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October 23, 2021

Dow posts all-time closing high, Nasdaq dips as Snap shares drop by record

Stocks were mixed on Friday as investors digested new commentary on asset-purchase tapering and inflation from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, amid a slew of fresh earnings reports from major companies.

The Dow set a record closing high, taking out a previous record close from August 16. The S&P 500 retreated after setting a fresh intraday record high. The reversal to the downside came as Powell said the central bank was “on track to begin a taper of our asset purchases that, if the economy evolves broadly as expected, will be completed by the middle of next year” during a virtual event hosted by the South African Reserve Bank Friday. The central bank had previously telegraphed it believed the economy was nearing the recovery threshold that would warrant the start to tapering of the Fed’s crisis-era asset purchase program.

Powell also noted he expected elevated inflationary pressures spurred by global supply constraints “are likely to last longer than previously expected, likely well into next year.”

The Nasdaq underperformed following a couple of weaker-than-expected technology earnings.

Snap (SNAP) shares sank by a record 27{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} after missing third-quarter revenues and offering weak current-quarter guidance, with Apple’s iOS privacy updates denting the social media platform’s advertising business. The miss also catalyzed a drop in shares of peer social media companies including Facebook (FB) and Alphabet (GOOGL).

Shares of Intel (INTC) also dropped after the company said margins would be under pressure for the next up to three years, in part reflecting challenges from global materials shortages. And Chipotle (CMG) shares fluctuated between small gains and losses despite posting better-than-expected quarterly same-store sales, though the company flagged widespread staffing shortages.

Despite some of the more recent, mixed earnings results, the S&P 500 and Dow have hovered within striking distance of their all-time highs, boosted by a string of earlier estimates-topping quarterly corporate profits and economic data. Both have served to stave off concerns over a decelerating growth environment after a surge in reopening activity earlier this year.

New data on Thursday showed weekly jobless claims improved to their lowest level since March 2020 last week, falling more-than-expected as firings, layoffs and other involuntary separations slowed further in the labor market. And existing home sales posted their biggest jump since September 2020 last month, showing still-robust demand for homes even as inventory remained tight and prices crept higher.

And based on quarterly results so far, many companies have shown they managed to grow profits even in the face of rising input and labor costs and supply chain challenges.

“Let’s not forget, we’re coming off of very high margins, so there is room for a little compression there. What we’re seeing in the early earnings releases, which is maybe the reason for equity markets hitting new highs, is that the operating leverage inside of companies right now is so significant,” Gibson Smith, Smith Capital Investors founder, told Yahoo Finance Live on Thursday. “Think of top-line growth in the 18{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} arena, or you see bottom-line growth in the 50, 60, 70{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. These are all positives for corporate America, and I think will actually be the fuel to launch equity prices to higher levels.”

Investors are hoping for more affirmation on the solid trends seen so far in corporate profits next week, with a more robust set of third-quarter earnings results due for release. The heavily weighted stock index components, from Apple to Amazon and Facebook, are set to report quarterly results throughout next week.

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4:13 p.m. ET: Stocks end mixed, Dow logs record close

Here’s where markets closed out Friday’s session:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): -4.88 (-0.11{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,544.90
Dow (^DJI): +73.94 (+0.21{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 35,677.02
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -125.5 (-0.82{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,090.20

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11:37 a.m. ET: American Express shares jump to a record after strong Q3 results, while VF Corp. slides on lingering manufacturing constraints

American Express (AXP) shares hit an intraday all-time high Friday morning after posting third-quarter results that easily topped estimates.

Revenue of $10.93 billion was up 25{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} over last year, and exceeded the $10.54 billion expected, according to Bloomberg consensus data. Earnings per share of $2.27 were also better than the $1.77 estimate.

American Express also issued upbeat commentary on the state of the U.S. consumer, suggesting spending among individuals and small businesses was rebounding to pre-virus levels.

The card company said it saw a “continued rebound in travel and entertainment spending, with restaurant spending notably resilient, growing above pre-pandemic levels.” It also noted consumer and small business spending on goods and services grew 19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} over the third quarter of 2019, on a currency adjusted basis. New users to premium Platinum and Gold Cards also reached all-time highs

Meanwhile, VF Corp.’s (VFC) posted disappointing quarterly results in a report also issued Friday morning, reflecting the negative impacts from ongoing supply-chain challenges for apparel-makers.

