Temperatures may be rising outside but the property market is also heating up with buyers making higher offers and more sales agreed. The latest Zoopla House Price Index suggests buyers are adjusting to higher mortgage rates as asking price discounts narrow. Buyers are now paying 96.8% of the asking price, according to Zoopla, the highest … Read more
Tennis ace Andy Murray has “finally accepted defeat after years of injuries and will hang up his racket” following the Olympics, which started in Paris last week, says Tom Morgan in The Telegraph. Now Murray “faces the question he has dreaded most: what next?”. Coaching is one option, but Murray, 37, has made “no secret … Read more
At first glance, it looks like an odd deal. Facebook’s owner Meta was reported last week to be looking at taking a 5% stake in the glasses manufacturer EssilorLuxottica at a cost of $5 billion or more. The two firms already cooperate on making the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and while that product has hardly … Read more
When Usha Vance introduced her husband J.D. Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate at the Republican National Convention – in a speech which he later said had him “crying back stage” – she described him as a “meat and potatoes kind of guy” and praised him for embracing her vegetarian diet. It was an affectionate, … Read more
No matter where you are, it’s hard not to dream about lounging on a sunny beach in foreign climes. And nothing makes your holiday better than knowing you found a great deal – whether it’s airport parking, lounge access or foreign currency – anything to make your holiday money go further. Summer getaway costs have … Read more
The market is still going on about the technology sector; all the hype around artificial intelligence is starting to cool down as there is a systemwide rotation into other areas in the financial markets. Wall Street giants like Stanley Druckenmiller revealed some of these areas, as he sold out of technology and into two main areas. … Read more
As the second half of the year has gotten underway, the healthcare sector, represented by the XLV ETF, has seen a notable resurgence. This sector, which had been underperforming since the pandemic, is now breaking out of a multi-year consolidation phase. In July alone, the XLV ETF surged almost 3%, while the overall market, as … Read more
HCA HCA Healthcare $358.73 +3.95 (+1.11%) (As of 07/29/2024 ET) 52-Week Range $215.96 ▼ $361.12 Dividend Yield 0.74% P/E Ratio 17.88 Price Target $341.12 The nation’s largest hospital operator, HCA Healthcare Inc. NYSE: HCA, surged to all-time highs following its strong Q2 2024 earnings results. The dramatic growth in acute care services has driven hospital stocks … Read more
VLO Valero Energy $157.45 -1.67 (-1.05%) (As of 07/29/2024 ET) 52-Week Range $119.88 ▼ $184.79 Dividend Yield 2.72% P/E Ratio 7.80 Price Target $172.07 Oil refiner and renewable fuels producer Valero Energy Co. NYSE: VLO plays an essential role in the transportation industry. Its core business of petroleum refining enables gas-powered automobiles, trucks, ships, and planes to … Read more
The Nordic financial sector is witnessing unprecedented bank-sector consolidation and fintech partnership-building activity. The surge in collaborative deals between traditional banks and fintech disrupters is helping finance houses develop deeper competence in next-generation digital and artificial intelligence offerings across core areas such as risk management, data analytics, robo-advisors, portfolio management, and fraud detection and prevention. … Read more