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Zhang Yaoyu, PCI's global head of LNG trading, declined to comment on the company's traded volume, but said trading was part of the company's overall strategy. By 2026, Chinese companies are expected to have contracted LNG supplies of more than 100 million tons a year. That could mean a surplus of up to 8 million tons that year, according to consultancy Poten & Partners, or a deficit of 5 million to 6 million tons based on estimates from pricing agency ICIS. Qatar, which will be China's largest supplier for 2026, however, offers traditional LNG contracts that are restricted to a single destination or country. These openings in the market and a more liberalised domestic gas market have also prompted smaller Chinese gas distributors and importers to expand into the trading space.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Toby Copson, Copson, it's, Zhang Yaoyu, Zhang, Jason Feer, Feer, Chen Aizhu, Emily Chow, Marwa Rashad, Yuka Obayashi, Tom Hogue Organizations: REUTERS, 2026 Companies, Shell, BP, International Energy Agency, Offshore Oil Corp, China Gas Holdings, HK, Qatar, Trident LNG, Sinochem, PetroChina International, Poten, Partners, Rystad Energy, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters, PCI, U.S, Beijing Gas, Zhejiang Energy, JOVO Energy, Thomson Locations: Qatar, US, Europe, Asia SINGAPORE, London, Singapore, U.S, Oman, Canada, Mozambique, Shanghai, China, Japan, Beijing, Central Asia, Russia, Southeast Asia, South Korea, Ukraine, ENN, Tokyo

☆ Apple, Microsoft remain world's top 2 companies by market cap
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoAug 1 (Reuters) - Tech giants Apple (AAPL.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) remained the top two global companies by market capitalisation at the end of July after riding this year's rally in technology shares. Strong quarterly earnings from companies such as Alphabet (GOOGL.O), Meta Platforms (META.O), chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) and chip equipment maker Lam Research (LRCX.O) lifted overall market sentiment last month. Facebook-owner Meta's market cap jumped more than 10% in July, thanks to the company's rosy revenue forecast and robust ad revenue growth in the second quarter. Its market cap stood at $2.49 trillion at the end of July. Refinitiv data shows 69% of large- and mid-cap U.S. companies have surpassed analysts' Q2 earnings estimates so far, with the tech sector accounting for 82% of these positive surprises.

Persons: Mike Segar, Rush, Dan Ives, JP Morgan Chase's, Patturaja Murugaboopathy, Gaurav Dogra, Susan Fenton Organizations: Apple, Grand Central, REUTERS, Tech, Microsoft, Intel, Lam Research, Facebook, Reuters Graphics Microsoft, Wall, First Republic Bank, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ These 11 funds have performed as well as tech stocks over the past 5 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Look beyond tech But there are opportunities beyond tech: Morningstar data reveals the funds outside of tech and growth sectors that have also outperformed over the last five years. Top holdings include Home Depot, Johnson Controls International, Floor & Décor and Trane Technologies. Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund : This fund picks companies in the alternative energy sector, with at least half of the business dedicated to renewable energy or energy efficiency. Global X Lithium and Battery Tech ETF : The ETF comprises lithium producers and lithium battery makers — all essential to electric vehicles. Top holdings include United Airlines, Marathon Oil, Tyson Foods, Best Buy, and Synchrony Financial.

Persons: James Demmert, Hubbell, MasTec, Invesco Russell, Russell, Vanguard Baillie Gifford Organizations: Street Research, U.S . Federal, Morningstar, Enphase Energy, Fidelity, Housing, Home, Johnson, Trane Technologies, Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund, Schneider, NextEra Energy, Shelton Sustainable Equity Fund, Bunge, Battery Tech ETF, Samsung SDI, Trust, Industrial Renaissance, SPX Technologies, Sterling Infrastructure, Global, U.S . Infrastructure Development, Holdings, Rockwell Automation, United Rentals, Deere, Co, United Airlines, Marathon Oil, Tyson Foods, Synchrony, Heptagon, Equity Fund, Xenon Pharmaceuticals, TransMedics, FTAI Aviation, Vanguard, Moderna, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Coursera, Water Resources, Nasdaq, Water Locations: Luxembourg, Eaton, Albemarle

