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Bloomberg
a day ago
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Alternative Data for Corporations: From Insight to Impact_apac
Join Bloomberg for an insightful webinar exploring how corporations are using alternative data to outpace competitors, understand investor sentiment, and make faster, smarter decisions. As traditional data sources become less reliable and real-time insights become mission-critical, we'll dive into the growing relevance of alternative datasets—from consumer behavior trends to digital signals Wall Street is already using. This session is tailored for corporate leaders, Investor Relations, and Strategy teams looking to stay ahead in a fast-evolving information landscape. Speakers Timothy Li Consumer Industry Specialist Bloomberg Tim is a Consumer Industry Specialist supporting Bloomberg's Corporations initiative where he covers Consumer companies within their IR/M&A/Strategy/Corp Dev teams. Prior to joining Bloomberg, he spent 9 years as an equity buy-side analyst covering Global Consumer. He has also worked at JPMorgan and Citi group in Investment Banking and Equity Research. Tim holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Mike Ryan Sr. Applied Data Analyst, Alternative Data Bloomberg As a member of the applied data team at Bloomberg Second Measure, Mike creates and distributes case studies on how to use Bloomberg alternative data sources in investment research workflows, to help clients interpret and apply that data to their own workflow. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Mike was at the cybersecurity data analytics company Devo and also worked on alternative data-based strategies at Point72. He holds a BA in Physics from Williams College. Serena Kondratiuk Product Manager, Alternative Data Bloomberg Serena Kondratiuk is a Product Manager at Bloomberg, where she leads Alternative Data Terminal Integrations — bringing alternative data seamlessly into the Bloomberg Terminal to enhance users' existing workflows and support data-driven investment decisions. She also led the creation of the Bloomberg Second Measure U.S. Consumer Spend Index, a proprietary macroeconomic dataset derived from real-time consumer transaction data. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Serena was a Venture Capital Investor at Lightbank and Tusk Ventures and an Analyst in the Asset Management group at Goldman Sachs. Serena holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
United Parcel (UPS) Drops 10.57% on Lower Income, Cautious Outlook
We recently published . United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) is one of the worst-performing stocks on Tuesday. United Parcel Service extended its losing streak to a third consecutive day on Tuesday, shedding 10.57 percent to close at $90.84 apiece as investor sentiment was dampened by a dismal earnings performance and cautious business outlook. In its financial statement, United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) said that net income dropped by 8.9 percent to $1.283 billion from $1.409 billion in the same period last year. Consolidated revenues dipped by 2.7 percent to $21.2 billion from $21.8 billion year-on-year. For full year 2025, United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) posted a more cautious stance, failing to provide revenue and operating profit guidance amid macroeconomic uncertainties. Leonard Zhukovsky / However, United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) hinted at a $1-billion share buyback program and paying as much as $5.5 billion in cash dividends to its shareholders. Distribution remains subject to the approval of its board of directors. 'Our second quarter results reflect both the complexity of the landscape and the strength of our execution. We are making meaningful progress on our strategic initiatives, and we're confident these actions are positioning the company for stronger long-term financial performance and enhanced competitive advantage,' said United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) CEO Carol Tomé. While we acknowledge the potential of UPS as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an extremely cheap AI stock that is also a major beneficiary of Trump tariffs and onshoring, see our free report on the . Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
6 days ago
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STMicroelectronics (STM) Falls 15.9% on Dismal Q2, Weak Outlook
We recently published . STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) is one of the worst-performing stocks on Thursday. STMicroelectronics fell by 15.86 percent on Thursday to close at $26.73 apiece as investor sentiment was weighed down by a dismal earnings performance and weak industry outlook amid tariff uncertainties. In its earnings release, STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) said it swung to a net loss of $97 million in the second quarter of the year from a $353 million net income in the same period last year. Net revenues were also lower by 14.4 percent at $2.766 billion from $3.232 billion year-on-year. Looking ahead, STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) remained cautious about its business outlook for the rest of the year, with revenues for the current quarter expected to decrease by 2.5 percent year-on-year to $3.17 billion, but increase by 14.6 percent on a sequential basis. Photo by Vishnu Mohanan on Unsplash 'While we expect Q3 revenues to show a solid sequential growth … we are still operating amid an uncertain macroeconomic environment. Given these external factors, our priorities remain supporting our customers, accelerating new product introductions, and executing our company-wide program to reshape our manufacturing footprint and resize our global cost base,' said STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) President and CEO Jean-Marc Chery. While we acknowledge the potential of STM as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an extremely cheap AI stock that is also a major beneficiary of Trump tariffs and onshoring, see our free report on the .
Yahoo
21-07-2025
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Stocks are at records. Investors should keep an eye on 5 things that could break the rally.
