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Upgrades For Cal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ:CALM), Consumer Edge Research upgraded the previous rating of Equal-Weight to Overweight. For the third quarter, Cal-Maine Foods had an EPS of $0.81, compared

China stocks continued to sell-off on Tuesday after Beijing refused to participate in sanctions the U.S. imposed on Russia in response to its military operation in Ukraine. China is facing three major

Asian stocks were in the red on Tuesday as surging Covid-19 cases in China hit the confidence of investors who are already worried about the Ukraine war and the first US interest rate rise in three years, which could come this week. MSCI''s index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down by 2.09 per cent.

Barring Japan, major Asian stocks opened sharply lower on Monday morning, tracking another big selloff on Wall Street with tech firms taking another hit over concerns about China''s crackdown on the sector. MSCI''s index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down by 1.06 per cent.

Japan''s Nikkei rose 1.1%, while MSCI''s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan inched up 0.1% after sliding almost 4% last week.

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The environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating firm MSCI downgraded Russia’s ESG Government rating this week, from B to the lowest rating possible, CCC. Many ESG fund managers rely on MSCI ratings for portfolio construction and for ETF indexes. Thus, many Russian companies could end up being cycled out of funds that rely on maintaining a minimum ESG ratings bar for inclusion. SEE MORE 5 Great Green Stocks Making a Direct Impact The downgrade acts as yet another hit to Russian investments, many of which have been flattened since the country’s invasion of Ukraine. It''s not the first one, either; MSCI ESG Research originally downgraded Russia at the end of February. “Since the downgrade to B on Feb. 28, we have observed further heightening of Russia’s ‘Economic Environment’ and ‘Financial Governance’ risks based on the widening domestic impact of international sanctions and financial isolation on Russia’s economy,” the MSCI notice said. Many firms have halted new investments in Russia.

As Chinese women participate more in the labour force than their peers in most major economies, they also appear to have found bigger success in the business world.About 6.4 per cent of CEOs at mainland China-listed companies last year were women, compared with an average of 5.4 per cent in emerging markets and 5.2 per cent in developed economies, according to a report by finance company MSCI last week.In the meantime, more than 26 per cent of CFOs at those Chinese firms were women last year,…

Asian stocks fell Friday as the fastest US inflation in 40 years drove Treasury yields higher and raised expectations for steeper interest-rate hikes. An MSCI Inc. gauge of the region’s stocks was on track for its fourth consecutive weekly decline, weighed by losses in Japan, China and Hong Kong where a technology gauge slumped more than 6%.

Here Are All The Latest News And Developments From The Ukraine War: March 9 Here is a summary of the relentless firehose of all Ukraine war news to hit in the past few hours, courtesy of Newsquawk. Discussions/Negotitations: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov will travel to Turkey today to meet with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, according to Ria citing the Russian Foreign Ministry. Russian Foreign Ministry says aims of its operation do not include the overthrowing of the Ukraine government. Russia says "some progress" has been made in discussions with Ukraine, according to AFP. Russia''s Kremlin says Russia has made no decision on nationalizing foreign assets; interested in continuing talks with Ukraine. On possible compromise with Ukraine: Crimea is Russian region, must be recognised as such and Donetsk/ Luhansk are sovereign republics, must be recognised as such. Ukraine Foreign Minister Kuleba says he has limited expectations from discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. Energy/Economic Updates US House is planning to vote on the Russian oil ban today, according to Bloomberg''s Wasson.

SHANGHAI: China’s shares extended losses on Wednesday, as market watchers remain on edge amid fears of a wider impact of commodity prices’ surge on Beijing, while new coronavirus cases in the world’s second-largest economy also weighed on risk sentiment. ** At the midday break, China’s blue-chip CSI300 index was down 1.27% at 4211.27, the lowest since July 1, 2020. The Shanghai Composite index fell 1.07% to 3,258.17 points. ** The Hang Seng Index slumped 2.19% to 20,311.23. The sub-index of the Hang Seng index, which tracks energy shares , dipped 0.9% while the IT sector fell 2.7%. ** Sentiment in the A-share market would continue to be weak as geopolitical tensions remain unsolved while commodity prices are hiking all the time, analysts said. ** The real-estate index slumped 3.83% and the healthcare sub-index fell 2.84%. ** China’s factory inflation in February eased to the slowest annual pace in eight months due to seasonal effects from the Lunar New Year holiday, but analysts expect it to rise in the coming months because of surging global commodity prices.