The parent company of brands including The North Face and Vans posted adjusted earnings from continuing operations of $1.11, or four pennies below estimates, for its fiscal second quarter. Revenue came in $3.2 billion, or a 23{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} jump over last year but still a miss compared to the $3.5 billion consensus estimate.

VF Corp attributed the miss to a resurgence of Covid-19 lockdowns in its key sourcing companies, which generated manufacturing capacity constraints during the quarter.

“Additionally, continued port congestion, equipment availability and other logistics challenges have contributed to increasing product delays,” the company added. “VF is working with its suppliers to minimize disruption and is employing expedited freight as needed.”

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11:13 a.m. ET: U.S. service sector activity expands at a faster-than-expected clip in October, while manufacturing activity decelerates slightly

U.S. service sector activity picked up by a greater-than-expected margin in early October, while ongoing supply chain constraints weighed on goods-producing industries, according to new data from IHS Markit on Friday.

IHS Markit’s U.S. services purchasing managers’ index rose to 58.2 in the preliminary October print, exceeding consensus estimates for a reading of 55.2, according to Bloomberg data. The PMI had come in at 54.9 in September, and the latest October print reflected the strongest growth in three months. Readings above the neutral level of 50.0 indicate expansion in a sector.

“Driving growth in October was the quickest rise in inflows of new work since July, that was commonly attributed to stronger demand conditions as COVID-19 worries eased during the month,” IHS Markit said in its release. “Concurrently, service providers recorded more intense capacity pressures amid reports that firms were struggling to cope with growing sales due to labour issues and supplier delays.”

The manufacturing sector, however, posted a larger-than-expected dip in its PMI compared to September, largely reflecting the impact of rising input costs and materials and labor shortages. The U.S. manufacturing PMI slipped to 59.2 in early October from 60.7 in September, marking a third straight monthly decline. Consensus economists were looking for a reading of 60.5 in October.

“The slower improvement in conditions reflected a weaker expansion in output and a moderation in order book growth during October,” IHS Markit said in its release. “Factory production rose only modestly, with the pace of increase the slowest since July 2020 as output continued to be hampered by supply chain issues and shortages. October saw a record lengthening of suppliers’ delivery times. Supply issues and sustained sales growth prompted firms to further increase their buying activity and inventories.”

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9:32 a.m. ET: Stocks open mostly lower amid mixed earnings

Stocks were mixed as markets opened for trading on Friday, but still paced toward weekly gains following a record-setting march higher earlier this week.

The Dow traded higher by just 22 points, or less than 0.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, shortly after the opening bell. Both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 dropped as technology stocks sank following earnings misses from Snap and Intel. U.S. crude oil prices rose more than 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to break back above $83 per barrel, while the 10-year Treasury yield hovered around 1.67{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

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7:21 a.m. ET Friday: Stock futures trade mixed, with Nasdaq under pressure

Here’s where markets were trading ahead of the opening bell:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): +4.75 points (+0.1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,546.5
Dow futures (YM=F): +59 points (+0.17{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 35,539.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -25.75 points (-0.17{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,453.00
Crude (CL=F): +$0.54 (+0.65{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $83.04 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$11.50 (+0.65{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,793.40 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): unchanged, yielding 1.674{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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6:07 p.m. ET Thursday: Stock futures edge lower

Here’s where markets were trading Thursday evening:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -13.25 points (-0.29{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,528.50
Dow futures (YM=F): -31 points (-0.09{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 35,449.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -93.75 points (-0.61{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,385.00

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 30, 2021 in New York City. In afternoon trading the Dow was down over 250 points as investors continue to worry about inflation, wages and supply chain issues. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) — NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 30: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 30, 2021 in New York City. In afternoon trading the Dow was down over 250 points as investors continue to worry about inflation, wages and supply chain issues. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Emily McCormick is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter

October 22, 2021

Stocks trade mixed, Dow pulls back from record as earnings roll in

Stocks were mostly higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 rising to log an all-time high as a parade of strong earnings results and economic data helped buoy equity prices.

