Indonesia's consumer confidence index rose to 101.5 in April, from 93.4 a month earlier, indicating optimism returning for the first time in a year as worries over the coronavirus pandemic eased, a central bank survey showed on Monday...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/indonesian-consumers-show-growing-confidence-for-first-time-in-a-year---central-bank-survey-14779656

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Indian shares rose for a
fourth straight session on Monday as metal stocks climbed
further on strong commodity prices, with Tata Steel
scaling a fresh peak...

https://www.reuters.com/article/india-stocks/indian-shares-rise-as-metal-stocks-extend-gains-on-strong-commodity-prices-idUSL4N2MX120

#Reuters

Read more on https://www.fxstreet.com...

https://www.fxstreet.com/news/usd-idr-price-news-indonesian-rupiah-falls-from-three-month-tops-near-14-150-despite-upbeat-consumer-confidence-202105100414

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Zhang Yimous spy thriller Cliff Walkers strode into first place this weekend at the China box office with a $24.3 million score, bringing its cumulative total up to $118 million, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. It more than tripled the gross of My Love, the melodramatic rom-com ...

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/china-box-office-cliff-walkers-1234969602/

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NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year before any of their offerings could be sold...

https://apnews.com/article/amazoncom-inc-technology-business-4ffcb0de562bd868c21db9be99c29f76

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 Bursa Malaysia remained higher at mid-morning today with its key index remaining in the positive territory on continuous buying support in plantation stocks amid firmer crude palm oil price. At 11am, the benchmark...

At 11am, the benchmark index FTSE Bursa Malaysia ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/10/bursa-malaysia-remains-positive-at-mid-morning6/1973026

#TheMalayMailMoney

Crude prices climbed more than 1% on Monday after a major cyber attack that forced the shutdown of critical fuel supply pipelines in the United States, highlighting the fragility of oil infrastructure...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/oil-rises-1-after-cyber-attack-forces-closure-of-us-fuel-jugular-pipeline-121051000077_1.html

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Discover which types of mutual funds invest in only equities, or stocks, and which mutual funds also include investments in government and corporate bonds...

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/090415/do-mutual-funds-invest-only-stocks.asp?utm_campaign=rss_headlines&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral

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Whether youre a potential investor or a founder, you need to know what marks a successful ICO...

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Long March 5B lands 45km from the Maldives Bits of China's Long Match 5B rocket have returned to Earth without inconveniencing anyone, but did irritate NASA enough for the agency to issue a sternly-worded statement...

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/05/10/long_march_misses_people/

#TheRegister

Earnings before interest, tax and depreciation (EBITD) is an indicator of a company's financial performance...

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Jeff Leach, the voice actor for the iconic Call of Duty character Ghost, was just fired by Activision over recent sexist remarks he apparently made that denigrated a Twitch streamer...

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/260050/20210510/call-of-duty-ghost-actor-fired-sexist-remarks.htm

#TechTimes

At a recent hearing on Capitol Hill, US lawmakers unleashed criticism at the leaders of the top social networks, and promised new regulations...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-egged-capitol-rioters-facebook-panel-co-chair-1690165

Antony Blinken Continues To Lecture The World on Values His Administration Aggressively Violates: Greenwald

Authored by Glenn Greenwald via greenwald.substack.com,

Continuing his world tour doling out righteous lectures to the world, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday proclaimed ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/antony-blinken-continues-lecture-world-values-his-administration-aggressively-violates

#ZeroHedge

In a move that proves that Tesla is the leader of the auto industry in at least one sense, legacy automakers Ford, Audi, and VW scrambled to get some EV advertising on Saturday Night Live last night. Lucid also joined the legacy automakers in this endeavor. This is a win for those of us […...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/10/legacy-auto-paid-to-advertise-evs-on-snl-last-night-while-teslas-elon-musk-hosted/

#CleanTechnica

The bank has started offering prime home loans to employees of top corporates starting at 6.9 per cent...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/idfc-first-bank-planning-to-make-home-loans-40-of-total-portfolio-121051000124_1.html

#business-standard

Equity income is primarily referred to as income from stock dividends. Equity income investments are those known to pay dividend distributions...

