February 3, 2025
Intangible Assets

Hancock Whitney reports fourth quarter 2024 EPS of $1.40

Classified in: BusinessSubjects: EARNINGS, Conference Call, Webcast Hancock Whitney Corporation (Nasdaq: HWC) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2024 totaled $122.1 million, or $1.40 per diluted common share (EPS), compared to $115.6 million, or $1.33 per diluted common share, in the third quarter

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Tangible Assets

Precious metal prices: Gold, silver prices fall tracking international rate movement; gold 1% away from record high

Precious metal prices (January 17, 2024): Gold prices in Friday’s session traded with a cut tracking losses in the international markets. At around 10:36 am, gold February futures were down 0.23 per cent or Rs 186 at Rs 79,040 per 10 gm. Meanwhile, silver March futures were down 0.56 per cent or Rs 520 at

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Financial Assets

Stock market news Aug. 26, 2024

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 23, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Monday as investors tried to move on from a steep sell-off earlier this month. The 30-stock index closed up

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Financial Assets

Treasury yields in focus as investors await inflation data

The U.S. 10-year Treasury dipped on Wednesday as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report due later in the week. At 5:00 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped under a basis point to 3.8273%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury was flat at 3.865%. Yields and prices move in opposite directions.

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Financial Assets

5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday, August 27

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Dow highs The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new intraday record and closed at a record high on Monday. The 30-stock index closed up 65.44 points, or 0.16%, after rallying more than 200 points earlier in the day. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq

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Operating Assets

How investors can prepare for lower interest rates

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank is likely to start cutting interest rates, which are currently at their highest level in two decades. If a rate cut comes in September, as experts expect, it would

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Financial Assets

Stock futures inch up with all eyes on Powell’s key Jackson Hole speech: Live updates

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading Thursday as traders await an all-important policy speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell for any guidance on future rate cuts. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 47 points. S&P 500

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Financial Assets

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Aug. 21 1. Wall Street was looking at a slightly positive open after modest losses Tuesday broke an eight-session winning streak for the S & P 500 and Nasdaq . Investors are waiting to see the minutes from the Fed’s latest policy meeting Wednesday afternoon. They are hoping

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Financial Assets

China loan prime rates and RBA minutes in focus

Melbourne city centre skyline alongside the Yarra River. Loop Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed across the region on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s rally and ahead of key economic data from China. China’s central bank will announce its one-year and five-year loan prime rates, with a poll of economists from

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Fixed Assets

Inventory of transmission assets to resume

The National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) have agreed to resume the physical inventory of the country’s current transmission assets which will bolster the reliability and integrity of the country’s transmission infrastructure. TransCo  president and chief executive officer (CEO) Fortunato Leynes and NGCP president and  CEO Anthony Almeda on August

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