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Dismissal of this year's much-scorned equity market rally as the frothy preserve of a handful of AI-fuelled stocks may be both misleading and also one of its strengths. Or, put another way, if you remove the top 10 stocks, the other 490 would only have gained 4%. And an eye-popping 75% surge in the high-octane 10-stock FANG+TM index (.NYFANG) - mega cap U.S. digital and tech stocks including Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla - underlines that. In short, they're hard to avoid unless you dodge either U.S.-listed companies or equity markets altogether. "While stock market investments may be risky in the short run, when viewed against inflation they have offered far more certainty in the long run," he told clients.

Persons: Russell, Andrew Lapthorne, Japan's, Germany's DAX, Italy's, Duncan Lamont, Lamont, Mike Dolan, Mark Potter Organizations: Nasdaq, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, H1 Stock, Japan's Nikkei, MIB, McKinsey, Bank, Big Tech, Reuters, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Europe, Japan, U.S, United States

☆ Morning Bid: Debt deal is near, Fed peak is not
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Investors juggled these three strands over the past 24 hours, with top-line equity index relief from the Nvidia-inspired spur to artificial intelligence and chip stocks everywhere. And the banking stress that changed the picture in March appears to be settling too, judging by the latest central bank numbers. Friday brings some hope that White House and congressional leaders can ink a deal on lifting the U.S. debt ceiling they indicated overnight was now close - just before the Treasury Department runs out of cash from June 1 next week. Anxieties in the Treasury bill market only eased a touch, and one-month bill yields remained above 6% early Friday. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ New ETF makes a big bet on cleaning up the environment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A major ETF provider hopes the grass will get greener for climate-related funds in the United States. Asset manager DWS launched the Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF [USCA] this month. To find the companies that yield the best results, Noack notes the MSCI index measures emissions levels of each company and ranks them within each sector. It classifies a company's greenhouse gas emissions into three categories: Scopes 1 and 2 account for emissions produced from a company's owned and controlled sources. Scope 3 accounts for those produced by all activities from its unowned and uncontrolled sources, like customers and suppliers.

April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. dividend funds have faced steep outflows this year after strong inflows last year as investors rush to safer money market funds and bank deposits, providing high returns without much risk. According to Refinitiv data, U.S. dividend funds witnessed an outflow of $5.6 billion in the first quarter of this year, the first in 10 quarters. On the other hand, U.S. money market funds secured a massive $391.5 billion inflow in the first quarter, the biggest in three years. "As long as the stability and income generated from money market funds remain attractive relative to stocks, the outflows may continue this year." However, some analysts said dividend funds are still the safer option as they invest in companies with solid balance sheets and healthy cash flows which are likely to be more resilient during an economic slowdown.

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb 22 (Reuters) - Although China's selling of U.S. Treasury securities over the past year raises multiple geopolitical questions, it's merely switching to other dollar bonds - casting doubt about a more alarming strategic investment shift. Beijing's stash of U.S. government bonds ended last year at $862.3 billion, the lowest since May, 2010, according to Refinitiv data. Meanwhile, China's holdings of U.S. agency bonds last year rose by $50.9 billion and valuation effects accounted for $34.8 billion. This means the real increase was $85.9 billion, substantially more than the decline in Treasuries holdings. "Maybe the big story is there is no sign that China's dollar holding portfolio has changed much.

☆ How to Invest in the S&P 500
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +9 min

The S&P 500 index, short for Standard & Poor’s 500 index, is one of the most widely traded and talked about stock indexes in the world. The Largest S&P 500 Index Funds Ticker Symbols Expense Ratio Fund Size Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fund VOO, VFFSX, VFIAX 0.010%-0.040% $792 billion SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY 0.095% $380 billion Fidelity 500 Index Fund FXAIX 0.015% $374 billion iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV 0.030% $307 billion Vanguard Institutional Index Fund VINIX, VIIIX 0.020%-0.035% $238 billion Morningstar DirectS&P 500 mutual funds vs. S&P 500 ETFsAnother thing to consider is whether you want to buy a traditional mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, which trades like a stock. Equal weight, value or ESG S&P 500 fundsMoreover, if you’re concerned about the heavy weighting of certain sectors in the S&P index you can invest instead in an equal weight S&P 500 index fund or add those shares to your portfolio. Alternatively, you can buy an S&P 500 value fund, which represents stocks that are considered undervalued or an S&P 500 growth fund, which represents the fastest-growing companies in the S&P 500. Another variation on the S&P 500 index theme incorporates ESG (environmental, social and governance) values while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500.

