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By John O'Donnell and Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank is set to put Chief Financial Officer Bettina Urlaub at the head of talks with UniCredit when the German lender's supervisory board meets next week as the Italian rival eyes…

Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesMore analysts are recommending “defensive” stocks over AI stocks as macro conditions change.Utilities, a classic defensive sector, are moving to compete with technology companies.Investors could benefit from…

Investing.com - In August 2024, the Indian stock market saw mixed performance, with the MSCI India Index returning a positive 0.9%. However, despite the gain, the index underperformed the emerging markets index by about 0.5 percentage…

By Alan John and Karen Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar fell more than 2 percent against other major currencies in August, its biggest monthly decline this year, providing some relief to economies that have suffered under the…

Japanese stocks are expected to gradually recover in September and October, analysts at Citigroup said, but they recommended a defensive stance in the market amid uncertainty over the Bank of Japan and the U.S. economy. Japanese stocks…

Various photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Walmart (New York:WMT) barely moved in early trading Monday, despite a global selloff that rattled investors. The carnage began in Japan, where the Nikkei 225 index plunged 13.2% in…

This is one of the most unusual periods the markets have ever seen. It’s hard to pinpoint what’s happening, but consider the following:The Russell 2000 rose 12% in five days. According to John Authers, this move in the past 30 years has…

Goldman Sachs has highlighted the Indian Rupee (INR) as one of the standout currencies in the Emerging Markets Forex (EM FX) pool, due to its high carry to volatility ratio. The firm noted that the attractiveness of the Indian rupee is…

Strategists at JP Morgan believe investors should consider a shift toward defensive stocks and commodity stocks in anticipation of upcoming interest rate cuts by central banks. Historically, defenses have suffered when bond yields have been…

By Shristi Achar A and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European stocks inched up to close at a record high on Wednesday helped by gains in defensive sectors, while shares of the world's second-largest listed fashion retailer H&M (ST:) saw…