UK house purchase approvals rise above expectations in April
Mortgage approvals for house purchases in Britain rose to a three-month high in April, according to data released by the Bank of England on Tuesday. The Bank of England said…
Column: why markets seem unfazed by the US-Iran conflict
How important is the war between the US and Iran to investors? Looking at the financial markets, it would appear that it’s not important at all. Apart, perhaps, when it’s…
MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course…
KOSPI Index at a crossroads: Can South Korea’s bull run reach 10,000?
The KOSPI Index has entered the longest bull market in decades. After bottoming at KRW 2,132 in 2022, it has jumped by 295% to the current KRW 8,476. It has…
Forget earnings, Costco stock investors are about to get a special boost
Issaquah-headquartered Costco Wholesale (COST) ended in the “red” on May 29 after the big-box retailer’s Q3 per-share profit came in shy of Street estimates. The multinational’s total revenue surpassed $70…