The angular, polarizing design of the Cybertruck will help boost the Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) brand, the electric vehicle maker’s chief designer said on Thursday, adding that the pickup was no experiment. “Love it or hate it, it’s a conversation starter, and it gets people talking about the brand,” Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen said at […]
Boeing (NYSE:BA)’s first direct delivery of a 787 Dreamliner to China since 2019 is set to land in Shanghai on Friday, a step that could hasten the end of China’s freeze on deliveries of the firm’s profitable 737 MAX after more than four years. Privately owned Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines on Thursday took delivery of […]
The dollar hit a one-week low against a basket of major currencies on Thursday as U.S. equities rebounded from the prior day’s sell-off and investors braced for Friday’s U.S. inflation data for clues to the path of future Federal Reserve policy. Data earlier Thursday showed gross domestic product increased at a 4.9% annualized rate last […]
Most Asian currencies kept to a tight range on Friday, while the dollar hovered around four-month lows as markets awaited more affirmation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates earlier in 2024. Regional units were sitting on some gains this week, while the dollar was set for a second week in red after dovish […]
Argentina will weaken its peso over 50% to 800 per dollar, cut energy subsidies, and cancel tenders of public works, new Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Tuesday, economic shock therapy aimed at fixing the country’s worst crisis in decades. Caputo said the plan would be painful in the short-term but was needed to cut […]
Most Asian stocks rose sharply on Thursday as the Federal Reserve said it was done raising interest rates and will consider cuts in 2024, although persistent concerns over an economic slowdown in China kept gains in check. Australia’s ASX 200 was among the top performers for the day, up 1.6% on strength in banks and commodity stocks. […]
