Money Matters

• Our message for the period immediately ahead continues to be that we expect some stabilization in the stock market before the end of November. We recommend adding to equity …

Investors seem to fear a hard landing, but the evidence for one is close to nonexistent. Although the tech-dominated NASDAQ has had some rough going, orders for computers were up …

MOROCCO The Casablanca Stock Exchange ended lower driven by losses in leading shares as investors failed to react to the announcements of first-half corporate results that were somewhat in line …

The political stagnation resulting from the long break between the end of the parliamentary elections on September 3, and the appointment of a new government by the end of October, …

Banque du Liban et d’Outre-Mer (BLOM), Lebanon’s largest bank in terms of assets and deposits, has become the fourth local bank to be granted a license to open a branch …

Trading places with Adonis Insurance and Reinsurance (ADIR) would be an irresistible proposition to many of Lebanon’s insurance companies. The company knows how to tum a profit and, let’s face …

Bou Khalil Markets recently shifted into expansion overdrive. In 1999, the supermarket chain listed on the Beirut Stock Exchange opened outlets in Tripoli and Mkalles and built a central distribution …

• The stock market’s major averages rose by 4% to 8% for the July-August period, but the advance appears to be maturing. A fall correction may be more severe in …

Highlights Economic focus United States • As the presidential campaign heats up, both candidates have released broad outlines of their fiscal plans, which would drastically reduce the federal debt during …