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By Wayne ColeSYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares rose cautiously on Monday but the dollar and bond yields were trending lower ahead of inflation data that investors hope will pave the way for interest rate cuts in the United States and Europe.Oil prices rose 0.8 percent after Israel and Hezekiah exchanged rocket attacks and airstrikes on Sunday, raising concerns about possible supply disruptions if the conflict escalates.Brent crude rose 55 cents to $79.57 a barrel, while U.S. crude rose 56 cents to $75.39 a barrel. (O/R)Investors are anxiously awaiting earnings from AI darling Nvidia on Wednesday to see whether it can…

If you get sick and need expensive treatment, your options are worse than ever.Getty For at least half a century, we have been grappling with three health policy problems that never seem to go away: cost, quality, and access to care. Public policy has been actively working, with increasing vigor over time, to solve all three of these problems, yet the situation remains the same. Over the past 50 years, medicine has advanced. Today we know more and can do more: better medicines, better diagnostic tools, better treatments, and better outcomes. But given the state of knowledge at a given…

If you're not sure where to start in your search for the next multi-bagger, there are a few key trends to look out for. First, you'll want a proven growing return on invested capital (ROCE), followed by a growth in invested capital. Essentially this means that a company has profitable endeavors that it can continually reinvest in, which is the hallmark of a multi-bagger. In that regard, Holeshine Medical Technology (SZSE:002622) looks very promising in terms of its return on invested capital trends. What is Return on Invested Capital (ROCE)? For those unfamiliar, ROCE is the ratio of a company's…

By Wayne ColeSYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares rose cautiously on Monday but the dollar and bond yields were trending lower ahead of inflation data that investors hope will pave the way for interest rate cuts in the United States and Europe.Oil prices rose 0.7 percent after Israel and Hezekiah exchanged rocket fire and airstrikes on Sunday, raising concerns about possible supply disruptions if the conflict escalates.Brent crude rose 51 cents to $79.53 a barrel, while U.S. crude rose 50 cents to $75.33 a barrel. (O/R)Investors are anxiously awaiting earnings from AI darling Nvidia on Wednesday to see whether it can…

AEW A new report has revealed the real reason why Bryan Danielson won the AEW World Championship at All In London. In a “Career vs. Title” match in the main event between Swerve Strickland and Bryan Danielson at AEW All In London, Danielson emerged victorious to win his first world title with the company, securing his future in the ring. American Dragon is in the process of signing a “handshake deal” after his contract expired in early August, leaving questions about his future with AEW despite winning the company's top prize. While we wait for proper answers to these questions,…

* Asian stock markets: Nikkei falls on stronger yen, Wall Street futures fall * Markets signal one-in-three chance Fed will cut rates by 50 basis points * Oil prices rise as Israel-Hezbollah spat SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Asian shares rose cautiously on Monday while the dollar and bond yields trended lower ahead of inflation data that investors hope will lead to interest rate cuts in the United States and Europe.Oil prices rose 0.7 percent after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged rocket attacks and airstrikes on Sunday, raising concerns about possible supply disruptions if the conflict escalates.Brent crude rose 51 cents…

Israel removed Hezbollah's top military leader, Fuad Shukr, after a series of impressive intelligence and military operations, but on Sunday it dealt a further blow to Hezbollah by thwarting a major retaliatory operation that Iran-backed militias had planned from southern Lebanon against the Jewish state.Hezbollah had been preparing to strike “announced strategic military targets” deep inside Israel, with the launch time scheduled for 5 a.m. local time. But at 4:45 a.m., 100 Israeli fighter jets simultaneously launched attacks on dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers that were moving into position to launch the attack.Israeli warplanes destroyed most of Hezbollah's offensive assets,…

Despite a dramatic ending to the BMW Championship with Keegan Bradley barely hanging on, the top six in the U.S. Presidents Cup standings remained unchanged when the qualifying period for the six automatic berths ended Sunday. Coming into this week, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay and Sahith Teegale all occupied the coveted spots and held onto them through the weekend. All six will be selected for Captain Jim Furyk's U.S. team, and while players like Bradley and Sam Burns may not have made the top six, their recent form won't go to waste. Furyk will…

1   Progress is being made by China’s struggling local banks after Beijing recently called for their consolidation to reduce the local-level debts that present a significant source of systemic risk to China’s economy. On July 28, the central Henan province announced its consolidation plans, identifying 25 financial institutions that will be merged into a provincial-level, rural commercial bank, thus marking the first detailed plan to be published since the restructuring was approved in 2022. The plan is intended to “coordinate and clear non-performing assets under small and medium-sized banks, clean up problem shareholders, and replenish capital from multiple sources,”…

Already performing well, Asia Optical Co. Ltd. (TWSE:3019) shares are gaining momentum, up 42% in the past 30 days, with the annualized gain over the past 30 days being a very steep 96%. With its share price soaring, Asia Optical, with a P/E ratio of 33.4, could be considered a stock to avoid altogether, given that nearly half of Taiwanese companies have a price-to-earnings (or “P/E”) ratio of less than 21. That said, we need to dig a little deeper to determine whether there is a rational basis for the sky-high P/E. Asia Optical has been doing well lately, with…