“U.S. Business Activity Surges to 13-Month High Amid Optimistic Outlook and Inflation Concerns”

“U.S. Business Activity Surges to 13-Month High Amid Optimistic Outlook and Inflation Concerns”

An index of U.S. business activity rose unexpectedly in May to the highest level in nearly a year. Firm demand in the service sector contributed. The outlook for the future of the economy has also become brighter. S&P Global’s preliminary reading of the Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the combined US manufacturing and service … Read more

“Hedge Funds Bullish as S&P 500 Nears Chart Milestone Despite Turmoil”

“Hedge Funds Bullish as S&P 500 Nears Chart Milestone Despite Turmoil”

With the S&P 500 nearing a chart milestone after a seven-month rally in U.S. stocks, some previously bearish investors are showing signs of conceding defeat. Both bullish and bearish equity hedge funds bought U.S. stocks for the second week in a row, their biggest purchase since October, according to data compiled by Goldman Sachs Group … Read more

“Yellen suggests more bank mergers, causing drop in regional bank stocks”

“Yellen suggests more bank mergers, causing drop in regional bank stocks”

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told big bank chief executives at a meeting on Wednesday that more bank mergers may be needed. He was reported by CNN, citing two people who were unnamed. In response to the report, the stock market on the 19th intensified selling to regional bank stocks, and the KBW regional bank … Read more

Less Than Half of Families in Germany Have Occupational Disability Insurance, According to R+V Versicherung Survey

Less Than Half of Families in Germany Have Occupational Disability Insurance, According to R+V Versicherung Survey

19.05.2023 – 11:30 R+V Insurance Ltd Wiesbaden (ots) Less than half of the families have taken out insurance against the risk of occupational disability (BI). This was the result of a representative survey by the Mentefactum institute on behalf of R+V Versicherung. According to the survey, only 43 percent of families in Germany have taken … Read more

One in Five Czechs Lack Long-Term Financial Reserves, Survey Shows

One in Five Czechs Lack Long-Term Financial Reserves, Survey Shows

Almost one in five Czechs does not create a long-term financial reserve, according to a survey by Česká spořitelna, Europe in data and IPSOS, in which two thousand respondents aged 18 to 65 took part. At the same time, experts remind that a financial cushion helps to manage more difficult financial situations, such as the … Read more

“JUICE: Exploring Jupiter’s Three Moons with a Single Spacecraft”

“JUICE: Exploring Jupiter’s Three Moons with a Single Spacecraft”

The ‘Ilta Sampi (一打三皮)’ project, which explores three satellites around Jupiter with a single launch, has taken its first huge step. The Jupiter Moon Exploration Spacecraft, successfully launched from a space center in French Guiana on April 14, is the star of the project. The Jupiter satellite exploration project, which investigates three satellites with one … Read more