FILE PHOTO: Migrants from Haiti rest in a shelter after they arrived en masse at the U.S. border and thousands of their compatriots were cleared from a frontier camp, in Monterrey, Mexico September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File PhotoPANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Up to 4,000 migrants, most of them Haitians, have passed through the treacherous jungles of the Darien Gap in […]

Evergrande was due to pay $83 million of interest on Thursday for a dollar-denominated bond that's set to mature in March 2022. Dollar bonds are typically held by foreign investors. Even if no payment is made on Thursday, the company will not technically default unless it fails to make that payment within 30 days. The troubles of Evergrande, the world's […]

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones edged higher to close out the week while the Nasdaq ended just a few points in the red. China’s announcement regarding banning crypto hurt quite a few tech stocks, ultimately holding back the Nasdaq. ARK Funds did not get out of Friday without a couple bruises. ARKQ performed the best out of the group, […]

Of the four companies we previewed that reported quarterly results Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, two (Stitch Fix and General Mills) posted gains Wednesday morning and two others (Adobe and FedEx) showed losses. After markets close Wednesday and before they reopen Thursday, BlackBerry and Rite Aid are set to report quarterly results. We posted our previews of those companies on […]

SHENZHEN, China/TORONTO (Reuters) -Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou arrived in China on Saturday ending her near three-year U.S. extradition fight, the same day two Canadians detained by Beijing for more than 1,000 days returned home, potentially paving the way for improved ties between China and the two western allies.Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou waves upon arriving from […]

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters marched against the introduction of a “corona pass” in the Netherlands on Saturday, as proof of COVID-19 vaccination became compulsory to get into bars, restaurants, theatres and other venues.People take part in a protest on the day the Dutch authorities introduce a mandatory “corona pass”, proof of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination or a […]

PANAJI, India (Reuters) -Malaysian crude palm oil prices, which have hovered near last month’s record highs, will stay firm until February, but start to ease from March, on rising output in the top two producer nations, leading industry analyst Dorab Mistry said on Saturday.A worker holds palm oil fruits while posing for a picture at an oil palm plantation in […]

A couple of the ARK Invest exchange-traded funds run by ETF star Cathie Wood made huge purchases on Wednesday. These funds bought over 750,000 shares of DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ: DKNG) altogether, as the price of these ETFs gained around 1% on Wednesday. Note that these funds are up handily in the past year. ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKK) bought 599,968 […]