People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo.Maydays | Moment | Getty ImagesJapan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index pared gains to fall 0.57% Friday, after the Bank of Japan kept its policy rate steady at 0.5%, in line with the forecast from a Reuters poll of economists.The benchmark index had hit a fresh record high for a second consecutive session earlier in the day. The index closed at 45,045.81, while the Japanese yen appreciated by 0.14% against the dollar to 147.80.The decision to hold rates comes as Japan’s core inflation rate in August fell to its lowest since November 2024 at 2.7%,…
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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, US, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGrayscale Investments has brought a new twist to crypto investing, rolling out the first multi-token exchange-traded product available in the U.S.The Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF begins trading Friday on NYSE under the ticker GDLC. The fund bundles together the five largest and most liquid digital assets — bitcoin, ether, XRP, Solana, and Cardano. These five tokens capture more than 90% of the market capitalization of the digital-asset class, according to Grayscale.”We…
Here are Friday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: Bank of America upgrades PagSeguro to buy from neutral Bank of America said in its upgrade of PagSeguro that the LatAm payment processor is attractive. “We upgrade the stock to Buy (from Neutral) as we find valuation attractive at 6.5x P/E, while we expect EPS CAGR of 15%.” BMO downgrades UPS to market perform from outperform BMO said it sees too many negative catalysts for UPS. “A recovery in demand remains elusive, particularly in the important B2B [business to business] segment. Macro challenges have been further heightened by shifting U.S. trade policies,…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailCNBC’s Julia Boorstin joins ‘Fast Money’ with news on Versant Media’s expected listing on the Nasdaq. Disclosure: Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns CNBC. Versant would become the new parent company of CNBC upon Comcast’s planned spinoff of Versant.02:20Thu, Sep 18 20255:41 PM EDT Source link
Three Russian military jets violated NATO member Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes on Friday in an “unprecedentedly brazen” incursion, its government said, the latest in a series of recent military actions by Russia that have rattled the alliance.Russia’s Defence Ministry denied its jets violated Estonian airspace, saying they flew over neutral waters.With tensions already high because of the war in Ukraine, the incursion came just over a week after more than 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on the night of September 9-10. That prompted NATO jets to down some of them and Western officials to say Russia was testing the alliance’s readiness and…
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Donald Trump indicated that a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could be close at hand Thursday, during a press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.”The Russia situation, I hope we’re going to have some good news for you coming up,” Trump said at Chequers, the prime minister’s weekend residence in Aylesbury, England.”Millions of people have…
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesGoogle is adding more artificial intelligence into its Chrome browser as the search giant tries to fend off burgeoning competition from AI startups OpenAI and Perplexity.In a blog post Thursday, Google said it’s rolling out Gemini in Chrome to users of Mac and Windows computers in the U.S. as well as to mobile devices. Users will be able to ask Gemini for help understanding the contents of a particular webpage, work across tabs, or do more within a single tab, such as schedule a meeting or search for a YouTube video.”We are evolving the…
Planes land at the Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom.Steve Parsons | Pa Images | Getty ImagesA cyberattack at a service provider for check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London’s Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin, causing flight delays and cancellations on Saturday.Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in and boarding systems for several airlines across multiple airports globally, is experiencing a technical issue that may cause delays for departing passengers, London’s Heathrow Airport said on Saturday, having warned of delays. RTX, Collins Aerospace’s parent, was not immediately available for comment outside of U.S. business hours. The…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Brighthouse Financial — The insurance company soared 26% after Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that a group led by Aquarian Holdings was in talks to pay $65 to $70 per share for Brighthouse Financial. Scholastic — The publisher’s stock fell nearly 11%. Scholastic posted a loss per share of $2.52 for the fiscal first quarter, excluding items, wider than the loss of $2.13 per share seen in the same period a year prior. Newmont , Orla Mining — Shares of Newmont and Orla Mining moved in opposite…
Tesla could see big gains over the coming years if the automotive company can meet its “lofty” market capitalization and product goals, Baird said Friday in a note to clients. The firm upgraded the Elon Musk-led company to outperform from neutral. It raised its price target for the electric-vehicle maker to $548 from $320, implying 31.5% upside. “Focus has increasingly shifted to the future for TSLA,” Baird analyst Ben Kallo said in the note. “The road ahead is chock-full of catalysts.” In September, Tesla released a series of product and market capitalization milestones for its business over the next decade tied to…
