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☆ BofA economist discusses China's first-quarter GDP
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBofA economist discusses China's first-quarter GDPMiao Ouyang, Greater China economist at BofA Global Research, discusses what's behind her forecast for China's first-quarter gross domestic product.

Persons: China's, Miao Ouyang Organizations: BofA Global Research Locations: China

☆ Netflix's '3 Body Problem' makes some big changes from the book. Here's how the show and novels differ.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementNetflix's "3 Body Problem" is an adaptation of Liu Cixin's wide-ranging "Remembrance of Earth's Past" trilogy of novels. Speaking of Yun Tianming, he got turned into Will DowningWill Downing signs on to the Stairfacer Project in "3 Body Problem." Saul is based on a character named Luo JiSaul is chosen as a Wallfacer in "3 Body Problem." The VR headsets are way simpler in the seriesJack Rooney wears a virtual reality headset in "3 Body Problem." NetflixIn "3 Body Problem," Ye Wenjie's daughter Vera Ye dies by suicide in the first episode.

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☆ China’s spectacular dragon dance is hundreds of years old. Here’s why it continues to dazzle
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Grab your camera and slap on something flame resistant, it’s time to witness one of China’s most incredible displays – the fire dragon dance. Dragon dances have been documented at ceremonial events since the Han Dynasty (202 BCE to 220 CE), while fire dragon dances began appearing in records during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and in the Republican era (1912-1949). Some historians say fire dragon dances date back even further, to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Puzhai Fire Dragon, Fengshun County, GuangdongEntertainers perform a fire dragon dance to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Puzhai town, in China's Guangdong province. Tongliang Fire Dragon, ChongqingVideo Ad Feedback See a dragon dance with molten iron fireworks 00:56 - Source: CNNThe Tongliang Fire Dragon in Chongqing province is undoubtedly one of the grandest fire dragon dance performances of them all.

Persons: ”, Kwok Kam Chau, Kwok, We’ve, Liu Long Organizations: CNN, Republican, Hong Kong Baptist University, China’s, Steel Locations: Fengshun County, Guangdong, Puzhai, China's Guangdong province, Imaginechina, China, Hunan, China’s, Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan province, Huanglongxi, Sichuan, Chengdu, China's Sichuan province, Chongqing, Chongqing province, majestically, Qicaimeng, Guizhou, Dafang County, Guizhou province

☆ China’s youths throng bargain basements as economy bites: ‘The first floor is too expensive’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesMin Li doesn't go to the mall often. The name of the game for Chinese youth in 2024 is trading down. Anything not in the basement floors is considered to be "in heaven," signaling it's out of reach. Citizens shopping for Mid-Autumn Festival gifts at a shopping mall in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Sept 25, 2023. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images"The name of the game for Chinese youth in 2024 is trading down.

Persons: Min Li doesn't, Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, She's, Shaun Rein, Rein, Jia Miao, Jia, Chung Chi, Miao Organizations: Future Publishing, Getty, Apple, China Market Research Group, Starbucks, China Market Research, Weibo, Citizens, Publishing, New York University Shanghai, MyCOS Research, NYU Shanghai, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, McKinsey, China's, China News Service Locations: Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Weibo, East China's Shandong, Covid, NYU Shanghai China, Shanghai, Guangzhou

☆ Defense Stocks Benefit From War, Renewing ESG Debate for Everyday Investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When Shiva Chidambaram started putting money into his 401(k) a couple of years ago, he didn’t think much about his investments. Then the war in the Middle East began. Chidambaram came across a tweet about U.S. weapons manufacturers last month that prompted him to investigate the stocks in his retirement account. He discovered his 401(k) contributions were held in a target-date fund that owns shares of military contractors such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman .

Persons: Shiva Chidambaram, Chidambaram, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Organizations: East, Lockheed

☆ With Meme-Stock Boom Behind It, Robinhood Scours Globe for DIY Investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Hannah Miao | Caitlin Mccabe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Robinhood became synonymous with a new generation of do-it-yourself investors in America. Now it wants to do the same abroad. The digital brokerage on Thursday is opening a wait list for U.K. residents and will grant them early access to its trading app over the next several weeks, with full availability scheduled for early 2024. Robinhood joins other digital brokerages, including Webull and Public, that launched in the U.K. this year.

