What does Moody’s downgrade mean for the markets?

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’s Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can login exactly here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. CNN — Moody’s downgraded 10 US banks Monday night and put the credit ratings of six others under … Read more

Premarket Stocks: Markets and consumers are in optimistic mood. Here’s why

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’s Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can login exactly here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. CNN — Stocks and consumer sentiment are rising in tandem after falling last year, another sign of growing … Read more

Ant Group assessment: Jack Ma’s speech cost Chinese company about $230 billion

Hong Kong CNN — Ant Group has announced a $78.5 billion share buyback, down about $230 billion, or 75%, from the valuation it reached almost three years ago before its IPO was blocked by Chinese regulators became. The company was co-founded by Jack Ma, as was e-commerce giant Alibaba Group (BABA). Ant and Alibaba’s combined … Read more

Thames Water: Why the UK’s water industry is struggling with spills, major leaks and crushing debt

London CNN — Financial difficulties at the company, which supplies water to more than a fifth of Britain’s population, have raised concerns about the dire state of an industry that provides a resource people cannot live without. The problems are most acute at Thames Water, the London water company, but the entire industry in England … Read more

Bull Market or Fool Market? Investors say the latter

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’s Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can login exactly here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. new York CNN — The stock market has made incredible strides since its downturn last year — so … Read more