Oil prices are steady following the de-escalation in the Middle East. The ceasefire between Israel and Iran continues to hold. Meanwhile, nuclear talks between the US and Iran are set to resume next week, according to comments from President Trump. However, there are doubts over how successful these talks will be.
Assuming the ceasefire holds,
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Legendary investor and “Oracle of Omaha” Warren Buffett recently announced he will step down as CEO of his company,
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As the world watches, President Donald Trump is poised to escalate a brewing trade battle with America’s largest trading partner, the European Union, a move economists warn could ultimately backfire on the United States more than it benefits it.
Having already slapped a 20% import duty on EU goods in April,
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Tesla (TSLA) shares rose 3% shortly after markets opened Wednesday even though the electric vehicle maker reported worse-than-expected second-quarter deliveries and production figures.
Tesla announced 384,122 deliveries, down 14% year-over-year, and 410,244 vehicles produced, down by roughly 600 vehicles. Analysts had expected 394,380 deliveries and 434,230 vehicles produced,
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Enterprise Products Partners is resilient and has better long-term prospects than many might think.
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While tariffs are a tangible worry for investors, something far more nefarious (and important) can weigh on the stock market.
When examined with a wide lens, no asset class has come particularly close to matching or surpassing the annualized return of stocks. But generating life-changing long-term returns in the stock market often means enduring periods of outsized volatility.
Suzhou is one of China’s most important electronics manufacturing centres. But who cares about that? On June 29th nothing was more important to the city than its team beating nearby Yangzhou in a football match. The fierce rivalry stretches back more than 1,000 years to when the cities competed for pre-eminence along the Grand Canal.
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