Year High, Ukraine Agrees to Temporary Ceasefire U.S. Terms Mar 12
European markets rebounded, and German bond yields jumped to a 16-year high as coalition partners hammered out an infrastructure spending and government borrowing plan. Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire plan proposed by the U.S.
European Markets Attempt to Rebound, UK Retail Sales Growth Slowed In February Mar 11
Investors were encouraged after political leaders announced plans to ramp up arms production and infrastructure development and overlooked U.S. trade policy uncertainty.

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Europe Movers: 4imprint, Brenntag, Balfour & Beatty, Headlam, INDITEX, Legal & General, Porsche, Puma Mar 12
PUMA SE's weak sales outlook and dividend cut dragged down the stock to the level last seen in 2016. 4imprint Group announced a special dividend, but the company's weak order flow in the current quarter overshadowed the latest results. Legal & General announced it would expand its stock buyback and accelerate its capital return to shareholders.
Europe Movers: Domino's Pizza, Henkel, Maison du Monde, Persimmon, Volkswagen Mar 11
Henkel AG announced a new stock buyback program. Persimmon, the UK-based home builder, targeted higher new home completions in 2025. Domino's Pizza hiked the dividend despite weak quarterly results. Maisons du Monde reported mixed quarterly results and announced its plans to accelerate its cost-cutting drive.

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Expectations of Higher Rates In Japan Kept Tokyo Market Sentiment In Check Mar 13
Benchmark indexes in Tokyo hovered near six-month lows as looming U.S. trade tariffs dampened investor sentiment. The yen retained an upward bias, and the yield on the 10-year Japanese bonds stayed at a 16-year high amid expectations of higher interest rates.
China Indexes Extended Losses to Fifth Consecutive Session, Two Sessions Failed to Shed More Light On Stimulus Measures Mar 13
China indexes extended losses for the fifth consecutive session amid escalating trade tensions and constantly changing U.S. trade policy. The Two Sessions ended with a lack of a detailed plan to implement previously announced stimulus measures.

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India Movers: Cupid, Gandhi Special Tubes, GOCL, Hisar Metal, Prime Focus, Syncom Formulations, TCPL Mar 13
Prime Focus reported a decline in revenue and earnings in the December quarter. Syncom Formulations said revenue and earnings sharply jumped in the latest quarter. Cupid Ltd. reported a jump in earnings in the December quarter amid rising demand for its products.
India Movers: Fairchem Organics, KCP Ltd., PTC India, RSWM Mar 12
KCP Ltd. swung to a loss in the latest quarter. PTC India reported a sharp increase in earnings in the December quarter. Suprajit Engineering reported a rise in revenue and earnings in the December quarter.

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How Can Argentina Regain Growth Momentum and Avoid Dollarization? Mar 25
Argentina’s persistent financial crisis is rooted in its failure to diversify its economic base away from agriculture and mining activities and to ignore its human capital potential for decades.
Is Twitter Dying? Nov 18
The social media platform's rapid rise brought a flood of users from all walks of life. Twitter's popularity also attracted politicians, regulators and investors, all competing to bend the platform to meet their needs. TWTR