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US Economic Recovery May Be Delayed
US Stocks dropped, sending the Standard $ Poor’s 500 Index toward a fourth strength weekly retreat, as a deeper than-estimated slide in consumer confidence added to concern the economic recovery will be delayed.
CIT Group Inc; the Century-Old Lender that’s trading in the bond Market as if it may fail, slid as much as 39 percent on concern the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. won’t guarantee its bond sales.
Chevron Corp led the Dow Jones Industrial Average lower as oil headed for its worst weekly drop since January and the company said the weaker dollar was slashing profit.
“We’re finding out that the economy is not recovering in any significant way at all said the Christian Thwaites, President and Chief executive officer of Vermot, which manages $19 billion. “The market is still relatively expensive on a current earning basis.”
The S$P 500 lost 0.5 percent to 878.6 in New York, poised to cap its longest weekly loosing streak since March. The Dow average declined 46.02, or 0.6 percent to 8,137.15. About two stocks fell for each that rose. On the New York Stock Exchange.
Equities extended their declines as the Reuter/University of Michigan Index of Consumer Confidence trailed economist estimates.
The S$P 500 has dropped more than 7 percent since June 12 on concern its rebound of as much as 40 percent since March out paced prospects for a recovery from the longest Slump in profits on record. The index is trading at about a 14 times its companies’ earnings over the past 12 months, compared with about 10 times on March 9, the day the guage slid to a 12-year low.
The worst recession in half a century may be prolonged because consumers see few signs that job losses and diclines in home prices are ending, economists Noukiel Roubini and Robert Shiller said.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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