The steep rally in stocks faces big risks through the rest of the year, HSBC said. In a note, the bank highlighted five warning signs for investors to watch out for. Strategists said one risk factor, investor sentiment, was already flashing a "strong sell signal." The stock market is on a record-breaking rally, but investors are approaching some big hurdles they'll have to clear through the rest of this year if they want the gains to keep coming. Strategists at HSBC Global said on Monday that they see a handful of key risks facing stock prices through the second half of 2025. The risk factors could jeopardize the market's post-Liberation Day rally, the strategists wrote, adding that "there's an expiration date to our bullish stance — the question is where we could be wrong and therefore what we will have to look out for in terms of downside risks." Here are five things the bank says investors should monitor. 1. The market returns to the "Danger Zone" The "Danger Zone" is when US Treasury yields rise past a certain threshold that's painful for stocks. Higher yields globally also jeopardize the carry trade in markets, which is where investors borrow cheaper currency and covert it to dollars to invest in US assets. Turmoil related to the carry trade has most recently been seen amid rising yields in Japan, which sparked an unwind of the yen carry trade and a subsequent sell-off in global markets. The Danger Zone could be reached in two ways, strategists said: Fewer rate cuts. The economy's resilience could cause investors to push out their expectations for Fed rate cuts, driving up yields on the short end. Traders have already pushed out their rate expectations from the start of the year, and are now pricing in around 4-5 rate cuts through the end of 2026, according to the CME FedWatch tool. Inflation from tariffs. Consumer have begun to tick slightly higher in the lastest CPI readings. The June consumer price index report showed that prices for durables grew 0.7% year-over-year in June, the second-straight month of growth after more than two years of annualized declines. The headline number also drifted higher, hitting 2.7%, from 2.4% in May. Hotter inflation gives the Fed less room to cut interest rates, which would also drive yields higher. "This would put us right back into the Danger Zone in UST yields," strategists wrote of a more hawkish rate cut path. "Apart from the USD, we think the only places to hide out would be asset classes such as short-dated credit, value vs growth in equities or gold." 2. Investor sentiment sours HSBC's gauge for short-term investor sentiment and position is now sending a "strong sell signal," with 20%-30% of inputs within the gauge telling investors to sell, strategists said. "We don't think this is the time to pull the plug on risk assets just yet," the bank wrote, pointing to possible positive earnings surprises for companies reporting second-quarter results. "But clearly sentiment and positions are no longer as supportive a factor as it has been in the last three months." 3. The job market weakens A softer labor market is one of the biggest downside risks to economic growth in the second half, strategists said. The job market remains on strong footing overall. The US added 147,000 payrolls in June, more than economists expected, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked lower to 4.1%, remaining near historic lows. But jobless claims could rise higher through late-July, the bank predicted, pointing to factors like the school holiday, several auto factories being shut down, the hurricane season, and "typical seasonal patterns" in the job market. They added that firms could also become more concerned about the impact of tariffs and slow down hiring in the second half. "A marked softening of the labour market could spark expectations for more aggressive rate cuts from the Fed over concerns to its mandate of maximum employment. From a market perspective, a classic risk-off backdrop would dominate, strategists wrote. 4. Markets sour on AI Much of the rally in US stocks this year has been driven by mega-cap tech and semiconductor stocks, which are seen to be the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, for instance, has soared 41% from its post-Liberation Day low on April 8. But investors have been growing more concerned with whether companies will be able to keep up the heavy AI spend, HSBC said. Strategists pointed to comments from Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr earlier this year, who suggested that the hype over artificial intelligence could be "overblown." It's also possible that tariffs on semiconductors could be renewed this year, which would hurt the AI trade, they added. "This adds to the growing sense that the tech-led rally may start to lose steam, which is a risk to our positive H2 view." 5. Trump keeps meddling with the Fed Trump has approached the idea of firing Fed Chair Powell a few times this year. If the president follows through — or if Powell were to unexpectedly resign from his post — that could spark another Liberation Day-style sell-off in the market, the strategists said. The market could also see a negative, but more mild reaction if Trump were to announce a shadow Fed Chair, a new Fed Chair named months in advance to suggest where monetary policy might be headed after Powell's term ends next year, strategists speculated. "We would view any unexpected changes at the Fed as initially US asset negative across the board, much in the fashion of how markets reacted in April," the bank wrote. "Markets would likely view this as a challenge to the institutional framework of the United States, likely prompting USD weakness, steeper US Treasury curves, and an initial drawdown in US equities." Markets were jolted last week after several reports claimed that Trump was getting ready to oust Powell from the Fed soon. Trump appeared to refute the reports, saying it was "highly unlikely" he would fire Powell when speaking at the White House last week. Read the original article on Business Insider Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Bloomberg
21-07-2025
- Business
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RBC's Calvasina Sees Investors Looking Past Policy to 2026
Lori Calvasina, head of US equity strategy at RBC, discusses the investor sentiment behind her firm's latest raise of the year-end target for the S&P 500. (Source: Bloomberg)
