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☆ Why we stepped into this week's lousy market to make a bunch of buys
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It was a choppy week for the major stock averages as macroeconomic data once again came in above expectations. That's why we stepped up to the plate this week and did a bunch of buying. Meanwhile, building permits were down 11.2% monthly (-22.4% annually) at a 1.342 million SAAR, below expectations for a 1.48 million SAAR. On Wednesday, existing home sales were reported to have fallen 7.7% monthly (-35.4% annually) in November to a SAAR of 4.09 million units, below the 4.17 million SAAR expected. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Israeli intelligence general sees Iran regime surviving protests
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

JERUSALEM, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A top Israeli intelligence analyst said on Monday that Iran's clerical rulers were likely to survive protests that have swept the country for weeks, and predicted they could stay in power for years to come. "The repressive Iranian regime will, it seems, manage to survive these protests. It has constructed very, very strong tools for dealing with such protests," Brigadier-General Amit Saar told the military intelligence think-tank Gazit Institute. "But I think that even if these protests wane, the reasons (for them) will remain, and thus the Iranian regime has a problem for years to come." Writing by Dan Williams Editing by Steven ScheerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Schneider Electric-Backed Venture Firm to Launch $520 Million Fund
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Angus Loten | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

To date, SE Ventures has 30 active investments, including climate and industrial tech ventures, a pace it expects to accelerate with the new fund, he said. About 70% have struck a commercial partnership with Schneider Electric, the company said. SE Ventures first invested in AutoGrid in the company’s Series D fundraising round in 2019. Mr. Hodson said through SE Ventures, Schneider Electric has a good record of targeting investments to areas where it wants to expand. “There’s definitely a market reality where there is a large degree of uncertainty,” Mr. Chaturvedy said.

☆ Stocks shrug off tech's troubles as the Street awaits key inflation data next week
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The major indexes all posted gains this week despite a Big Tech beatdown, proving the market can rally without its most valuable stocks. Indeed strength in other sectors — only communication services finished down — helped the overall market to shrug off disappointing earnings results from Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN) and Meta Platforms (META). Alphabet's results fell short of the Street's expectations, but still managed to grow revenue 6% annually off a $65 billion base. (Canada's central bank hiked rates less than expected this week, opting for a 50 basis point hike instead of the expected 75.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Earnings are off to a surprisingly decent start. Next week is the big test for tech
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Stocks rallied this week as earnings season ramped up and is so far off to a better-than-expected start. With 20% of the S & P 500 having reported financials so far, sales results have thus far been 1.4% above expectations while earnings results are 5.4% above expectations, in aggregate. That inverse correlation between bond yields and stocks was powerful enough to trump positive earnings reports. Looking back On the earnings front, we got results from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Danaher (DHR). As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Ukraine moves to cut diplomatic ties with Iran after drone attacks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday he was submitting a proposal to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to formally cut diplomatic ties with Tehran after a wave of Russian attacks using what Kyiv says are Iranian-made drones. Russia launched dozens of "kamikaze" drones on targets in Ukraine on Monday, striking energy infrastructure and killing four people in the capital of Kyiv. Ukraine says the attacks were carried out with Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones, though Tehran denies supplying the drones. "Tehran bears full responsibility for the destruction of relations with Ukraine", Kuleba told a news conference. "I am submitting to the president of Ukraine a proposition to sever diplomatic ties with Iran."

Stocks took a beating this week as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another 75 basis points, the third consecutive hike of that magnitude. It wasn't the rate move — which was anticipated by the market — but Fed Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish comments on Wednesday that hurt stocks. It was the fifth losing week out of the last six for all the major stock averages, capped by another painful drop on Friday. Also Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points while maintaining its hawkish tone. ET: Personal Spending and Income (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long.)

☆ Merkel: Premisa este că virusul ne va ține ocupați mult timp. UE are nevoie de o capacitate mai mare de producţie a vaccinurilor
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

„Trebuie să plecăm de la premisa că virusul, cu mutaţii sale, ne va ţine ocupaţi pentru mult timp, aşa că problema se va prelungi dincolo de acest an”, a adăugat cancelarul german, potrivit Agerpres. Totodată, ea a apărat decizia guvernului său de a procura vaccinuri anti-coronavirus împreună cu celelalte state membre ale UE, adăugând că un eşec în această privinţa ar fi zguduit blocul comunitar la temelie. „În ciuda tuturor plângerilor, a fost corect să ne bazăm pe achiziţia şi aprobarea în comun a vaccinurilor de către Uniunea Europeană”, a declarat Merkel. El a adăugat că aceste relaxări vor fi condiţionate de teste antigen rapid cu rezultat negativ. În faţa nemulţumirii stârnite de această măsură în rândul opiniei publice şi a dificultăţilor administrative pentru aplicarea sa, ea a recunoscut că a făcut o greşeală şi a cerut iertare populaţiei.

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☆ 20 best German foods
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-09 | by ( Marcel Krueger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

Check out our list of 20 traditional German dishes that you need to try when you travel there. Germany National Tourism Board Azalea and Rhododendron Park Kromlau: This 200-acre English landscape park was built in the 19th century in Gablenz, Saxony. Germany National Tourism Board Maschsee Lake: This quiet and idyllic lake attracts families throughout the year in Hannover, the capital of Lower Saxony. Germany National Tourism Board Berchtesgaden National Park: Alpine lakes and ice-topped mountains are just a few of the natural wonders that make Berchtesgaden such a breathtaking national park. It comes wrapped in bacon or heaped upon schnitzel; as asparagus soup, fried asparagus, pancakes with herbs and asparagus, asparagus with scrambled eggs or asparagus with young potatoes.

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