The S&P 500 gained 0.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to reach record intraday and closing highs, led by outperformance in the consumer discretionary and information technology sectors. A better-than-expected report on new weekly jobless claims also helped boost risk assets, with these improving to a fresh pandemic-era low. The Dow dipped but came off session lows. The 30-stock index had set a fresh record intraday high during the regular trading day on Wednesday, marking its first all-time high since mid-August.

Netflix and Tesla also logged record highs on Thursday, helping pull the tech-heavy Nasdaq up by 0.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Bitcoin prices (BTC-USD) pulled back from an all-time high of $66,000 reached earlier on Wednesday.

Estimates-topping earnings results from companies from Verizon (VZ) to Anthem (ANTM) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) extended a streak of strong quarterly reports kicked off by the big banks last week. Tesla (TSLA) shares pushed higher after the electric-vehicle maker posted profits that exceeded estimates on the back of record quarterly deliveries, though revenues fell short.

With stocks trading near record levels, these kinds of earnings beats will need to be maintained in order to fuel further appreciation, some strategists said.

“Both the fiscal stimulus and monetary stimulus has been driving markets really since the ricochet off the bottom of COVID,” Michael Vogelzang, chief investment officer for Captrust, told Yahoo Finance Live on Wednesday. “What we’re looking at now is, the easy work is done. The Fed is beginning to taper shortly, we expect. We don’t expect interest rates to rise much from here. But what it means is that the market is reasonably valued. It’s not cheap by anyone’s estimation. And in order to progress here … we’re going to have to see stronger earnings growth, and continued strong earnings growth.”

“We’ve seen the peak cycle acceleration,” he added. “Now it’s the hard work – can we continue to create profit growth in our various companies? Can the market and the economies around the globe work through some of the logistical issues?”

So far this earnings season, many goods-producing companies have highlighted concerns over rising input prices and ongoing supply chain disruptions. Tesla noted in its earnings release that “a variety of challenges, including semiconductor shortages, congestion at ports and rolling blackouts, have been impacting our ability to keep factories running at full speed.” And Procter & Gamble (PG) earlier this week estimated it would see over $2 billion in expenses this fiscal year related to rising commodity and freight costs.

However, investors have so far at least momentarily looked through these concerns, and clutched to optimism that these pressures will prove temporary.

“What we have done, in large part, by having massive aggregate demand outpacing aggregate supply is likely not destroyed demand. We likely delayed demand,” Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley-National, told Yahoo Finance Live on Wednesday. “And I think that elongates the economic cycle into ’22.”

“It means we’re going to have above-mean economic growth or GDP growth in ’22, higher than we’re estimating right now, likely, as we start seeing some of that supply response come online,” he added. “I certainly think that when we look at those companies that have to discuss things like margin degradation because of supply chain logistics and not having pricing power, you’re definitely going to have that environment where you have winners and losers.”

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4:04 p.m. ET: S&P 500 logs record as Netflix, Tesla set new all-time highs

Here’s where the major indexes closed out the session on Thursday:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): +13.59 (+0.3{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,549.78
Dow (^DJI): -6.26 (-0.02{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 35,603.08
Nasdaq (^IXIC): +94.02 (+0.62{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,215.70

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2:12 p.m. ET: It’s still an ‘equity friendly’ investing environment for stocks: Strategist

Even as concerns over inflation and the global economic outlook remain at the forefront of investors’ attention, the overarching backdrop for equities remains strong due to two key factors, according to at least one strategist.

“We’re continuing to believe that we’re in what we’re calling an ‘equity friendly’ investing environment. We’re right in the middle of earnings … and two key drivers to the market are always earnings and interest rates,” Leo Grohowski, BNY Mellon chief investment officer, told Yahoo Finance Live. “Coming into the third quarter, we had a lot of [earnings] warnings. In fact we had the third-highest warnings of any quarter in the last 10 years. So I think expectations were measured. And so far, with about 20{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the [S&P 500] companies in, we’re running about 80{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} better than expected. So earnings we believe will continue to move forward at a nice clip.”

“And the key is interest rates. Our thought has been the 10-year doesn’t get higher than maybe 1.75{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}, 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} by the end of the year,” he added. “That supports market multiples at around the 23 level … [getting] us to a market forecast of 4,600 to 4,700 this year. So we’re continuing to be constructive on the equity market based on the earnings and interest rate market.”

