Tag: Markets
Blackstone to Invest $1 Billion in Music Rights
Blackstone Inc. BX -1.62% plans to invest $1 billion in acquiring music…
Shale Drillers May Boost Spending, but Don’t Expect an Oil Bonanza
Shale companies are on track to spend a little more money pumping…
Facebook Claims Test SEC’s Reach
WASHINGTON—The controversy over what Facebook Inc. has said about social and emotional…
Big Tobacco Is Spending More Time Fighting Over Patents
Less risky nicotine products like heated tobacco sticks were meant to help…
Stock Futures Waver Amid Energy, Inflation Concerns
U.S. stock futures wobbled, as elevated energy prices exacerbated concerns about inflation,…
Chinese Developers Report Sharp Drops in Monthly Home Sales
Home sales in China are dropping by a third or more in…
Chip Shortage Not Great for Chip Makers Either
Chip manufacturers can still sell every chip they can make. The problem…
Wall Street Firm Makes Wager on Carbon-Offset Forests
A big player in high finance is hunting for $500 million worth…
China to Let Power Prices Rise in Bid to Fix Electricity Crunch
China said it would allow the price of coal-fired power to rise…
Stock Futures Fall, Natural-Gas Futures Climb
U.S. stock futures ticked lower, while prices for crude oil and natural…
Marathon Digital, Occidental, Southwest: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today
By James Willhite Close James Willhite Updated Oct. 11, 2021 8:01 am…
Japan Doesn’t Need ‘Kishida Shock’ Therapy
Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, may be unhappy to suffer a…