Joe Wallace

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Joe Wallace

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Joe Wallace Thu, May 1, 2025, 9:56 AM 4 min read HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker will step down this year, kicking off a hunt for a leader who can steer the Asia-focused bank through a trade war that threatens its efforts to bridge China and the West. Tucker, 67 years old, has told the board he intends to retire as chair by the end of 2025, about a year ahead of a term limit dictated by U.K. guidelines on corporate governance.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Caitlin McCabe |Joe Wallace

2 hours agoHow Foreign Students Lost Their Sheen in a Nation of ImmigrantsBoth major political parties are pledging steep cuts on the number of foreigners allowed to study in Australia as a way to rein in runaway housing prices. Australia was the clear top choice when Ali Bajwa, a native of Pakistan, wanted to pursue a doctorate in agricultural science.

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Joe Wallace

Gold is the gift that keeps glittering. Prices for the precious metal advanced more than 1% for a third straight session, putting them on track for yet another closing record. Earlier, most actively traded futures contracts surged above $3,500 a troy ounce for the first time, before slipping back below that level. While gold prices have risen for the best part of a year, the climb has picked up speed in recent weeks as investors have sold stocks, government bonds and the dollar.

1 month ago | elpasoinc.com | Joe Wallace |Katherine Sayre

In the spring of 2023, a London banker-turned-bookmaker reached out to a few contacts with an audacious request: Can you help me take down the Texas lottery? Bernard Marantelli had a plan in mind. He and his partners would buy nearly every possible number in a coming drawing. There were 25.8 million potential number combinations. The tickets were $1 apiece. The jackpot was heading to $95 million. If nobody else also picked the winning numbers, the profit would be nearly $60 million.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Joe Wallace |Katherine Sayre

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