A person is waiting at a bus stop in the Brooklyn district on March 25, 2025 in New York City.
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The shadow of a U.S. recession is growing longer, and the prospects for both consumers and CFOs are darkened, according to several surveys following the feeling of March. That said, Wall Street has increased for the last three days: perhaps investors are cautiously optimistic for President Donald Trump to soften his position on reciprocal rates.
Through the pond, the German software maker SAP, with a wave of stock gain, has taken the crown of the valuable company in Europe: it has increased almost 10% so far this year. Meanwhile, in China, the BYD electric vehicle maker has passed Tesla in annual income.
However, the United States plays such a central role in the world financial and economic system that, if a recession passed, it would certainly have widespread impact and will swing the fortunes of companies like Sap and BYD.
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North -American stocks get small gains
Tuesday, the S&P 500 Added 0.16%, the Industrial average of Dow Jones increased by 0.01% and the Nasdaq composite increased by 0.46%. That was the Third consecutive positive session for all three indices. The pan -European Stoxx 600 Index closed a 0.67% higher, with most sectors and all important burses in a positive territory. Germany DAX The regional earnings led 1.13%, after a survey showed an improved business sentiment in the country.
Consumers lose confidence
The Conference Council index of U.S. consumers confidence went down to 92.9A decrease of 7.2 points and the fourth consecutive monthly contraction. It is also less than the reading of 93.5 planned for a survey of Dow Jones economists. The measure of future expectations decreased 9.6 points to 65.2, the lowest reading in 12 years and well below the 80 levels that is considered a signal for a recession.
Fears of a fall on the horizon
Other surveys are also fears of recession. About 60% of CFOs expect a USA recession in the second half of the yearAccording to the last quarterly survey of the CNBC CFO Council. A separate survey of Deutsche Bank found that the likelihood of a The drop in growth over the next 12 months is about 43%through the average view of 400 respondents during the period from 17 to 20 March.
BYD income exploit the Tesla
Chinese car maker ByD informed Annual revenue of 777 million yuans ($ 107 billion) for 2024in a file posted on Monday. Reinforced by sales of hybrid vehicles, which represents a 29% increase in income From the previous year, and exceeded the annual income of $ 97.7 billion reported by Elon Musk’s Tesla. The presentation comes shortly after by BYD announced A new battery technology you claim can load EV in five minutes.
Knows over the new north
SAP Software Manufacturer was converted Europe’s most valuable company this week. The German company had a market capitalization of about $ 343.3 billion at Tuesday’s closure, according to LSEG data, with actions that increased by 1.33% a day and more than 40% in the last year. SAP assumes the place as the most valuable company in Europe Novo NordiskDanish pharmaceutical giant known for his OZEMPIC Medication Weight Management and Wegovy.
Gamestop will buy bitcoin
Video game retailer Gamestop On Tuesday announced Buy Stablecoins Bitcoin and Dollar Dollar by cash or future debts and capital emissions. Gamestop will follow the steps of Strategy – Known earlier as Microstrategy: The shares of which they rapidly increased after the company accumulated billions of dollars for Bitcoins. It Meme stock Jumped more than 7% in the negotiation extended on Tuesday after the news.
(Pro) Real Culprit of the fall of Tesla?
Tesla’s actions have sunk in recent weeks, although there are some losses for the last two days, with many attributing the beating to CEO relationships Elon Musk in Washington, DC, however, the Piper Sandler Investment Bank thinks the You can find Tesla actions anywhere else you drag Tesla actions – that explains the upward view of the firm about EV.
And finally …
File Photo: An oil pump is displayed in the Permian basin, the Loco Hills regions, New Mexico, USA, April 6, 2023.
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Why oil companies may not love Trump’s agenda, Baby, Drill ‘
United States President Donald Trump urges oil producers to « drill, baby, pierce. » North -American oil and oil investors may not be on board with the plan.
« Right now, with low oil prices, I think we will begin to see many companies that begin to appear in their capital expense, » said Clark Williams-Ferry, an energy financing analyst at the Institute of Energy and Financial Analysis of Energy.
The United States is already more raw than any other nation in history. In December 2024, North Oil and Gas companies -Americans produced more than 13.49 million barrels from crude to day. This is a high production rate of all time, according to the U.S. Energy Information Information Administration records.
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