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10:00 a.m. ET: Existing homes sales bounced back in September, jumping far more than expected

Existing home sales rebounded in September after a dip in August, jumping by the most in a year as demand for housing remained robust.

Sales of previously owned homes were up 7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in September month-on-month, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said in a new report Thursday. This was the biggest leap since September 2020, and brought sales to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.29 million units. Consensus economists were looking for an only 3.7{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} rise in September, according to Bloomberg data. In August, existing home sales had dropped by 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in their first decline since May.

“Some improvement in supply during prior months helped nudge up sales in September,” Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said in a press statement. “Housing demand remains strong as buyers likely want to secure a home before mortgage rates increase even further next year.”

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9:51 a.m. ET: WeWork opens at $11.28 per share after hitting public markets via SPAC merger

Co-working company WeWork opened for trading at $11.28 per share after making its public debut via a merger with the special-purpose acquisition company BowX Acquisition Corp. The combined company is now trading under the ticker “WE” on the New York Stock Exchange. The SPAC had closed Wednesday at $10.38 per share.

The listing comes after a series of stumbles for WeWork, which resulting in the ousting of its co-founder Adam Neumann after a failed attempt to go public via a traditional initial public offering in 2019. The SPAC merger gives the company a valuation of about $9 billion, versus an as much as $47 billion valuation after a an investment by SoftBank in the private markets.

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9:32 a.m. ET: Stocks open slightly lower

Here’s where markets were trading just after the opening:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): -3.92 (-0.09{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,532.27
Dow (^DJI): -42.63 (-0.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 35,566.71
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -6.73 (-0.04{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,114.95
Crude (CL=F): -$0.45 (-0.54{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $82.97 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$1.90 (-0.11{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,783.00 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.1 bps to yield 1.656{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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8:33 a.m. ET: New weekly jobless claims set fresh pandemic-era low, dropping to 290,000

Initial unemployment claims improved to their lowest level since March 2020 last week, as the number of firings and other voluntary separations slowed amid widespread labor shortages.

Weekly unemployment claims totaled 290,000 during the week ended Oct. 16, the Labor Department’s data showed on Thursday. The prior week’s jobless claims were upwardly revised slightly to 296,000 from the 293,000 previously reported.

Continuing jobless claims for the week ended Oct. 9 also came in at their lowest level since March of last year. These unexpectedly broke below 2.5 million for the first time since the start of the pandemic, totaling 2.481 million.

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7:25 a.m. ET Thursday: Stock futures give back some gains after Dow’s record-setting session

Here’s where markets were trading Thursday morning:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -12 points (-0.27{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 4,516.00
Dow futures (YM=F): -104 points (-0.29{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 35,373.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -34.25 points (-0.22{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,343.25
Crude (CL=F): -$0.65 (-0.78{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $82.77 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$3.40 (-0.19{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to $1,781.50 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.6 bps to yield 1.661{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}

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6:05 p.m. ET Wednesday: Stock futures edge lower

Here’s where markets were trading Wednesday evening:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -2.25 points (-0.05{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 4,525.75
Dow futures (YM=F): -30 points (-0.08{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}), to 35,447.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -18 points (-0.12{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}) to 15,359.5

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Emily McCormick is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter

October 21, 2021

Brussels to delay decision on how to classify nuclear power for green finance

Brussels will delay prolonged-awaited proposals on how to classify nuclear electrical power and purely natural gas under the EU’s landmark labelling technique for eco-friendly finance, as member states desire looser regulations to help counteract the continent’s electricity disaster.

EU fiscal services commissioner Mairead McGuinness informed the Financial Occasions that Brussels would get extra time just before choosing how to deal with the controversial power resources underneath the so-named “taxonomy on sustainable finance” that had been owing this autumn.

The debate about how to classify small carbon organic fuel and nuclear strength, which makes no CO2 but whose squander byproducts are harmful for the natural environment, has been supercharged by surging electric power prices that have prompted EU governments into unexpected emergency monetary motion to defend homes.

European leaders are due to debate the taxonomy and how to mitigate soaring selling prices at a summit in Brussels on Thursday.

“As we arrive to the stop of the calendar year there will be additional tension to take care of this,” mentioned McGuinness. “We really do not have a ready-manufactured solution due to the fact this is, the two technically but politically . . . one of people problems where by you have really divided sights.”

