Finance
Stock market news: Opening bell, December 4, 2018
Here is what you need to know.
An alarming slowdown in global trade shows Trump’s trade war is
having a devastating impact. Data released by
Swiss freight giant Kuehne + Nagel shows global trade grew 0.3%
in November, down from the 3.1% growth a year ago, as every
single region saw slowing growth.-
The longest bull run in stock-market history is on its last
legs — and a ‘deep and prolonged correction’ is
coming.
“In our
view, the bullish cycle that began in 2009 is ending,” Societe
Generale’s technical team, led by Stéphanie Aymès, said in a
note sent out to clients on Monday that pointed to a form of
technical analysis called the Elliott Wave
Principles. -
Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, explains
how the next financial crisis will be different from the
last.
“
The
nature of this dynamic is more of a squeeze,” Dalio told
Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget at Business Insider’s
IGNITION conference. “This doesn’t look like 2008. In 2007, we
would look at the financial statements of entities and see that
they weren’t able to pay debt, and that we were headed for a
big debt crisis. Now it’s not the same.” -
Amazon briefly overtakes Apple as the world’s most valuable
company.
Amazon
reached a valuation of $865 billion Monday afternoon, briefly
edging out Apple’s market cap of $864.8 billion. -
The marijuana producer Aphria crashes after a short seller
calls it a ‘shell game with a cannabis business on the
side.’
Aphria shares
crashed as much as 30% Monday after the
short seller Quintessential Capital
Management’s Hindenburg Research
alleged the company’s business was full of
overvalued buyouts and fraudulent financial reporting. Aphria
called the acquisitions
a
“malicious and self-serving attempt to profit by manipulating”
its stock price. -
Marlboro-maker Altria is reportedly in talks to buy the
marijuana producer Cronos
Group.
A
deal has not been reached and talks are expected to continue
for several weeks, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar
with the matter. -
The Apple supplier Cirrus Logic slashes its
outlook.
Cirrus,
which makes analog chips used in Apple devices, said it now
sees
third-quarter revenue
to be in the range of $300 million and $340 million, down from
its previous forecast of between $360 million and $400
million, due to a slowdown in the smartphone market. -
China’s biggest streaming-music service reveals the details for
its US IPO.
Tencent Music said Monday that it plans to
price shares of its US initial public offering at between $13
and $15, helping it raise as much as $1.2 billion. -
Stock markets
around the world are bleeding
lower.
Japan’s
Nikkei (-2.39%) was hit hard in Asia and Germany’s DAX (-0.79%)
leads the losses in Europe. The S&P 500 is set to open down
0.29% near 2,783. -
Earnings reports keep coming.
AutoZone, Dollar General, and Toll Brothers
all report ahead of the opening bell.
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