Unpredictable excessive occasions occur on a regular basis.getty Thirty-six years in the past, one thing so unlikely occurred that it was mainly inconceivable: The Dow Jones Industrial Common plunged almost 23 p.c in a single day. Earlier than Monday, October 19, 1987 (now generally known…

Greatest Purchase shares are poised to rise over the subsequent 12 months because of rising demand for sure tech merchandise, in line with Goldman Sachs. The agency upgraded the inventory to purchase from impartial on Thursday and up to date its value goal to $85…

Asian markets fell broadly Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch downgraded its US debt credit rating from the highest level, citing “a steady deterioration in standards of governance.” Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (HSI) Index and Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 (N225) both tumbled 2%, leading losses in…

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Golf’s power structure took a sharp shift to the players Tuesday when Tiger Woods was named as the sixth player director on the powerful PGA Tour policy board. The move gives the players a one-seat advantage on the board after the controversial merger in June…

A Congressional select committee is investigating BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and MSCI, one of the biggest providers of index funds, to determine whether they are investing Americans’ savings in Chinese companies blacklisted by the US government for security and human rights issues. The…