• Aug 14, 2024

Cadence Design Systems Stock (NASDAQ:CDNS): Should You Buy the Dip?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), a key player in electronic design automation (EDA) software, has recently seen its stock price drop by 14% over the past month, catching the eyes of investors. This decline is surprising, given Cadence’s strong foothold in the growing AI chip design market and solid financial performance. With Piper Sandler’s recent upgrade to Overweight and a $318 price target, it begs the question: is this dip a great buying opportunity? I think it is, and I’m bullish on CDNS sto

  • Aug 14, 2024

Asian shares mixed as jitters calm over global markets while uncertainty lingers

Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday, as Japan’s benchmark perked but quickly ran out of steam from news the prime minister won’t seek re-election as head of the ruling party. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was down 0.1% in morning trading at 36,192.93. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party controls the majority in the lower house of parliament, which picks the nation’s leader.

  • Aug 14, 2024

Inflation likely stayed low last month as Federal Reserve edges closer to cutting rates

If the Federal Reserve needs any further evidence that the worst price spike in four decades is steadily easing, it's likely to come Wednesday, when the government is expected to report that inflation cooled further last month. Consumer prices are thought to have risen just 0.2% from June to July, according to economists surveyed by FactSet, a pace only slightly above the Fed’s 2% annual inflation target. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core prices are also expected to have risen 0.2% from June and 3.2% from 12 months earlier, just below the 3.3% annual increase in June.

  • Aug 13, 2024

In Taiwan, Artificial-Intelligence Fundraising Survives Market Maelstrom

(Bloomberg) -- A new convertible bond offering by a major supplier to Apple Inc. will add to the dollar funds raised by Taiwan’s tech firms this year, thanks to the hybrid securities’ popularity and demand for artificial intelligence investments.Most Read from BloombergBiden Invests $100 Million to Fuel Housing ConstructionIn DNC, Chicago’s Embattled Transit System Faces a High-Profile TestJohannesburg Mayor Quits Amid Infighting, Financial WoesHow Chicago’s Gigantic Merchandise Mart Is Still Th

  • Aug 13, 2024

Cathay Pacific World’s Most-Shorted Airline Stock on Profit Woes

(Bloomberg) -- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is now the world’s most-shorted major airline stock, as the industry struggles to improve profits even amid a rebound in global tourism.Most Read from BloombergBiden Invests $100 Million to Fuel Housing ConstructionIn DNC, Chicago’s Embattled Transit System Faces a High-Profile TestJohannesburg Mayor Quits Amid Infighting, Financial WoesHow Chicago’s Gigantic Merchandise Mart Is Still Thriving as Office SpaceGottheimer Calls for Rail Riders to Be Reimbu

  • Aug 13, 2024

Cathay Pacific World’s Most-Shorted Airline Stock on Profit Woes

(Bloomberg) -- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is now the world’s most-shorted major airline stock, as the industry struggles to improve profits even amid a rebound in global tourism.Most Read from BloombergBiden Invests $100 Million to Fuel Housing ConstructionIn DNC, Chicago’s Embattled Transit System Faces a High-Profile TestJohannesburg Mayor Quits Amid Infighting, Financial WoesHow Chicago’s Gigantic Merchandise Mart Is Still Thriving as Office SpaceGottheimer Calls for Rail Riders to Be Reimbu

  • Aug 13, 2024

Dollar sags after benign US inflation data; kiwi skids on rate cut

TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar remained on the back foot on Wednesday after tumbling versus major peers overnight as a benign reading for U.S. producer prices reinforced bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. New Zealand's dollar dropped sharply from a four-week high after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand reduced the key cash rate and flagged more cuts to come, surprising some market participants. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to not run for reelection in his party's leadership race next month had little effect on markets, analysts said.

  • Aug 13, 2024

Oil Rises After Industry Report Points to US Stockpile Drawdown

(Bloomberg) -- Oil rose, after falling more than 2% on Tuesday, as an industry report pointed to a sizable drop in US crude stockpiles and tensions simmered in the Middle East. Most Read from BloombergBiden Invests $100 Million to Fuel Housing ConstructionIn DNC, Chicago’s Embattled Transit System Faces a High-Profile TestHow Chicago’s Gigantic Merchandise Mart Is Still Thriving as Office SpaceJohannesburg Mayor Quits Amid Infighting, Financial WoesGottheimer Calls for Rail Riders to Be Reimburs