[1/3] A Tesla is charged at an electric car supercharger station in Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 2, 2018. A dearth of chargers on U.S. roads has slowed the growth of EV sales and the positive environmental impact, advocates say. In January of last year, Tesla wrote the Federal Highway Administration, offering the Biden administration suggestions on how to shape the charging program. In Ohio, the company responded to a recent request that companies submit charging proposals, state officials told Reuters. The Department of Transportation next week will detail final requirements that all electric vehicle chargers must meet to be eligible for funding under the $7.5 billion effort to electrify highways and interstates across the nation.

☆ Bearish hedge fund manager Dan Niles names his top five trades for 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Despite the January bounce , hedge fund manager Dan Niles sees more volatility ahead. Top picks for 2023 Amid the volatility, Niles has five top picks for investors. He said his Satori Fund well outperformed the S & P last year by making money, but did not disclose its exact performance. It continues to be one of the top trades this year for Niles, who called it his "favorite investment in 2023." Sitting on cash allows us the flexibility to reinvest if the S & P goes lower in 2023," Niles said.

☆ Virginia Gov. Youngkin stokes 2024 campaign speculation after killing Ford battery plant over China links
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

But this week, Virginia Republican Gov. (Virginia doesn't allow governors to serve consecutive terms, so Youngkin can't seek re-election.) “There’s a logic to the politics of Youngkin’s decision,” said Liam Donovan, a Republican strategist and lobbyist. Gretchen Whitmer telling the Detroit News that Youngkin’s “political determination” created an “exciting opportunity” for her state. “Carlyle makes a lot of money out of China,” said Surovell, the Democratic state senator.

☆ Bank of America's 2023 small cap picks include one tech stock it expects to double
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

With recession fears mounting for 2023, Bank of America has small-cap picks it expects will be resilient in a downturn — and even have some upside. Given this, Bank of America picked out 35 of its best small- and mid-cap ideas for 2023, including one e-commerce stock called Xometry that's expected to roughly double from here. These names could rise 24% on average, based on their 12-month price targets, according to the note. Xometry , an online marketplace for industrial parts, will roughly double to its $60 price target, according to Bank of America. Meanwhile, Planet Fitness will benefit in a recession, as consumers trade down from higher-priced gyms, the bank said.

☆ 2023 looks good for the market — especially for one 'extremely attractive' asset class: Fund manager
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The S & P 500 is currently at around 3,839. Based on the current yield of 3.75%, the S & P 500 is "fairly valued" at 3,800 — implying no upside. 'Conviction themes' in 2023 Hatfield highlighted the "conviction investment themes" he expects to be very attractive in 2023. One asset class he highlighted was preferred stocks, which have the characteristics of both stocks and bonds . "We believe that preferred stocks are extremely attractive now as most are trading at more than a 20% discount to par.

☆ Cryptocurrencies at crossroads after annus horribilis
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Vidya Ranganathan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (Reuters) - To borrow from Britain's Queen Elizabeth, 2022 is not a year on which the cryptocurrency world shall look back with undiluted pleasure. Crashes, contagion, collapses came in such quick succession that investors were, towards the end of the year, asking serious existential questions. After all, the largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin , has not kept its head above water for more than a week at a time, and is down about three-quarters from last November's $69,000 peak. What some saw as the final nail in the crypto coffin was the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange last month. Rather, 2022 has become the "I-told-you-so" case for regulators, who've largely maintained an arm's length from the crypto world or even banned trading in cryptocurrencies.

