Bayer's Near-Term Outlook Dominated by Generic Pressures and Crop Science Uncertainty
Bayer’s consumer health business benefits from a narrow economic moat, largely because of its strong brand power. Consumers continue to pay a premium for Aspirin, Aleve, and other over-the-counter ...
High Electricity Prices and Renewable Energy Developments Drive Contact Energy's Growth
Contact Energy is one of New Zealand's leading producers and suppliers of electricity. It operates in an environment dominated by four electricity producers, resulting in disciplined competition and ...
New Zealand's Recovery Looks Messy As Services Sector Stalls
SYDNEY--In a sign that New Zealand's nascent economic recovery won't be smooth, activity in the country's services sector contracted in February. The BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index for ...
Stock futures fall as Bessent dismisses market worries: 'Corrections are healthy'
U.S. stock futures declined Sunday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he's not worried about a market downturn, despite a miserable stretch for Wall Street.
NAB CEO Hires Former Colleague Auerbach to Lead Business Bank
SYDNEY--National Australia Bank appointed Andrew Auerbach to lead its key business banking division, reuniting the executive with the Australian lender's CEO.
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Focus on Fed Rate Decision; BOJ and BOE Also Meet
In a week light of data in the eurozone, Germany's Ifo economic sentiment index on Monday and ZEW business sentiment index on Tuesday will be the first sentiment surveys that could reveal the impact ...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Focus on Fed Rate -2-
After a surprise rate hike early last year, the CBC has held policy settings unchanged. Barclays economists think policymakers could make a hawkish turn due to upcoming electricity price hikes in ...
As consumers fret, executives have been talking a little less about inflation - and more about this
But on calls with Wall Street analysts during this fourth-quarter earnings season, executives have been talking about inflation a little less - and more about artificial intelligence.
Apple now faces a problem far bigger than tariffs or weak iPhone sales
After Apple Inc. recently delayed advanced Siri features, analysts mused that the new timeline could have some impact on iPhone sales. After all, customers may hold out on upgrades until the new ...
Here's how many 'dead people' really collect Social Security
The Social Security Administration pushed back on claims by President Trump and Elon Musk that it was paying benefits to tens of millions of dead people, and said Sunday that less than one-third of 1% ...
Stock-market bulls abandoned by Trump won't be saved by Jerome Powell and the Fed
President Donald Trump signaled to stock-market investors last week that they're on their own. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will likely deliver a similar message when monetary policymakers meet ...
My stepmother inherited 100% of my father's estate. She's leaving everything to her two kids. Is that fair?
Millions of people never receive one red cent from their parents - because their parents simply didn't have anything left to give, or they chose not to - and those people still do very well in life.