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Kroger Backs FY24 Earnings View, Lifts Sales Forecast After Profit In Q2; Stock Up
Supermarket chain Kroger Co. on Thursday maintained its fiscal 2024 earnings view and raised the low end of its guidance for identical sales without fuel, after reporting a profit in its second quarter, compared to prior year's loss, amid nearly flat sales. Adjusted earnings also beat market estimates. On the New York Stock Exchange, Korger shares were gaining around 3.8 percent.
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U.S. Producer Prices Rise 0.2% In August, Slightly More Than Expected
A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed producer prices in the U.S. rose by slightly more than expected in the month of August. The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand crept up by 0.2 percent in August, while revised data showed prices were unchanged in July. Economists had expected producer prices to inch up by 0.1 percent.
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ECB Cuts Interest Rates On Weaker Eurozone Growth Outlook
The European Central Bank reduced its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, as expected, as the euro area growth is expected to slow on weaker demand and core inflationary pressures remain high, thanks to the stickiness of services inflation. The Governing Council, led by ECB President Christine Lagarde, lowered the deposit facility rate, which is the new policy rate, to 3.50 percent.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Inch Up To 230,000, Matching Economist Estimates
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a modest increase by first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended September 7th. The report said initial jobless claims rose to 230,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level of 228,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to inch up to 230,000.
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BoE Softens Capital Regime For Banks
The Bank of England said the capital threshold for major UK banks will be virtually unchanged, and delayed the implementation date for the new Basel standards by another six months as regulators bowed down to heavy lobbying. The Prudential Regulation Authority estimated that the tier 1 capital requirements for major banks will increase by less than 1 percent from January 2030.
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Inch Up To 230,000
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a modest increase by first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended September 7th.
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U.S. Producer Prices Rise Slightly More Than Expected In August
A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed producer prices in the U.S. rose by slightly more than expected in the month of August.
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Bay Street Looks Headed For Positive Start
Canadian shares look headed for a positive start Thursday morning thanks to firm European markets and higher crude oil and gold prices.
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OpenAI In Talks To Raise $6.5 Bln For $150 Valuation
OpenAI, the maker of popular chatbot ChatGPT, is in talks to raise $6.5 billion in equity financing from investors at a valuation of $150 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the situation. The Microsoft-backed company is also in talks with banks for another $5 billion in debt in the form of revolving credit facility. The new valuation is significantly higher than the $86...
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Yen Slides Against Majors
The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday amid risk appetite, as traders react to a key U.S. inflation report that showed a bigger than expected increase in core inflation, raising expectations for a quarter-point rate cut at the U.S. Fed's monetary policy meeting next week.
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Sensex, Nifty Log Fresh Record Highs
Indian benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty hit new record highs on Thursday, mirroring gains in global markets as investors looked past high core U.S. inflation number and shift their focus to producer price inflation and weekly jobless claims data due later in the day for fresh hints regarding the size of future rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
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Antipodean Currencies Rise Amid Risk Appetite
The Antipodean currencies such as Australia, the New Zealand and the Canadian dollars strengthened against their major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday amid risk appetite, as traders react to a key U.S. inflation report that showed a bigger than expected increase in core inflation, raising expectations for a quarter-point rate cut at the U.S. Fed's monetary policy meeting next week.
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UK Housing Market Conditions Improve On Interest Rate Cut: RICS
The UK housing market conditions strengthened in August as the recent decrease in mortgage interest rates spurred demand and sales activity, the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed on Thursday. The number of people looking to buy homes increased in August, with the balance rising to 15 from 4 in July.
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