ROUNDUP/Equities Europe Close: Mostly modest gains ahead of Jackson Hole | 08/25/22

PARIS / LONDON (dpa-AFX) – Most of Europe’s most important stock exchanges increased slightly on Thursday. However, they saved only part of their at times clearer gains to the finish. The EuroStoxx 50 (EURO STOXX 50) ended trading up 0.19 percent to 3674.54 points, while Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.11 percent to 7479.74 points. … Read more

DAX, Nasdaq and Gold: That’s what matters on Friday in Jackson Hole

The markets are trying to recover. And the price of gold was also able to make up ground. But tomorrow, Friday, is hovering over all movements on the financial markets. Then Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will address the annual Jackson Hole Symposium in Wyoming. To help market participants, Powell will need to be clear … Read more

Equities New York: Mini plus after the slide – Continue to beware of Jackson Hole | 08/24/22

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – One day before the central bankers’ meeting in Jackson Hole, investors on the US stock exchanges shied away from a clear positioning. Economic data such as incoming orders for durable goods, which fell short of expectations, had hardly any impact on stock market activity. After its recent slide on Wednesday, the … Read more

Before Fed meeting in Jackson Hole: Markets speculate about Fed aggressiveness | 08/24/22

“Every word of Powell is weighed in gold”. Before the important central bank meeting in Jackson Hole in the US state of Wyoming, the market is speculating about the extent of forthcoming interest rate hikes, especially by the US Federal Reserve, but also by the European Central Bank (ECB). By Wolfgang Ehrensberger On Tuesday, slightly … Read more

Equities New York: Hardly changed – Investors are waiting for signals from Jackson Hole | 08/24/22

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Investors on the US stock exchanges are waiting for the central bankers’ meeting in Jackson Hole, which begins on Thursday. Although there are some clear price swings in individual US stocks this Wednesday, the most important indices show little change in early business. At the same time, economic data such as … Read more

They discover ancient forest that grows inside a trench in China: it houses unrecorded species | Technology

The bottom of the giant karst sinkhole, or sinkhole, is home to an ancient forest that may be populated by species that science has yet to record. A team of Chinese cave scientists has discovered a giant karst sinkhole, or sinkhole, with an ancient forest inside, multiple media outlets have reported. The hole, in Leye … Read more