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Jan 19
Microsoft's massive Metaverse move: Buying Activision for $69B

Microsoft Crop. is acquiring gaming giant Activision Blizzard Inc. for $69 billion as part of a move to ramp up its gaming and Metaverse plans. Activision Blizzard is home to a long list of iconic gaming franchises such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, Candy Crush, World of Warcraft and Tony Hawk’s Pro-Skater. Following the deal, […]

Jan 19
U.S. oil prices mark highest settlement since 2014

Oil prices rose Tuesday to mark their highest settlement since 2014. “A lot of fundamentals just flipped to bullish and that could have oil prices continue to push higher,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA. “The Houthi drone attack on the UAE reignited worries about potential supply disruptions in the region,” and OPEC+ […]

Jan 19
USD Shrugs Off Long Squeeze, Rises on the Back of Treasury Sell-off

At today’s meeting, theBank of Japan changed the balance of risks for inflation in the forecasttowards neutral, however, it barely raised its inflation forecast, which willlikely be regarded as a lack of urgency to raise the rate. In the case of moresignals from the Fed related to policy tightening, the yen is the first tosuccumb […]

Jan 19
Market Spotlight: GBPCAD Pattern Play

GBPCAD Head & ShouldersThe rally in GBPCAD off the Q4 2021 lows looks now to have fizzled out with price putting in an interim double top formation around the 1.73 mark. Price has now broken below the neck of this pattern and with both MACD and RSI bearish here, the focus is on a further […]

Jan 19
Oil extends gains after reports that an explosion disrupted flow through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline

Oil futures gained more ground in electronic trading late Tuesday, with U.S. benchmark prices near $87 a barrel after settling at their highest level in more than seven years. Turkey’s state pipeline operator Botas said it cut oil flow through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline after an explosion near the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras in […]

Jan 18
Stocks end sharply lower as bond yields hit 2-year high, Goldman shares slump

Stocks ended sharply lower Tuesday, kicking off a holiday-shortened week on a down note as Treasury yields jumped to two-year highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.51% fell around 542 points, or 1.5%, to close near 35,369, while the S&P 500 SPX, -1.84% shed around 86 points, or 1.8%, ending near 4,577. The Nasdaq […]