UK consumer car finance market down 2% in October 2024: FLA
  • December 8, 2024

UK consumer car finance market down 2% in October 2024: FLA

Consumer car finance new business volumes fell in October 2024 by 2% compared with the same month in 2023, according to figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA). The corresponding value of new business fell by 1% over the same period. In the ten months to October 2024, new business was 1% lower…

Chinese stocks, yuan stage late rebound on Politburo pledges
  • December 8, 2024

Chinese stocks, yuan stage late rebound on Politburo pledges

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong rebounded in the final hour of trading as the nation’s top leaders vowed to ease monetary policy and expand fiscal spending. Most Read from BloombergA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitThe Hang Seng China Enterprises Index reversed a small drop to end the day 3.1% higher, it’s bigg

Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC denies back-door listing move amid semiconductor stock surge
  • December 8, 2024

Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC denies back-door listing move amid semiconductor stock surge

Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), China's leading memory chipmaker, has denied it is seeking a back-door listing to take advantage of the frenzy in the country's chip-related stocks amid tighter US tech sanctions. Considered China's best chance to compete in advanced flash memory chips against global leaders Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, YMTC issued a statement on Sunday saying it "never had any intention of pursuing a back door- listing". The statement was in response to earlier loca

Free Mobile Plan for Shareholders Spurs 7% Jump in Rakuten Stock
  • December 8, 2024

Free Mobile Plan for Shareholders Spurs 7% Jump in Rakuten Stock

(Bloomberg) -- Rakuten Group Inc. shares surged on Monday after the Japanese e-commerce company announced that it would offer one-year free mobile plans for shareholders. Most Read from BloombergBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitThe 6.7% advance in the stock, its biggest in

Options Giant Optiver Bets Japan’s Market Is About to Boom
  • December 8, 2024

Options Giant Optiver Bets Japan’s Market Is About to Boom

(Bloomberg) -- Optiver is expanding its derivatives empire in Japan, where it aims to boost a single-stock options market that has so far been virtually non-existent.Most Read from BloombergA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitThe speed trader, which has been dealing index con

South Korean Stocks, Won Slump as Political Crisis Deepens
  • December 8, 2024

South Korean Stocks, Won Slump as Political Crisis Deepens

(Bloomberg) -- South Korean stocks tumbled and the won approached its weakest level since 2009 following a weekend of political turmoil that left investors bracing for a period of heightened volatility. Most Read from BloombergA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitThe benchmark