A securities business hall in Fuyang, China, in December 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s top securities regulator vowed to “strictly” crack down on market manipulators, while stating that protecting small investors was a “core task.” The question of fairness, especially in a market dominated by smaller investors, is our core…

China’s central bank governor said there was room to further cut banks’ reserve requirements, and pledged to utilize monetary policy to prop up consumer prices. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s central bank governor said there was room to further cut banks’ reserve requirements, and pledged to utilize monetary policy to “mildly”…

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Ross Stores — Shares edged 1% higher after the discount store chain’s fourth-quarter results exceeded analyst expectations. Ross earned $1.82 per share on $6.02 billion of revenue, higher than the $1.65 per share on revenue of $5.81 billion that analysts had expected, according to LSEG.…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Apple — Apple dropped about 3%. Counterpoint Research said iPhone sales in China sank 24% during the first six weeks of 2024 versus the same period a year ago. Target — Target surged nearly 12% after the retailer topped Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates . The department…

British digital bank Monzo on Tuesday raised $430 million in fresh capital from investors to help it relaunch its services in the U.S. Monzo raised the money in a new funding round led by CapitalG, the independent venture arm of Google parent company Alphabet. HongShan, the Chinese venture capital firm that split from Sequoia Capital…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Target — Shares of the retailer jumped nearly 8% after a stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter report. Target generated $2.98 in earnings per share on $31.92 billion of revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were looking for Target to earn $2.42 per share on $31.83 billion of revenue.…

A sign is pictured above a branch of the New York Community Bank in Yonkers, New York, U.S., January 31, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters Regional lender New York Community Bank may have to pay more to retain deposits after one of the company’s key ratings was slashed for the second time in a month. Late…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Super Micro Computer , Deckers Outdoor — The technology firm and athletic footwear designer respectively popped 27% and nearly 3% after S & P Dow Jones Indices announced Friday that the two stocks would be added to the S & P 500 on March 18. Super…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Super Micro Computer , Deckers Outdoor — Shares of Super Micro Computer and Deckers Outdoor jumped 12% and 5%, respectively, after S & P Dow Jones Indices said Friday the two companies would be added to the S & P 500 later this month. They will…

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s parent company has already completed a major deal this year: its acquisition of ETF education company VettaFi. According to TMX Group CEO John McKenzie, the deal helps expand its exchange-traded fund business globally. “The exchange-traded fund is essentially one of the most important innovations in investing in the marketplace history —…