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Karagoz (S&P): Εφικτές νέες αναβαθμίσεις για τις ελληνικές τράπεζες

Ετοιμες να αξιοποιήσουν τις προοπτικές ανάπτυξης της χώρας οι τράπεζες, τονίζει ο Primary Credit Analyst του οίκου σε συνέντευξή του στο Euro2day.gr. Τα μερίσματα και η ποιότητα κεφαλαίων.

Λάμπρος Παπακωνσταντίνου: Ο αναμορφωτής της Ideal και τα σενάρια για νέο deal

Επί προσωπικού: Ο άνθρωπος που άλλαξε τη μοίρα της Ideal ετοιμάζεται για νέα deal το 2024.

Αύξηση στα καταναλωτικά δάνεια το 2023 – Οι νέες τάσεις

Ανοδικά -αν και με ασθενικούς ρυθμούς- κινήθηκε η καταναλωτική πίστη στην Ελλάδα το 2023, αγγίζοντας τα 1,150 δισ. ευρώ για το τρέχον έτος, σε αντίθεση με τη στεγαστική πίστη που κατέγραψε πτώση υπό το βάρος της ραγδαίας αύξησης των επιτοκίων.

Τριπλή ανάσα για την ελληνική οικονομία από τους νέους δημοσιονομικούς κανόνες ΕΕ

Στην Ευρώπη μπορεί να καθυστερούν, ωστόσο, ακόμη και στο παρά πέντε βρίσκουν την «χρυσή τομή», κάτι που συνέβη και αυτή την φορά με την απόφαση του ECOFIN για την αναθεώρηση του Ευρωπαϊκού πλαισίου οικονομικής διακυβέρνησης γνωστού και ως Συμφώνου Σταθερότητας.

Israel grants Intel $3.2 billion for new $25 billion chip plant, biggest ever company investment in country

Israel’s government agreed to give Intel a $3.2 billion grant for a new $25 billion chip plant it plans to build in southern Israel, both sides said on Tuesday, in what is the largest investment ever by a company in Israel.

Holiday spending rose more than 3% at retailers, as pre-pandemic spending trends returned

U.S. retailers saw sales during the holiday season rise 3.1%, excluding autos, over the same period a year ago, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse report.

China’s Nio launches flagship EV to take on Maybach, Panamera

Chinese electric car maker Nio on Saturday unveiled a flagship model featuring self-developed technologies including semiconductors, betting they would help prop up earnings, as a bruising price war and slowing car demand weigh on profitability.

BOJ’s Ueda signals chance of policy shift, progress on price goal

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the likelihood of achieving the central bank’s inflation target was “gradually rising” and it would consider changing policy if prospects of sustainably achieving the 2% target increase “sufficiently.”

Synopsys seeks to acquire engineering software company Ansys-sources

Synopsys Inc, a maker of software used in chip design, has submitted an offer to acquire Ansys Inc, an engineering software vendor with a market value of $30 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Manchester United stock climbs after Jim Ratcliffe clinches 25% stake

Shares of Manchester United Ltd. climbed 4.7% in premarket trades Tuesday after British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe clinched his 25% minority stake in the iconic English soccer club.

Bristol Myers to Acquire RayzeBio in Deal Valued at $4.1 Billion

Bristol Myers Squibb will acquire radiopharmaceutical therapeutics company RayzeBio for $62.50 a share in cash.

British retail sales beat forecasts ahead of key Christmas period

British retail sales rose far more than expected in November and at their fastest monthly pace since the start of 2023, suggesting the sector “turned a corner” with help from Black Friday discounts ahead of the key Christmas period.

Fed’s favorite inflation gauge shows prices rose at 3.2% annual rate in November, less than expected

A gauge the Federal Reserve uses for inflation rose slightly in November and edged closer to the central bank’s goal.

Japan’s core inflation slows in November, eases pressure on BOJ

Japan’s core inflation slowed sharply in November to a pace unseen in over a year, data showed on Friday, highlighting easing cost-push pressures that may give the central bank more time before phasing out its massive monetary stimulus.

Tencent loses over $43 billion in market value after China proposes new online gaming rules

Beijing released draft guidelines aimed at curbing excessive gaming and spending Friday mid-morning ahead of four-day Christmas weekend holiday in Hong Kong.

NetEase loses a quarter of its value and Tencent stock skids on new China gaming rule proposal

Shares of NetEase Inc. and Tencent Holdings Inc. fell sharply on Friday after Chinese authorities announced draft rules to crack down on spending and rewards in online gaming.

UK inches closer to technical recession as growth is revised down

The U.K. is edging closer to a technical recession, after revised figures showed the economy shrank in the previous quarter.

Bristol Myers to buy schizophrenia drugmaker Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion

 Bristol Myers Squibb  on Friday agreed to buy Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion, gaining a promising experimental schizophrenia drug to help power growth as patents on its older therapies expire later this decade.

British fintech Revolut hits record revenue, profit tumbles

British fintech Revolut’s revenue rose 45% to a record 923 million pounds ($1.1 billion) in 2022, but net profit tumbled to 6 million pounds, down from 26 million pounds the year before, the company said in delayed annual accounts on Friday.

Berkshire Buys More Occidental Stock, Bringing Its Stake to 28%

Berkshire Hathaway bought more Occidental Petroleum stock in recent days, purchasing 5.2 million shares and bringing its total ownership to 243.7 million shares, for a 27.7% stake in the big energy company, according to a form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday.