Sarah Jenkins

Markets

FedEx Life Sciences targets GLP-1-driven healthcare logistics growth

FedEx has launched a dedicated life sciences unit as GLP-1 drugs and biologics lift demand for premium cold-chain shipping.

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Economics

What is quantitative tightening? How central banks reduce their holdings

Quantitative tightening is how central banks shrink balance sheets, draining liquidity and putting upward pressure on borrowing co...

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

CXMT Shanghai IPO surges 470% in STAR Market debut

China’s largest DRAM maker raised $8.6 billion and jumped in early Shanghai trade as investors focused on memory-chip capacity.

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

Treasury yields fall as U.S.-Iran pause pushes oil lower

U.S. yields moved lower after Washington and Tehran paused hostilities, sending oil down ahead of the Fed’s Wednesday rate decisio...

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

China industrial profits June growth slows as oil-driven price lift fades

China’s industrial profits rose 15.1% in June, but lower energy prices and weak domestic demand cooled a rebound in factory earnin...

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

Stock market week ahead: Big Tech earnings and Fed decision dominate

Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Apple report as the Fed weighs rates and investors await PCE inflation and GDP data.

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

AI wealth distribution ideas gain traction as public unease grows

Economists and tech researchers are weighing data royalties, public stakes, taxes and shorter workweeks as AI gains test public su...

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

S&P 500 industrials AI rally lifts valuations toward tech levels

Industrials trade above 30 times forward earnings as AI data centers, power grids and defense spending draw ETF inflows.

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

Opportunity zone tax bill looms as $75bn in deferred gains comes due

Deferred capital gains in Qualified Opportunity Funds become taxable at year-end, with Treasury data showing $75bn outstanding in...

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

Andy Burnham Trump comments signal firmer UK stance on national interest

Andy Burnham said he would challenge Donald Trump if needed, while weighing UK defence spending and North Sea energy policy.

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

Ukraine Caspian Sea strikes draw Iran protest after sailor killed

Iran summoned Ukraine’s envoy after Caspian Sea strikes it said killed one sailor, while Zelenskyy cited hits on military cargo ve...

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago

Markets

Uber-Waymo exclusivity in Austin and Atlanta to end in 2028

Waymo plans to launch its own app in Austin and Atlanta in 2028 while keeping robotaxis on Uber under the current contract.

By Sarah Jenkins · 2 months ago