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Economy

“The U.S. Treasury Just Sold 30-Year Bonds at a Record-Low Yield. Demand ‘Was Amazing.’”

“The U.S. Treasury sold $19 billion of long-term bonds with a record-low yield of 2.061% on Thursday. Not only that, but investor demand was the highest for any sale of a new bond since August 2014, according to Tom Simons… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Federal Taxes and Spending Set Records Through January”

“The federal government set records for both the amount of taxes it collected and the amount of money it spent in the first four months of fiscal 2020 (October through January), according to data released today in the Monthly Treasury Statement.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Americans say they feel the current economy is the best since the late 1990s”

“Americans increasingly rate this as the best economy since the late 1990s, with a recent surge in optimism, even though many economic metrics show striking similarities to the final years of the Obama administration. Fifty-nine percent of Americans say they… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. Household Debt Exceeds $14 Trillion for the First Time”

“Total U.S. household debt rose by $601 billion in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, or 1.4%, surpassing $14 trillion for the first time, the New York Fed’s quarterly household credit and debt report showed. That’s $1.5 trillion above… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Nearly 1 in 3 American workers run out of money before payday—even those earning over $100,000”

“…For about a third of Americans, this is a regular financial stress, with 32% running out of money before their next paycheck hits, according to a new survey fielded by Salary Finance of over 2,700 U.S. adults working at companies with over… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Sprint Stock Soars After Judge Approves Its Merger With T-Mobile”

“T-Mobile US and Sprint stocks are soaring after a federal judge gave his stamp of approval to the wireless carriers’ long-pending combination, ruling that the merger wouldn’t lead to less competition and higher prices for consumers in the U.S. Sprint stock (ticker: S)… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Slack skyrockets 21% after IBM says it’s rolling out the platform to all 350,000 of its employees globally (WORK)”

“Shares of the instant-messaging platform gained as much as 21% on Monday morning when Business Insider’s Paayal Zaveri exclusively reported that IBM would deploy the messaging tool to all 350,000 of its employees around the world…” https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/slack-stock-price-ibm-biggest-account-global-employees-messaging-platform-2020-2-1028890304

Economy

“January adds a much stronger-than-expected 225,000 jobs, with a boost from warm weather”

“The unemployment rate ticked higher to 3.6%, but for the right reason as the labor force participation rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 63.4%, matching its highest level since June 2013, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department…… Continue Reading…

Business

“Pinterest Generated Over $1 Billion in Revenue Last Year”

“Here are some highlights: Q4 Revenue: $400 million, +46% YOY, versus $371 million expected Q4 EPS: 12 cents, versus 8 cents expected Q4 Global Monthly Active Users (MAUs): 335 million, +26% YOY. Q4 GAAP Net loss: $36 million, 176% YOY Q4 ARPU (Average… Continue Reading…