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Mark Carney Hands a Gold Card to the Banks

By Lionel Laurent
  • U.K. company tax rate today

    20%

    Don't Hold Your Breath

    U.K. Plc's Big Question Needs Answering

    Management

    Chris Hughes
  • Sleepy Friday

    Sleepy Friday
    Valeant investors are shrugging off the news that as many as three companies are interested in the company's eye surgery unit
    Source: Bloomberg
    Intraday times are displayed in ET.

    Crying Wolf

    Valeant's Asset Sale Clock is Ticking

    Health

    Max Nisen
  • Best Bet

    Best Bet
    Tesco's recovery puts it in a strong position to negotiate with suppliers
    Source: Kantar Worlpanel

    Ready to Rumble

    The Great British Food Price Hike

    Consumer

    Andrea Felsted
  • Euro has major support at

    $1.05

    ello, Economic Reality

    Dark Days for the Euro

    Markets

    Marcus Ashworth
  • Aixtron shares versus offer price

    -26%

    Out in the Cold

    Aixtron Rebuff Lengthens U.S. Competition Shadow

    Deals

    Nisha Gopalan
  • Borrowing Machine

    Borrowing Machine
    Fosun has gone on an international shopping spree that has seen it set foot on every corner of the globe. It was mostly done with borrowed cash, however
    Source: Bloomberg

    Money to Burn

    BCP's Knight Has Borrowed Armor

    Deals

    Christopher Langner
  • Increase in U.S. coal production since April

    66%

    Fired Up

    Boral Cements Trump Bet

    Industrials

    David Fickling
  • Thanks, Neighbor

    Thanks, Neighbor
    Implied yields on non-deliverable forwards from Indonesia were affected as the intervention in Malaysia sent investors scurrying across the region
    Source: Bloomberg

    Chain reaction

    Malaysia Caught in Currency Ripples

    Markets

    Christopher Langner
  • Apple's largest single day post-earnings drop

    12%

    GRIM PORTENT

    Foxconn's History Lesson for Apple

    Tech

    Tim Culpan
  • Running Out

    Running Out
    Deliverable stocks of aluminum in Shanghai Futures Exchange-monitored warehouses have plummeted
    Source: Shanghai Futures Exchange, Bloomberg

    Dimmer Switch

    Aluminum's Chinese Illusion

    Commodities

    David Fickling
  • More Than You Say

    More Than You Say
    Most members say OPEC's secondary source estimates of their production are too low
    Source: OPEC
    NOTE: Official production figures minus secondary source estimates published by OPEC NOTE: OPEC did not report official production numbers for Gabon, Indonesia or Libya for October

    Add it Up

    OPEC Math Misses the Point

    Energy

    Julian Lee
  • What Do They Want?

    Box Office Mojo 

    Cineastes

    Amazon Vs. Netflix: The Movie

    Tech

    Rani Molla
  • How Low Can It Go?

    How Low Can It Go?
    Chipotle's shares are down 43% percent in the past year as the burrito chain struggles to win back customers after last year's food-safety crisis
    Source: Bloomberg

    Weak Salsa

    Bill Ackman's Chipotle Case Is Weak

    Consumer

    Shelly Banjo
  • Greenback Giant

    Greenback Giant
    The dollar has significantly strengthened against its peers in the wake of the U.S. election
    Source: Intercontinental Exchange

    All About Benjamins

    The Emerging Markets' Dollar Problem

    Markets

    Lisa Abramowicz
  • Banking on Branches

    Banking on Branches
    The number of weekly visitors to Bank of America branches has declined by about 2 million in the past five years but the bank says transactions are now of a "higher quality"
    Source: Company presentation

    Cutting Branches

    Wells Fargo Could Do With Some Pruning

    Finance

    Gillian Tan
  • Deal Spectrum
    Troubled

    20/20 Hindsight

    That OpenTable Deal

    Deals

    Tara Lachapelle
  • A Good Crisis

    A Good Crisis
    Asset-management companies have enjoyed a lift to share prices since the financial crisis
    Source: Bloomberg

    Passive Aggressive

    A Kick in the Assets for the Fund Manager

    Finance

    Lionel Laurent
  • Job cuts

    30,000

    Cutting jobs

    VW's Long Road Ahead

    Autos

    Chris Bryant
  • Right Side Up

    Right Side Up
    Vodafone's organic service revenue is growing again after three years of declines. It's a change from how the European units once dragged down the faster growing Indian and African operations
    Source: Company reports

    Hanging on the Telephone

    The Sick Man of Corporate Europe

    Tech

    Leila Abboud
  • When the new standards come into force

    2018

    Accounting Chill

    A Rolls-Royce Reality Check

    Industrials

    Chris Bryant
  • Better Than Some

    Better Than Some
    Among dollar high-yield bonds issued this year in Asia, debt from local government financing vehicles and real estate companies in China have outperformed over the past month
    Source: Bloomberg

    Surprise Find

    The China Debt Haven You Didn't Expect

    Markets

    Christopher Langner
  • Keeping the Faith

    Keeping the Faith
    Investors remain enamored with TSMC despite the many challenges to its business
    Source: Bloomberg

    Size Matters

    TSMC's Pain Is Apple's Gain

    Tech

    Tim Culpan
  • China theme park sales, 2016

    $6.35 billion

    Main Attraction

    Wanda's Theme-Park Gamble

    Consumer

    Nisha Gopalan
  • Raking It In

    Raking It In
    The Amazon Web Services cloud operation generates roughly 30% segment operating margins, in contrast to the retail business's dinky margins
    Source: Bloomberg
    Note: Segment operating margin excludes stock compensation and some other costs.

    Midas Touch

    Amazon Spreads Its Marketplace Magic

    Tech

    Shira Ovide