☆ Investors need to be very defensive as market bottom not reached, says strategist
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | 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 EmailInvestors need to be very defensive as market bottom not reached, says strategistWith central banks remaining hawkish and the European economic outlook weak, Lale Akoner, senior market strategist at BNY Mellon, prefers large-cap U.S. equities and long positions in health care, energy and consumer staples.

☆ ETFs tied to emerging markets, Tesla and inverse strategies are bucking a slowdown in trading volume
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Others are blaming the World Cup, and indeed many trading desks seem obsessed with watching every game. But beneath the lower volumes has been some strong activity in many exchange-traded funds, as well as inflows. China is still rallying on the reopening headlines, so emerging market ETFs like KraneShares China Internet (KWEB) have seen inflows. The TSLA Bear 1x ETF (TSLS), which gives you the daily inverse performance of Tesla, has seen big inflows since launching in August. Since October, volumes have exploded as Tesla has moved down on the Twitter deal — it's up 40% since early October.

☆ Retirement savers seek safe havens within their 401(k) plans. They may regret it later
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Data suggests some retirement savers are seeking out safe havens within their 401(k) plans. Investors sold out of target-date funds and large-cap U.S. stock funds in October in favor of "safer" ones, such as stable value, money market and bond funds, according to Alight Solutions, which administers company 401(k) plans. For example, stable value and money market funds captured 81% and 16% of net investor funds in October, respectively, according to Alight data. Target-date funds and large-cap stock funds accounted for 37% and 12% of net investor withdrawals, respectively; company stock funds accounted for 34% of total outflows, according to Alight. Target-date funds, the funds most popular with 401(k) plan investors, offer a mix of stocks and bonds that align with someone's expected retirement year (their target date, so to speak).

☆ Australia's Westpac to tap U.S. dollar bond market - term sheet
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Scott Murdoch | Thomson Reuters | Scott Murdoch Has Been A Journalist For More Than Two Decades Working For Thomson Reuters | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Australia's Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AX) has mandated banks to work on two- and five-year U.S. dollar bond issuances, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters. Westpac raised A$2.8 billion ($1.82 billion) in an Australian-dollar-denominated bond on Monday, domestic media said. The bank plans to issue in U.S. dollars a two-year fixed rate bond, a two-year floating rate note, and a five-year fixed rate transaction, the term sheet showed. The final pricing is due to be set later in the New York trading session on Wednesday, subject to market conditions, according to the term sheet. Westpac planned to use the U.S. dollar proceeds from the bonds for general corporate purposes, the term sheet showed.

☆ Retail investors are dumping most of Big Tech except one stock
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Retail investors have been shunning most of Big Tech this past week, according to JPMorgan. Strategists at the bank led by Peng Cheng said retail investors dumped $130 million worth of Meta stock, sold $122 million of Amazon and $112 million of Apple. Cheng, JPMorgan's head of big data and artificial intelligence strategies, said the Google parent's stock saw a $137 million boost from retail investors. He also said Alphabet was "the most popular name" this past week. Overall, retail traders bought $2.2 billion in stocks and funds this past week, the second consecutive week of positive inflow, Cheng said.

☆ BOJ, BoJo, Beijing and bond bounce
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A surge in Japan's ailing yen from 32-year lows later on Friday, amid reports of out-of-hours Bank of Japan intervention in New York, saw a peak-to-trough drop in dollar/yen of almost 4%. There were wild swings again on Monday amid suspicion of further BoJ sales, even though officials refused to confirm the action. A weekend of political twists from Beijing to London only added to edgy market on Monday. China leadership China's Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third leadership term on Sunday and introduced a top governing body stacked with loyalists. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index (.HSI) has now underperformed MSCI's broadest global stock index by almost 50% over two years.

☆ Should you trust this recent market rally? Here’s how Wall Street is advising their clients
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Wall Street analysts, however, have cautioned that there might be more downside before a bull market begins. That means there's likely to be more volatility before a sustained market rally. Hedge fund manager Dan Niles said the "bear market rally" in October will continue until Oct. 25, when mega-cap tech companies report third-quarter results. How to trust a market rally? The BofA report also said despite the bear market, stocks still are not "cheap enough."

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