The U.S. Treasury auctioned eight-term treasury bonds, and the winning bid rate was 4.500% (4.350% on December 5), and the bid multiple was 2.81 (3.50 in the previous auction).The financial technology companies supported by Wal-Mart are valued at $2.5 billion. The traditional banking industry is under threat. Wal-Mart is injecting more funds into its newly-started financial start-ups, obtaining a valuation of $2.5 billion for this company, and indicating its ambition to further set foot in the financial services industry. According to informed sources, the world's largest retailer is jointly leading the financing of more than 300 million US dollars with investment company Ribbit Capital. This marks a new valuation for the company named One, in which Wal-Mart holds a majority stake. Wal-Mart has been providing products to many customers and employees in order to gain a greater foothold in the field of financial services. For the financial industry, the threat of Wal-Mart and other companies encroaching on its territory is getting closer and closer. Just last year, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned the competitive threat of Wal-Mart and other enterprises, pointing out that its hundreds of millions of customers and huge resources at its disposal were "extraordinary competitive advantages".UBS reduced ExxonMobil's target price from $149.00 to $147.00.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through the 44,000.00 mark, and the latest report was 43,999.94, down 0.34% in the day.American family wealth climbed to a record high thanks to the rise of the stock market. Driven by the rise of the stock market before the US presidential election, American family wealth reached a record high in the third quarter. According to a report released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday, household net assets increased by nearly 4.8 trillion US dollars, up 2.9% from the previous quarter, reaching 168.8 trillion US dollars. The value of American stock holdings increased by 3.8 trillion US dollars, while the value of real estate decreased by nearly 200 billion US dollars. In the third quarter, investors benefited from the stock market rally, as the market expected the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and Donald Trump to return to the White House next year. Since Trump won the election on November 5, the S&P 500 index has climbed to a new high due to the market expectation that the president-elect will promulgate a pro-business policy.American natural gas futures rose by 3.00% in the day and are now reported at $3.480/million British heat.
ServiceTitan(TTAN), a software provider, opened its US IPO at $101.00 on the first day, compared with the previous IPO price of $71.00 per share.In the third quarter of the United States, the net worth of households changed by $4,765.9 billion, and the previous value was $2,760 billion.Fitch: The possible trade policy changes after the results of the 2024 election in the United States will bring risks in 2025 and may reduce the demand for shipping companies.
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide 12-14