Investors will listen to the Federal Reserve chair’s speech on Thursday for clues on interest-rate moves, as the Israel-Hamas conflict drives up oil prices.
Category: Stocks and Bonds
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Country Garden Says Executives Have Not Fled China
The company, one of China’s biggest property developers, took the unusual step of stating that the company’s founder and its chairwoman were “working normally.”
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Bonds Have Been Awful Investments. It’s a Good Time to Buy.
As interest rates rose over the past few years, bond prices plummeted, making high-quality bonds more attractive, our columnist says.
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Birkenstock Raises $1.48 Billion in Its I.P.O.
Birkenstock is entering the market with hopes to grow its business in Asia and the United States.
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From LSD to I.P.O.
Once the symbol of the counter culture, lately the darlings of the fashion world, Birkenstock went public in New York.
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Exxon Acquires Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 Billion
The acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, Exxon’s largest since its merger with Mobil in 1999, increases the company’s presence in the Permian basin in Texas and New Mexico.
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Birkenstock, the German Sandal Maker, Raises $1.48 Billion in Its I.P.O.
Birkenstock is entering the market with hopes to grow its business in Asia and the United States.
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Israeli Start-ups Are Joining the Fight Against Hamas
The country is mobilizing 360,000 reservists as it prepares a major offensive in Gaza — including entrepreneurs and their young staff.
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Why Cashing Savings Bonds Has Become So Hard
Citing potential fraud, banks are making it increasingly difficult to pay out savings bonds. An unlikely beneficiary is the federal government.
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Stocks and Bonds Have Taken Losses. Invest in Them Anyway.
Most people have lost money in the markets over the last several months, but people who have held on have prospered, our columnist says.
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Rates Are Jumping on Wall Street. What Will It Do to Housing and the Economy?
A run-up in longer-term interest rates could help the Federal Reserve get the economic cool-down it wants — but it also risks a bumpy landing.