Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for March 14

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for March 14

The world’s biggest bond market sold off after another hot inflation report reinforced bets the Federal Reserve will be in no rush to cut rates even as some areas of the economy show signs of sluggishness. Treasury yields climbed and stocks retreated as the data underscored the Fed’s challenges in achieving its 2% inflation goal. … Read more

Alibaba tests generative AI tools for Taobao and Tmall merchants as new tech arms race heats up China’s e-commerce sector

Alibaba tests generative AI tools for Taobao and Tmall merchants as new tech arms race heats up China’s e-commerce sector

The generative AI tools provided by Huiwa, operated by Alibaba subsidiary Hangzhou Lianfan Information Technology, enable merchants to create both text and graphics content. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. A merchant, for example, can input a brief description of a product, which prompts the tool to create customised content for marketing and promotion. … Read more

US GDP Data Will Showcase Consumer Set to Power Economy in 2024

US GDP Data Will Showcase Consumer Set to Power Economy in 2024

Forecasters who follow the US economy found themselves in a familiar place after a recent retail sales report: revising up their estimates for GDP. Quarterly data on gross domestic product due Thursday from the Bureau of Economic Analysis is expected to show the economy expanded at a 2% annual rate in the final three months … Read more

World Economy Latest: China’s Recovery Will Be ‘Slow and Bumpy’ in 2024

World Economy Latest: China’s Recovery Will Be ‘Slow and Bumpy’ in 2024

China looks all but certain to hit its growth goal of about 5% for 2023, shifting attention to whether deflation risks, the housing crisis and a lingering confidence crunch will derail efforts to build momentum this year. Data due on Wednesday will likely show China’s gross domestic product expanded 5.2% for the entirety of last … Read more

Global Economy Latest: Consumers in China and the US

Global Economy Latest: Consumers in China and the US

I’m Chris Anstey, a senior editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at what we learned from China’s latest economic data. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X (formerly known as Twitter) via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so … Read more

A Holiday Gift Guide Featuring the Latest Lifestyle Tech Trends with Huawei’s latest Products

A Holiday Gift Guide Featuring the Latest Lifestyle Tech Trends with Huawei’s latest Products

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As holiday season draws near, it’s about time to hit the stores again and surprise your loved ones. Whether it’s a gift of love and appreciation expressed during Christmas, or a good luck present to help that person embark on a brand New Year, we all want to … Read more

Relais & Châteaux chefs pledge to stop serving eel with immediate effect to prevent its extinction

Relais & Châteaux chefs pledge to stop serving eel with immediate effect to prevent its extinction

Working in concert with Ethic Ocean, the Association’s World Culinary Council will lobby European ministers to protect biodiversity PARIS, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The members of Relais & Châteaux’s World Culinary Council has voted to immediately remove eel from their own menus and are sending a call to action to the rest of the group’s … Read more