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For investors looking to find a safe haven in a volatile market, there are a number of large cap stocks that could be attractive investments, especially in the healthcare sector. Stocks ended the week volatile for several trading sessions after Monday’s sharp global sell-off, nearly reversing the week’s losses. The three major U.S. indexes initially fell on weaker-than-expected U.S. employment data, concerns about the pace of Federal Reserve rate cuts, and the unwinding of the yen “carry trade.” CNBC Pro screened FactSet to find S&P 500 companies that could be reliable investments in this turbulent market. These stocks have seen…

A panoramic view of the Eiffel Tower, decorated with the Olympic rings and the flags of the participating countries, from Trocadero Square ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics in Paris, France, on July 21, 2024.Kevin Foyt | Getty Images Sports | Getty ImagesThe Olympics are causing prices to rise, but French consumers won’t feel the hit.Mega-events like the Olympics and big concerts like Taylor Swift’s “Erasure” tour will lead to increased demand for hotel rooms, flights and other goods and services needed to accommodate the influx of visitors, yet most consumers may not feel the impact, according to UBS. Yet…

Several high profile companies including Vodafone Idea, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), Mazagon Dock, Hero MotoCorp, IRFC, IRCTC, HUDCO, Apollo Hospitals, Samvardhana Motherson, GMR Airports Infrastructure, Nykaa and Ola Electric will be releasing their report cards for the June quarter this week. Here is the list:August 12AIA Engineering, Balrampur Chini Mills, Borosil Renewables, Campus Activewear, Cera Sanitaryware, DOMS Industries, Happiest Minds Technologies, Hindustan Copper, Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), Indian Railway Finance Corporation, Ingersoll-Rand (India), ITI, Natco Pharma, National Aluminum Company, NMDC, Olectra Greentech, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, RattanIndia Enterprises, Sunteck Realty, Usha Martin, Vodafone Idea, Voltas.August 13Allcargo Logistics, Anupam Rasayan…

A cooling tower at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Scriba, New York, USA. Lauren Petracca | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs technology companies race to secure clean energy to power artificial intelligence, they are increasingly considering connecting their data centers directly to nuclear power plants, but are meeting resistance from some utilities over the potential impact on the power grid.Data centers, the computer warehouses that run the internet, can require more than 1 gigawatt of power, roughly the capacity of an average U.S. nuclear reactor.Data centers are essential to economic competitiveness and national…

A year and a half after accusing billionaire Gautam Adani of running “the biggest fraud in corporate history”, Hindenburg Research on Saturday made a further allegation in the Adani matter, alleging that Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman Madhavi Puri holds shares in an offshore fund linked to the conglomerate.”SEBI’s current chairperson and her husband Dhaval Buch had hidden shares in the very same unknown offshore Bermuda and Mauritius funds in the same complex nested structure used by Vinod Adani,” Hindenburg said in a report posted on its website. Dubai-based Vinod is the elder brother of Gautam Adani and…

Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (left) and Republican vice presidential nominee Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio.Getty ImageshousingAffordable housing is a key issue for many Americans, and both Walz and Vance have been committed to the issue.In May 2023, Governor Walz signed a housing bill that included $200 million in down payment assistance. The bill also included $200 million for housing infrastructure and $40 million for workforce housing.”We expect Walz will advocate for a demand-driven approach to housing,” TD Cowen analyst Jarrett Seiberg said in a July statement. “This is the type of housing policy we would…

A man walks in front of the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical headquarters building in Osaka on April 2, 2024.Yuichi Yamazaki | AFP | Getty ImagesCompany name: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (4967.T)work: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals and consumer goods in Japan and overseas. The company operates in three business divisions. The domestic and overseas business divisions offer products such as healthcare, household goods, and skincare. The company recently integrated the mail order division into the domestic business division, which sells nutritional supplements, skincare, and other products by mail order. Other divisions include transportation, plastic container manufacturing, real estate management, and advertising planning and…

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Banking-as-a-service platform Treasury Prime has laid off about half of its roughly 100 employees, CEO Chris Dean confirmed. As part of a strategic shift to focus solely on selling to banks, Treasury Prime has laid off a team focused on selling its products to other fintechs, including marketing. The company has previously pitched itself to fintechs and then connected them with bank partners who use Treasury Prime’s platform, but Dean said the “interesting activity” over the past six months has been working directly with banks, who are willing to negotiate and strike deals directly with fintechs rather than through Treasury…

Semiconductor giant Nvidia failed to recover from a selloff earlier this week, despite the broader recovery of the S&P 500. Nvidia shares fell 0.2% on Friday and closed the week down about 2.4%. That’s not only underperforming the broader market index, which is down just 0.04% so far this week, but also lagging the semiconductor sector. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) ended the week up 2.4%. NVDA SOXX 5D Mountain Nvidia vs. SOXX ETF Over the Past Week Potential delays to the company’s Blackwell chips are putting pressure on the stock, but the company is up 111% in 2024 on…