The declines in Wall Street indices yesterday, led by technology stocks, were effective. Losses continue in futures transactions on the new trading day.
Bezos completed the sale of 50 million Amazon shares, netting $8.5 billion.
While the revenue of Walmart, one of the largest retail chains in the USA, increased in the last three months, Home Depot’s sales decreased in the last quarter of last year. Walmart also announced that it will acquire US-based television manufacturer Vizio for $2.3 billion.
The German Real Estate Federation (ZIA) predicted that the German government will not significantly meet its annual new housing construction target in 2024. The government had committed to build 400 thousand houses every year, 100 thousand of which were social housing. Last year, 270 thousand houses were built in Germany.
Japan’s exports grew nearly 12 percent in January, driven by an increase in shipments of vehicles, auto parts and machinery. Economists’ expectation was for it to be 9.5 percent.
According to China’s state broadcaster CCTV, banks in the country have approved loans worth 123.6 billion yuan for real estate projects since January.
Oil prices rose, driven by a rally in Chinese stocks and a weaker dollar, as investors balanced signs of tightening supplies with rising tensions in the Middle East and a still-volatile demand outlook.
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