Benjamin Chadwick

Benjamin Chadwick graduated from NYU Stern, has been an Associate Professor of Finance at the Kenna Flegler Business School for ten years before switching to a private financial consultancy and correspondent journalism from the Asian stock market. He is focused on the microstructure of securities markets, while he pays special attention to microcap issues.

Shell 1Q earnings improve, the company rises dividend by 4%

Shell 1Q earnings improve, the company rises dividend by 4%

Commodity prices and growing expectations of a rebound in fuel demand are rising. It had an impact on Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell’s first-quarter earnings. On Thursday, the company announced their 1Q earnings were slightly better. The oil giant tried to assure investors that it had gained a more stable foundation. Because of that, Shell …

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Digital currency ether hits a record high while stealing bitcoin’s limelight

Digital currency ether hits a record high while stealing bitcoin’s limelight

On Thursday, Ether hit an all-time high, and bitcoin’s dominance of the cryptocurrency market started to decline. According to data from Coin Metrics, the world’s second-largest digital currency by market value surged to a fresh record of $2,800 on Thursday morning.  The top digital coin, Bitcoin, was slightly lower for $54,472. On Wednesday, the European …

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Asia stock

Asian Shares Down, but World Shares Near Record High

Asian shares slid on Friday, but world stocks held near a record high. Strong U.S. economic data fuels optimism, which keeps global stocks high. Moreover, the Federal Reserve’s commitment to continue supporting the economy also fuelled investors’ appetite for risk. Thursday’s data also showed U.S. economic growth sped up in Q1, sustained by Biden’s government …

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U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate Passes $35B Water Infrastructure Bill

The U.S. Senate has approved the first major infrastructure bill in U.S. Congress. The bill would authorize over $35 billion to upgrade America’s drinking and wastewater systems.  This bipartisan show of support is rare because the lawmakers still can not agree over other infrastructure investments of President Joe Biden. The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure …

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Alexei Navaln

Kremlin Critic Navalny in Jail Appears in Court via Video

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s team said Thursday it was disbanding its network of regional campaign offices across Russia. Navalny appeared in a video link from jail. He was looking gaunt after a hunger strike, which he is gradually ending. In a YouTube video, his allies made their announcement before a court hearing due to …

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TSMC

Asia Shares Extend Gains on Fed’s Support, Biden’s Stimulus

Asian shares extend gains on Thursday following the Federal Reserve’s statement that it was too early to consider rolling back emergency support for the economy. Additionally, U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal of a $1.8 trillion stimulus package. In a speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Biden proposed the sweeping new $1.8 trillion …

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Asian stock

Asian Stocks Seesaw as The Fed Meeting Approaches

Asian shares struggled to make solid gains on Wednesday, with already high valuations discouraging investors from buying equities ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. Also, later on, Wednesday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to reaffirm that easy monetary policy will remain in place for an extended period. Moreover, to dismiss any suggestions of …

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Microsoft

Microsoft Shares Weaker in Pre-market; Apple, FB Earnings

A day after Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) companies’ March quarter results, its shares were trading weaker on Wednesday’s pre-market. Many traders and shareholders found it daunting since its stocks have risen over 70% even since the pandemic started, despite it having a trillion-dollar valuation.  It traded over 45 times its 2020 earnings. It is a multiple …

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