Europe’s pro-nuclear nations, led by France, and pro-gas member states in the south and east, are demanding the taxonomy rules do not penalise systems they say are critical in securing the transition to net zero emissions.

Environmental groups, however, want the system to abide by scientific requirements to assure the rules stamp out, alternatively than motivate, so-identified as “greenwashing” in the expenditure sector.

McGuinness mentioned it was “still the objective” to propose the procedures by the end of the calendar year. “But who’s to know what the twists and turns will be”, she included, referring to elections in EU countries and federal government formations that experienced yet to be settled. France retains presidential elections future April even though in Germany 3 functions are in coalition talks. The taxonomy proposal will will need to get guidance from member states and MEPs.

“We’re listening to from citizens and enterprises about larger power expenditures and keeping the lights on. We must make absolutely sure we do not create fears that this transition is a dilemma because the changeover is the solution”, she stated.

Europe’s energy disaster is the most current problem to the credibility of the EU’s eco-friendly labelling technique which was built to be a “gold standard” for traders to know what counts as actually sustainable financial action.

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But the regulations have been mired in controversy as Brussels struggles to stability science with delicate political selections about no matter if to award some functions the greatest green label — penalising those people that do not.

Ten nations around the world, such as France, Finland, Poland and Hungary this week reported it is “absolutely necessary that nuclear electric power was bundled in the taxonomy framework”.

McGuinness claimed it remained an “open question” as to no matter if the environmentally friendly label would be expanded to “accommodate nuclear and gas”. She explained possible compromises provided generating an “amber” label for activity that did not acquire the eco-friendly label but would nonetheless secure a place in the bloc’s transition and not discourage non-public sector financial investment.

The commission is also discovering how to redefine so-known as transitional actions that have a reduce environmental influence to prevent the taxonomy from getting to be “too binary”, reported McGuinness.

“If all the funds flows in the direction of inexperienced [activities] right now, there will be bucketloads of money that would have no home to go to. We will have designed zero distinction to our move in the direction of weather neutrality”.

The taxonomy has come to be an early litmus take a look at of the EU’s formidable climate objectives, which contain the bloc minimizing ordinary carbon emissions by 55 for every cent in 2030 (compared to 1990 amounts).

The procedures are being intently watched by investors and regulators in the US and British isles, who have also claimed they will come up with their have classification techniques. In the EU, the taxonomy will be applied to choose whether or not investments produced by member states are actually environmentally friendly and will sort the foundation for an EU “green bond standard” that will be utilized to problem €250bn in sustainable financial debt underneath the bloc’s restoration fund.

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October 20, 2021

Africa Calls for Climate Finance Tracker After Donors Fall Short | World News

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – African nations around the world want a new process to monitor funding from wealthy nations that are failing to fulfill a $100-billion yearly concentrate on to assist the building world tackle weather improve, Africa’s guide local climate negotiator said.

The demand from customers highlights tensions in advance of the COP26 climate summit among the world’s 20 greatest economies, which are driving 80{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of greenhouse gas emissions, and developing nations that are bearing the brunt of the effects of world-wide warming.

“If we show that anyone is liable for a little something, it is his obligation to spend for that,” claimed Tanguy Gahouma, chair of the African Team of Negotiators at COP26, the United Nations local climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, which begins on Oct. 31.

In 2009, made nations agreed to increase $100 billion for each calendar year by 2020 to assist the establishing world offer with the fallout from a warming earth.

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The most up-to-date offered estimates from the Organisation for Economic Co-procedure and Advancement (OECD) exhibit this funding hit $79.6 billion in 2019, just 2{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} extra than in 2018.

The OECD knowledge displays Asian nations on average acquired 43{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the local weather finance in 2016-19, even though Africa gained 26{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. Gahouma said a much more specific shared system was desired that would maintain tabs on every country’s contribution and the place it went on the ground.

“They say they attained maybe 70{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} of the focus on, but we simply cannot see that,” Gahouma reported.

“We have to have to have a crystal clear roadmap how they will set on the desk the $100 billion for each calendar year, how we can observe (it),” he claimed in an interview on Thursday. “We will not have time to get rid of and Africa is a person of the most vulnerable locations of the entire world.”

