(FT) China has asked McDonald's to expand its adoption of a digital payments system, renminbi, ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Chinese regulator wants the food chain to expand its…
(Reuters) Spreads on China’s high-yield debt MERACYC dominated by property developers narrowed on Tuesday from its record levels last week as Beijing said sector risks were controllable. China’s officials reassured…
(Netflix) Netflix, Inc. announced an increase in the third quarter of 2021 income to $1.449 billion from $790 million recorded in the same quarter of 2020. The company’s diluted earnings per…
(Eurostat) Annual inflation was 3.6% in the EU in September, up from 3.2% the previous month, and 0.3% a year ago. The inflation was 3.4% in the euro area, higher…
(ASML) ASML Holdings NV posted net sales of 5.2 billion euros in the third quarter of 2021, up from 4.020 billion euros in the second quarter. The gross margin in…
(ECB) The euro area posted a current account surplus of 13 billion euros in August, down from 23 billion euros in July. Goods posted a surplus of 17 billion euros,…
(ONS) The UK annual inflation growth eased to 3.1% in September from 3.2% in August. Including owner occupier’s housing growth, CPI eased to 2.9% from 3% in the prior month.…
ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF rose about 3% when it started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday before retreating lower. The ETF shares’ price and performance are expected…
(Coindesk) Facebook has tapped Paxos and Coinbase for the piloting of a digital wallet Novi in the US and Guatemala. The pilot, already live, is being rolled out gradually on…
(Johnson & Johnson) Johnson & Johnson posted total sales of $23.3 billion in the third quarter of 2021, up 10.7% from the prior year. US sales amounted to $11.963 billion,…
(Bloomberg) Grayscale Investments LLC and the New York Stock Exchange have filed to convert its $40 billion Bitcoin fund into an ETF. Grayscale’s CEO Michael Sonnenshein, reiterates the firm’s commitment…
(Census Bureau) Building permits for privately-owned housing units were 1.589 million in September, down 7.7% from August. The permits were little changed from September 2020. Housing starts averaged an annual…