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If youre unhappy with your home appraisal, here are some steps you can take...

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Assam CM Swearing-in Live: Himanta Biswa Sarma's name was proposed by Sarbananda Sonowal and seconded by BJP state party president and Patacharkuchi MLA Ranjeet Kumar Dass and newly elected Haflong MLA Nandita Garlosa...

https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/himanta-biswa-sarma-cm-swearing-in-live-assam-gets-15th-chief-minister/2248968/

#TheFinancialExpress

Commodity prices traded higher during the week passed by with Bullion prices witnessing the best week of the last six months...

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/commodities/gold-silver-rates-may-continue-climbing-higher-this-week-bullion-prices-at-10-week-high/2248969/

#TheFinancialExpress

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 CGS-CIMB has maintained its view that the movement control order 3.0 (MCO 3.0) is likely to be less painful than past iterations. However, the stockbroking firm is concerned that corporate earnings risks could rise if the...

However, the stockbroking firm is concerned that ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/10/cgs-cimb-mco-3.0-likely-to-be-less-painful-than-previous-mcos/1973009

#TheMalayMailMoney

Going ahead, we reiterate our positive stance on the market and expect Nifty to eventually head towards life-time high of 15400 in the month of May 2021...

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/cafeinvest/nifty-likely-to-hit-life-time-high-of-15400-in-may-bfsi-pharma-metals-sectors-may-outperform/2248970/

#TheFinancialExpress

Ranking US Generations On Their Power And Influence Over Society

Were on the cusp of one of the most impactful generational shifts in history.

As it stands, the Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) are Americas most wealthy and influential generation. But, as Visual Capitalist's Carmen Ang details below...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ranking-us-generations-their-power-and-influence-over-society

#ZeroHedge

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 Foreign investors were on selling mode on Bursa Malaysia last week, albeit at a slower pace of RM336.4 million net of local equities compared to the RM376.5 million in the preceding week, said Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd...

On Wednesday, after the markets closed, the movement ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/10/foreign-investors-on-selling-mode-last-week/1973010

#TheMalayMailMoney

Republic official Jim O'Connor peddled unverified claims about the COVID vaccine, claiming that some 40,000 people had turned into "human vegetables."

A patient receives an injection of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

A GOP official peddled unverified ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/arizona-gop-official-covid-jab-turns-people-into-potted-plants-2021-5

#Insider

Four rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel on Sunday, the army said, as well as incendiary balloons that started 39 fires on Israeli territory, according to the fire services...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/israel-vows-restore-calm-jerusalem-flashpoint-court-date-postponed-1690161

While Japan's biggest automakers report what analysts expect to be depressed earnings this week, investors looking for trading cues will be tuned into any assessment of the future impact of a global chip shortage that has forced a shake-up in production...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/chip-shortage-in-focus-as-japan-automakers-ready-to-report-profit-drop-14779580

#channelnewsasia

* SPDR Gold Trust holdings up 0.6% on Fri
(Adds comments, updates prices...

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-precious/precious-gold-firms-as-u-s-jobs-data-miss-cements-low-rates-view-idUSL4N2MX0T4

#Reuters

Asian shares rose on Monday, cheered by a rally on Wall Street as a grim jobs report signaled to investors that interest rates will likely stay low...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/sensex-rallies-over-300-pts-in-early-trade-nifty-opens-above-14900-101620617674682.html

#hindustantimes

SEOUL: South Korea President Moon Jae-in said on Monday (May 10) that the government will further boost fiscal spending if needed to increase jobs, as the country deals with its worst unemployment rate in two decades...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/south-korea-president-moon-vows-to-raise-fiscal-spending-14779444

#channelnewsasia

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 Gamuda Bhds shares were slightly lower this morning despite news on its proposal to have its four tolled highways acquired by a highway trust for RM5.2 billion. At 10.17am, the counter eased one sen to RM3.49 with 49,000...