Persons: Robinhood Locations: America

☆ Why Robinhood Wants British Customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Hannah Miao | Caitlin Mccabe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Robinhood Locations: America

☆ Stocks Slip, Pausing November Rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Gunjan BanerjiGunjan Banerji is the lead writer for The Wall Street Journal's live markets coverage. Her articles and videos have covered the biggest stories in financial markets of the past decade, spanning stocks, bonds and derivatives. Gunjan helped lead the Journal’s award-winning coverage of retail investing and the meme stock mania that swept markets in 2021. She continues to explore how individual investors are navigating the financial markets and where they are putting their money. In her spare time, Gunjan can be found practicing Classical Indian Dance or playing with her bernedoodle Todd.

Persons: Gunjan, Gerald Loeb, Todd Organizations: CNBC, New York Press, Newswomen’s, of New, GameStop, Netflix, Journal, New York University, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, NYU Locations: of New York, New York

☆ Wall Street Has a Plan for a Soft Landing: Buy More Stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Gunjan Banerji | Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wall Street believes its soft-landing dream is on the verge of coming true. That is prompting a fresh wave of demand for stocks. Markets have rallied since last week’s consumer-inflation report came in softer than expected. Many analysts and portfolio managers said they expect the gains to pick up heading into year-end, reflecting a sense that markets have faced down their most significant challenge: the potential for rising bond yields to crimp economic activity, reduce demand for stocks and send the U.S. economy into recession.

Locations: U.S

☆ Charles Schwab’s Rocky Year in Five Charts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Even the top executives at Charles Schwab will admit 2023 has been a trying year. The largest publicly traded U.S. brokerage just laid off roughly 2,000 employees. An integration of customers from Schwab’s acquisition of TD Ameritrade has been less than smooth for many clients. Widespread concerns about bank-deposit flight sent Schwab shares tumbling this spring—and the stock has yet to recover.

Persons: Charles Schwab, Ameritrade, Schwab

Angel Au-YeungAngel Au-Yeung is a reporter in The Wall Street Journal's finance bureau. Her stories explore how some of the largest financial institutions and investors influence corporate America and Main Street. She joined the Journal from Forbes, where she was a staff writer. During her five years at Forbes, she won two Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing awards. She is co-writing a biography about Tony Hsieh, which will be published by Henry Holt & Co., an imprint of Macmillan Publishers.

Persons: Angel, Angel Au, Tony Hsieh, Henry Holt Organizations: Forbes, Society, Henry Holt & Co, Macmillan Publishers Locations: America, Russian

☆ Who You Calling Dumb Money? Everyday Investors Do Just Fine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jeff Beckman knew he wouldn’t get rich working at a nonprofit, so he invested in the stock market. For nearly four decades, Beckman has steadily contributed to an employer-sponsored retirement plan allocated almost entirely to stock funds. He also bought shares of Apple , Berkshire Hathaway and Meta Platforms through a brokerage account. Now, the 63-year-old’s portfolio is worth roughly $1 million—and he has no plans to sell his stocks or rotate toward safer assets, such as bonds, anytime soon.

Persons: Jeff Beckman, Beckman, Berkshire Hathaway Organizations: Apple, Berkshire

☆ 10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Tops 4.9%
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Long-term bond yields hit a fresh 16-year high Wednesday, weighing on stocks already pressured by the conflict in Gaza and corporate earnings results. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to 4.902%, the highest closing level since July 2007. The S&P 500 fell 1.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 332.57 points, or 1%. The Nasdaq Composite lost 1.6%.

Organizations: Treasury, Dow Jones, Nasdaq Locations: Gaza

☆ Stocks Rise, Booking Weekly Gains
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Nasdaq Composite jumped 2%, its biggest one-day percentage gain since May 26. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesU.S. stocks climbed Friday, notching a winning week, led by the Nasdaq Composite’s best day in more than five months. The tech-heavy index jumped 2%, its biggest one-day percentage gain since May 26. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added nearly 400 points, or 1.2%. All three indexes finished the week higher, with the Nasdaq up 2.4%.

Persons: Michael M Organizations: Nasdaq, Getty, Dow Jones

☆ Investors Hope Earnings Season Will Revive Stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ You Can Now Invest in ‘Shrek’ Music Rights the Same Place You Buy Stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Some Schwab Customers Say They Want Their TD Ameritrade App Back
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Robinhood Wants to Grow Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Dow Jones

☆ Stocks Clinch Weekly Gain Ahead of Labor Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Dow Jones

☆ Where Investors Are Finding Returns in a World of Yield
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Hannah Miao | Charley Grant | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Berkshire Hathaway’s Latest Bet: Homebuilder Stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones Locations: berkshire

☆ Stock Rally Stalls Despite Better-Than-Expected Earnings Season
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Meme Stocks Are a Thing—Again
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Hannah Miao | Gunjan Banerji | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Earnings Season Threatens Lofty Stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hannah Miao | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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