Temperatures in Africa are mounting at a more quickly amount than the world wide common, in accordance to the newest U.N. local weather report. It forecasts even further warming will lead to a lot more extraordinary heatwaves, severe coastal flooding and intense rainfall on the continent.

Even as wealthy nations miss out on the $100 billion target, African nations program to drive for this funding to be scaled up far more than tenfold by 2030.

“The $100 billion was a political motivation. It was not based on the real needs of creating nations around the world to deal with climate modify,” Gahouma claimed.

Globe leaders and their representatives have just a several times at the summit in Glasgow to try to broker discounts to minimize emissions faster and finance measures to adapt to local climate pressures.

African nations face an additional obstacle at the talks mainly because administrative hurdles to coming into Britain and to travelling through the coronavirus pandemic mean smaller sized than regular delegations can attend, Gahouma stated.

“Minimal delegations, with a quite substantial sum of work and constrained time. This will be very challenging,” Gahouma said.

(Reporting by Alessandra Prentice Enhancing by Aaron Ross and Janet Lawrence)

October 19, 2021

Stocks in news: HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, PNB Housing Finance, Coal India and more

Indian benchmark indices are very likely to open better amid blended world wide cues.

Equity marketplaces shut at report highs on Oct 14, tracking gains in ITC, HDFC Financial institution and PowerGrid shares amid mixed cues in world-wide marketplaces. Sensex ended higher than 61,000 for the 1st time and Nifty shut above the 18k mark for the second consecutive session.

The 30-inventory index shut 568 details bigger at a new peak of 61,305 and Nifty rallied 176 factors to 18,338. Sensex and Nifty logged report highs of 61,353 and 18,350 through the session.

Listed here are the stocks that are very likely to keep on being in aim today.

HCL Tech: HCL Technological know-how described a net financial gain of Rs 3,265 crore for the July-September quarter, recording a growth of 1.6 per cent on quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 3.9 for every cent growth on a year-on-yr (YoY) basis.

The firm’s profits grew 2.9 for every cent QoQ and 11.1 for each cent YoY to Rs 20,655 crore. The profits in consistent currency phrases grew 3.5 for every cent QoQ and 10.5 for each cent YoY. The EBITDA margin for the explained quarter stood at 23.4 for every cent, even though the EBIT margin was recorded at 19 for each cent.

HDFC Lender: The bank noted a 18.1 for each cent bounce in consolidated net earnings at Rs 9,096 crore in the July-September quarter of the current fiscal year. The lender experienced registered a internet income of Rs 7,703 crore for the duration of the identical quarter previous fiscal.

On a standalone foundation, after supplying Rs 3,048.3 crore for taxation, HDFC Lender acquired a internet gain of Rs 8,834.3 crore, an enhance of 17.6 per cent over the Rs 7,513.1 crore standalone net income noted in the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

The lender’s standalone internet profits greater 14.7 for each cent to Rs 25,085.2 crore for the duration of the quarter finished September 30, 2021 from Rs 21,868.8 crore in the quarter finished September 30, 2020.

PNB Housing Finance: Punjab National Bank Housing Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of point out-owned Punjab National Financial institution, in a stock exchange submitting reported its board has terminated a Rs 4,000 crore deal with US-based Carlyle group-led team of traders.

“At a assembly held nowadays, the board made a decision not to progress with the preferential issue and the share subscription agreements executed with the Proposed Allottees have been terminated in accordance with their respective terms,” PNB explained in a stock trade filing.

The PNB Housing Finance explained its board has been informed that as a result Pluto Investments, which is a Carlyle entity, will be initiating the approach to withdraw the open offer manufactured by them (at Rs 403.22 per share).

Coal India: Coal India Minimal minimized provide to the non-electrical power sector, but did not cease it entirely as alleged by some quarters, to fulfil crisis necessities for electricity crops amid scarcity of the dry gasoline, a senior formal advised PTI.

Cyient: The business posted a 44.57 for every cent bounce in consolidated internet financial gain to Rs 121.3 crore for the quarter ended on September 30, 2021, compared to Rs 83.9 crore in the exact same interval a year ago.

Consolidated earnings from operations improved by 10.79 for each cent to Rs 1,111.6 crore throughout the documented quarter compared to Rs 1,003.3 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2020-21, in accordance to a regulatory submitting by the organization.

