Prime Video has announced plans to invest more than $2 billion in Latin America between 2027 and 2030. Details of the plan were announced last night at a Prime Video showcase event in Mexico City. The investment will span original programming, locally produced and acquired content, and live sports rights across Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, […]
The Swiss Franc (CHF) resumes its upside journey against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday after a corrective move the previous day. The USD/CHF pair is down 0.17% to near 0.7990 in the Asian trading session. The Swiss Franc pair is expected to remain under pressure as heightening United States (US) debt concerns have weighed […]
SUSTAINABILITY is no longer just about protecting the environment. For Malaysian SMEs, it is increasingly becoming a business advantage. Consumers, investors and regulators are placing greater emphasis on environmentally responsible business practices. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), adopting sustainability is no longer simply about “doing the right thing”. It can strengthen brand reputation, improve efficiency, […]
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) help risk-averse investors tap into sector-specific opportunities without the risks associated with owning individual stocks. One of those is financials, which typically includes everything from banks to insurance companies. One of the most well-known ETFs in the financials sector is the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLF). XLF seeks […]
Government borrowing costs around the world have surged to the highest levels in decades amid growing fears over US bond market turmoil. Anxiety about Donald Trump’s handling of the US economy, and concern that the US president’s war with Iran is driving up inflation, are causing a sell-off in the US bond market. Here we […]
Mexico’s retail sector is seeing continued expansion, from Coppel’s financial inclusion efforts and Tiendas 3B’s store growth to increasing Asian brand presence. At the same time, the World Cup and OXXO’s local sourcing initiative are reshaping consumer activity and creating new commercial opportunities. Ready? This is the Week in Retail & E-Commerce! Mexico’s World Cup […]
© OneSideProFoto / Shutterstock.com Larry Kudlow spent part of his Fox Business show earlier this week walking through Wall Street Journal research on active versus passive fund performance with contributor Liz Peek, and the picture is unflattering for stock pickers. Only 27% of actively managed U.S. large-cap equity funds beat their benchmark over the last […]
Christopher Smart is managing partner of the Arbroath Group, an investment strategy consultancy, and was a senior economic policy advisor in the Obama administration. With little hope of a durable agreement between Washington and Tehran, shipping restrictions through the Strait of Hormuz appear likely to be an enduring feature of the world’s economy rather than […]
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton criticizes Democratic opponent Xavier Becerra’s ‘power hour’ electricity proposal to lower energy costs on ‘The Bottom Line.’ California regulators on Monday approved new rules that will restrict which replacement tires can be sold across the state in an effort to meet energy-efficiency standards. The new regulations, unanimously adopted by the […]
Single-stock exchange-traded funds are the hoverboards of finance. They provide no real utility and might catch fire and explode at any moment. Leveraged and inverse single-stock ETFs were first approved for US trading in 2022, prompting a rare companion statement from former SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, saying, “… it would likely be challenging for an […]
