Author: Daniel snow

[ad_1] Guangzhou-based Xpeng is one of several Chinese electric car companies that’s started to expand overseas.Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesChinese electric-vehicle maker Xpeng saw its shares in Hong Kong surge over 10% Thursday following upbeat earnings and stronger-than-expected revenue forecast for the second quarter.Its shares soared as much as 10.2% to 85.5 Hong Kong dollars ($10.86), and were last trading 7% higher, taking year-to-date gains to 78%.The Guangzhou-based carmaker’s first-quarter revenue more than doubled from a year earlier, driven by robust sales.Xpeng said it delivered 94,008 vehicles in the first three months this year, more than four…

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[ad_1] Traffic outside the Central Bank of Brazil headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, on Monday, June 17, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesEmerging markets stocks are in the spotlight again as the “sell U.S.” narrative gained fresh momentum, following Moody’s recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating.The Bank of America heralded emerging markets as “the next bull market” recently. “Weaker U.S. dollar, U.S. bond yield top, China economic recovery…nothing will work better than emerging market stocks,” Bank of America’s team, led by investment strategist Michael Hartnett, said in a note. Similarly, JPMorgan upgraded emerging market equities from neutral to overweight on Monday, citing…

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[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump sits next to Crypto czar David Sacks at the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersPresident Donald Trump’s top crypto and AI advisor David Sacks said Wednesday that the administration expects the stablecoin legislation moving through the Senate to pass with “significant bipartisan support,” and claimed it could unlock demand for U.S. Treasuries.”We already have over $200 billion in stablecoins — it’s just unregulated,” Sacks told CNBC’s “Closing Bell Overtime.” “If we provide the legal clarity and legal framework for this, I think we…

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[ad_1] Here are the six stocks in the portfolio that I would buy right now as outlined during the Investing Club’s May Monthly Meeting on Wednesday afternoon. GE Vernova My first choice is GE Vernova . Oh, I am conscious of how late we are on this one, which is why I am so picky about price. However, there is a long-term cycle of natural gas buying to fuel the growth of our electric grid, which could be as high as 5% a year — that’s right, I’m talking about 5% growth to the nation’s grid. That’s unheard of given…

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[ad_1] Hinge Health’s TrueMotion feature.Courtesy: Hinge HealthHinge Health priced its IPO at $32 per share on Wednesday, at the top end of the expected range.The digital physical therapy startup sold 8.52 million shares in the offering, raising about $273 million. The total offering was for 13.7 million shares, with the balance being sold by existing shareholders.Hinge, founded in 2014, will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “HNGE.” The company filed its initial prospectus in March and updated the document earlier this month with an expected pricing range of $28 to $32.At the IPO price, Hinge Health is…

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