Pierre Bien-Aimé
speaker
917 appearances
43 recordings
2 series
first heard Aug 2025
last heard 10 Sep
Pierre Bien-Aimé’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Renewed tensions in the Middle East are weighing on markets.
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Oil prices edged higher to roughly $91 a barrel.
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President Trump wrote this morning that no talks with Iran are planned.
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Among individual companies, Baidu, the Chinese internet company, saw its shares fall nearly 13% after reporting lower revenue and profit.
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Shares in UGI Corporation rose almost 9.5% after the natural gas and electricity distributor got a takeover offer from KKR, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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And, as mentioned, shares in AI infrastructure companies dropped amid volatility across the sector.
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Western Digital, Marvell, and Micron Technology all fell between roughly seven and eight percent.
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Here's your closing bell brief for Monday, August 17th.
I'm Pierre Biennemet for the Wall Street Journal.
Chip stocks advanced today, but optimism around artificial intelligence wasn't enough to lift major indexes.
The NASDAQ lost about a third of a percent, and the SP 500 and Dow both fell roughly half a percent.
Meanwhile, bond yields rose again, with a 30 year Treasury yield finishing the day at a new 19 year high.
High, and oil prices jumped to more than $90 a barrel amid concerns about a potential escalation in the US-Iran conflict.
Among individual companies, shares in L3 Harris fell more than 4.5%.
The defense contractor parted ways with its CEO after an investigation determined he violated its code of conduct.
Diana shipping shares rose more than 7%.
On Friday, the company said it was withdrawing its bid to acquire Genco shipping and trading.
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