Kenanga Investment has kept its Outperform call on ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/10/gamudas-shares-eases-despite-highways-take-over-proposal/1973004

#TheMalayMailMoney

Elon Musk just revealed he has Asperger's! What is this particular part of a broader category called autism spectrum disorder...

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/260048/20210509/what-is-aspergers-syndrome-elon-musk-reveals-having-a-particular-autism-spectrum-disorder.htm

#TechTimes

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday brushed aside calls for the government to compile a supplementary budget to support a pandemic-ravaged economy...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/japan-pm-suga-brushes-aside-calls-for-extra-budget-amid-pandemic-14779502

#channelnewsasia

Oppenheimer analyst Jay Olson assigned a Hold rating to Intercept Pharma (ICPT) yesterday and set a price target of $20.00.
The post Intercept Pharma (ICPT) Gets a Hold Rating from Oppenheimer appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Oppenheimer analyst Jay Olson assigned a Hold rating to Intercept Pharma...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/intercept-pharma-icpt-gets-a-hold-rating-from-oppenheimer-2/

#SmarterAnalyst

SEOUL, May 10 South Korea President Moon Jae-in said yesterday the government will further boost fiscal spending if needed to increase jobs, as the country deals with its worst unemployment rate in two decades. In a speech marking his fourth...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers his ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/10/s.korea-president-moon-vows-to-raise-fiscal-spending-to-create-jobs/1973006

#TheMalayMailMoney

View the best Indian brand work from the month. Featuring: Finolex, Kia, Upstox, PhonePe, JdMart, Bison Panel, Livspace, Taj Mahal Tea, UNAIDS, CRED, Bhima Jewellery...

https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/writers-alley/work-that-speaks-top-10-ads-video-countdown-april-2021/2248959/

#TheFinancialExpress

This is the second part of a two-part CleanTech Talk interview with Vice President of Public Policy atRivian James Chen. A video recording of our one-hour discussion is also now online for CleanTechnica Members, Supporters, Technicians, and Ambassadors to view on YouTube. But if you prefer straight ...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/09/electric-vehicle-direct-sales-vs-auto-dealer-protectionism-podcast-with-james-chen-of-rivian-formerly-tesla/

#CleanTechnica

Oppenheimer analyst Jed Kelly assigned a Buy rating to DraftKings (DKNG) yesterday and set a price target of $80.00.
The post DraftKings (DKNG) Gets a Buy Rating from Oppenheimer appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Oppenheimer analyst Jed Kelly assigned a Buy rating to DraftKings (DKNG) yesterday and...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/draftkings-dkng-gets-a-buy-rating-from-oppenheimer/

#SmarterAnalyst

TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares rose Monday, cheered by a rally on Wall Street as a grim jobs report signaled to investors that interest rates will likely stay low.Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.0% in morning trading to 29,644...

https://apnews.com/article/asia-health-coronavirus-pandemic-olympic-games-2020-tokyo-olympics-89193bc6ad279f97a26931518d0e1549

#APNews

SEOUL :South Korea President Moon Jae-in said on Monday the government will further boost fiscal spending if needed to increase jobs, as the country deals with its worst unemployment rate in two decades...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/s-korea-president-moon-vows-to-raise-fiscal-spending-to-create-jobs-14779444

#channelnewsasia

Copper prices climbed to record
high levels in both London and Shanghai markets, as hopes of
improved demand and tight supply fuelled sentiment...

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-metals/metals-copper-hits-record-high-on-demand-hope-tight-supply-idUSL1N2MX03G

#Reuters

The National Company Law Tribunal has initiated insolvency proceedings against construction firm Ahluwalia Contracts India for defaulting on payments to an operational creditor...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/stocks-to-watch-avenue-supermarts-bandhan-bank-hero-moto-ultratech-121051000113_1.html

#business-standard