Tag: investor

Have Investors Surpassed ‘Peak China’?

Commentary This is the first article of a two-part series on the growing risks of China investment.  U.S. companies renewed their investments in China in the latter half of the 20th century once President Richard Nixon opened diplomatic relations with the country in 1972. For 40 years, after Congress excepted China from the rules otherwise…


German Investor Morale Rises on Expectations of Easing COVID-19 Restrictions

BERLIN—German investor sentiment rose in February on expectations that restrictions to contain COVID-19 will ease, allowing growth in Europe’s largest economy to pick up, a survey showed on Tuesday. The ZEW economic research institute said its economic sentiment index rose to 54.3 from 51.7 in January. A Reuters poll had pointed to a rise to…


Investors Brace for Fed Policy Meeting as Market Churn Continues

With markets roiled by a wave of risk-off sentiment linked to geopolitical tensions in Ukraine, an Omicron surge, and worries around how aggressively the Federal Reserve will move to relieve inflationary pressures, investors are looking to the central bank’s two-day policy meeting for clues around how fast the Fed will tighten its loose monetary settings….


This Day in Market History: Peter Lynch Is Born

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened? On Jan. 19, 1944, Peter Lynch, legendary investor and former manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund, was born. Where Was the Market? The S&P 500 finished the month at 11.85, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…


Tesla Faces Investor Lawsuit Over Musk Tweets on 10 Percent Stock Sales

San Francisco—Tesla Inc. was hit by a lawsuit over CEO Elon Musk’s social media posts including his Twitter poll on stock sales that pulled down its stock prices. Tesla investor David Wagner called for access to internal documents to investigate whether Tesla and Musk violated an agreement with the U.S. securities regulator and its board…


Wall Street Investors Find New Opportunities in China as CCP Infighting Spreads to Financial Sector

News Analysis Investment giants of Wall Street, although with some uncertainty over China’s complex and unstable policies, are lining up to enter the Chinese market with full control over their companies. The move comes as Chinese leader Xi Jinping uproots the status quo for local financial markets in an attempt to squeeze out a rival…


Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square SPARC Files for New York Listing

Pershing Square SPARC Holdings Ltd., the special purpose acquisition rights company of billionaire investor Bill Ackman, on Friday filed for a public offering of its warrants in the United States. The SPARC structure has been devised by Ackman and has never been tested on Wall Street before. The move comes months after the prolific dealmaker…


Euro Zone Investor Morale Rises on More Upbeat Outlook

BERLIN—Investor morale in the euro zone rose in November for the first time since July as investors expected supply bottlenecks and higher prices to hold back the economy only temporarily, a survey showed on Monday. Sentix’s index for the euro zone rose to 18.3 from 16.9 in October. A Reuters poll had pointed to a…


Lufthansa Gets Strong Investor Backing for 2.1 Billion Euro Cash Call

LONDON/FRANKFURT—German airline Lufthansa received strong investor backing for a 2.14 billion euro ($2.47 billion) rights issue, providing some encouragement for travel companies looking to weather the after-effects of the COVID-19 crisis. The company said on Wednesday that its rights issue was 98.36 percent subscribed by investors and that it would place the remaining shares in…


Tesla Faces Investor Test After Big Jury Award Over Racism

SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON—A contract worker has won a $137 million jury award over workplace racism against Tesla Inc., raising pressure on the electric vehicle maker whose shareholders will vote on Thursday on a proposal to review how it addresses similar complaints for full-time employees. The nonbinding shareholder resolution asks Tesla’s board to study the impact of…