Direct Line shares plunge as insurer scraps dividend
[ad_1] Direct Line has suspended its dividend after a combination of severe cold weather in December and rising inflation pushed up the cost of claims, sending shares in the UK insurer…
Uniqlo owner gives Japan Inc a jolt with 40% wage hike By Reuters
[ad_1] © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Fast Retailing’s fashion chain Uniqlo, at a shopping complex in Beijing, China May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Uniqlo…
Higher Rates Wards Off Small Business Expansion
[ad_1] sankai The National Federation of Small Businesses (NFIB) released its Small Business Optimism Index for December early this morning. The report showed optimism has begun to fade after a…
Gold prices zoom higher on expectations for slower Fed rate rises
[ad_1] Gold prices have ripped higher over the past two months as expectations that the US Federal Reserve will slow its interest rate rises boosted the precious metal. Prices of…
Blog Post: Day 16 of $QQQ short term down-trend; 1st five days of January rule suggests an up market for 2023; but Santa’s $ELF gets pummeled, see daily chart and red dots
[ad_1] There is a rule that if the major market indexes close the first 5 days of the year up it suggests an up market for the year, and a…