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Lululemon pricier than many of its peers

Bloomberg Lululemon valuation is richer than many of its peers in the retail sector. Shares jumped as much as 14% on Saturday after the athletic clothing retailer reported second quarter revenue above analyst expectations, a sign that investors are still willing to pay significant premiums for growth. Lululemon trades at a last-twelve-months price-to-earnings ratio of 65.4 compared to 16.9 for ...

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Wells Fargo gets fresh sanction under Scharf with OCC’s fine

Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co was handed a fresh regulatory action and a $250 million fine over its lack of progress addressing long-standing problems, the first such sanction under Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Charlie Scharf. The penalty adds to the more than $5 billion in fines and legal settlements that the firm has paid over the last five years tied ...

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StanChart opens gas, carbon trading desk as prices soar

Bloomberg Standard Chartered Plc (StanChart) opened a desk to trade natural gas and carbon following a record-breaking run for both commodities. The so-called energy transition desk began operating last month, Standard Chartered said. Prices for gas have soared on a lack of supply, with carbon permits following suit as utilities switch to cheaper — but dirtier — coal-fed power plants. ...

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Deutsche Bank expands ESG debt products with green repo

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG has just completed its first green repurchase agreement, marking another foray into a world of increasingly complex ESG instruments. It’s the latest example of product proliferation in a market that’s moving much faster than regulators. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has already said it plans to attach environmental, social and governance labels to all forms of finance, ...

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PNB board approves bond plan to raise $816 million

Bloomberg Punjab National Bank’s (PNB) board has approved plans to raise 60 billion rupees ($816 million) through sale of bonds. The New Delhi-based lender, which has been hit by a slew of scandals of the past years, can raise funds by issuing one or more tranches of Additional Tier 1 or Tier 2 notes that comply with Basel III capital norms, ...

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Russia hikes rates fifth time in a row

Bloomberg A smaller-than-forecast rate hike doesn’t mean the Russian central bank is turning dovish, with inflation at its fastest pace in half a decade. While quarter-point increase marks a return to more standard rate moves after July’s 100 basis point hike, Governor Elvira Nabiullina said it’s not a given that the next rate raise will end the central bank’s tightening ...

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App Store ruling may cost Apple billions of dollars

Bloomberg Apple Inc has been ordered to make the most significant change to its App Store business model since launching the platform in 2008, and it could cost the tech giant a few billion dollars annually. In a ruling, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said the company must give developers the option of bypassing its commission on in-app purchases ...

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WhatsApp boosts end-to-end encryption amid scrutiny

Bloomberg Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg said the company is expanding end-to-end encryption on its WhatsApp messaging service. Texts sent on WhatsApp are already protected so that they can only be seen by the sender and recipient. People have been able to back up their messages in the cloud, using Alphabet Inc’s Google Drive and Apple Inc’s ...

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Intel to set aside production in Ireland for auto chips

Bloomberg Intel Corp will dedicate production at its plant in Ireland for the manufacture of chips for automakers as company pushes into a growing market currently buffeted by shortages that have crippled vehicle production. The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker has a facility in County Kildare in Ireland that has been used for manufacturing its mainstay computer processors. Intel will convert ...

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Tesla raises price of Model Y car in China

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. is raising the price of its Model Y Performance car in China by 10,000 yuan ($1,552), effective immediately, the company announced on Weibo. The vehicle’s new price will be 387,900 yuan, according to the statement. Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker reported a rebound in domestic China shipments in August, a bright spot after a torrid few months for ...

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