Avenue Supermarts: The organization documented a twofold maximize in its consolidated web revenue to Rs 418 crore for the quarter ended September. Profits from operations jumped 46.79{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} to Rs 7,789 crore in the course of the quarter.

October 18, 2021

JSE news that moved markets

In our so-identified as misplaced decade, development was pretty much a dropped cause. There were being higher-profile company collapses and shares performed terribly. Cyclical shares are no joke and no person in the design sector was smiling.

Rapid-forward to 2021 and out of the blue the frowns have turned upside down. Sizzling off the press is an current trading assertion by Raubex, reflecting HEPS progress of in between 125{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} and 140{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} vs. the 6 months to August 2019. The 2020 period is worthless for comparative applications, as it involved the worst of lockdowns and Raubex produced a loss, like most other businesses did.

Infrastructure assignments are all the rage not just in South Africa, but in Australia as very well, which is wonderful information for Murray & Roberts. The mining marketplace is also on a cost and the downstream impression is excellent for engineering solutions businesses.

To incorporate to the contentment, govt has now kicked out imported cement for public infrastructure jobs. The marketplace cheered the likes of PPC and Sephaku in the course of action, hoping that this would be a main resource of income for them.

Although those corporations may perhaps get a even larger slice of the public sector action likely ahead, it’s really worth remembering that competitor AfriSam counts the PIC and Phembani amid its shareholders. Buyers in the JSE-stated cement groups should be careful about attributing far too a lot worth to the community sector initiatives when AfriSam is just about confirmed to have a seat at that desk.

The fantastic assets lowball

In a circumstance that appears to have additional associated events than the normal marriage ceremony, RMB Holdings has received two seemingly cheeky features for most of the homes still left in the team. The keeping firm holds non-managing stakes in these assets, a problem which is difficult to exit devoid of being a determined seller to the events managing all those belongings.

Provides totalling R1.8bn have been received for houses with a net asset price of R3.1bn. From time to time, funds investing at a lower price to web asset value are buying and selling considerably nearer to reasonable price than individuals consider, despite the fact that the accounting values in residence money are meant to approximate sector values. It’s unclear at this phase how the board of RMB Holdings will progress, but the market place has shaken its head in disgust with the share value down 13{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} just after the announcement.

BBBEE sale and leasebacks

Logistics residence funds have had a amazing time in the previous yr. As malls and workplaces emptied and related REITs ran for include, investment funds with a home mandate did not have considerably still left to decide on from. As e-commerce picked up and the defensive character of logistics attributes turned obvious, the income started out to chase funds like Sirius and Equites.

Equites has positioned by itself cleverly to be in a position to do sale-and-leaseback transactions that come with a BBBEE sweetener. The fund has established a joint enterprise with the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund, which allows corporates to market houses to the venture and lease them back again with the benefit of procuring from an empowered entity in the kind of rental payments. Not only does this have gains for the capital composition and return on funds ratios of mentioned running companies, but it does fantastic issues for the BBBEE scorecard as perfectly.

The first deal in this joint enterprise is the DSV house in Kempton Park. It will be acquired for R2.05bn on an initial generate of 7.68{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} and with a planned bank loan-to-benefit (LTV) ratio of 30{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}.

Will Long4Daily life nonetheless have a lifestyle?

Brian Joffe’s task to continue to keep him fast paced immediately after Bidvest has experienced a difficult time in our current market. JSE investors are considerably much less helpful to financial commitment keeping firms these times, valuing them at hefty bargains to internet asset worth.

The tactic taken to offer with this issue is to put into action share buybacks, which theoretically allows to close the price lower price. The issue is that liquidity gets even even worse as the shares are mopped up, which then exacerbates the discounted.

It is a aggravating condition for the likes of Joffe. Because 2019, Extensive4Life’s weighted average shares in challenge reduced from 875.2 million to 636.6 million. The influence of this lower in issued shares of all around 22{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} is that HEPS is turbocharged. In spite of all the problems of lockdown and offer chain troubles for some of Prolonged4Life’s businesses, HEPS has developed 55{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} since 2019.

This HEPS maximize has been obtained with revenue at equivalent degrees to 2019. When there are less shares in difficulty, each investor’s share of that income (and associated income) is better. DM168

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