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“Apple borrows $8.5 billion, joins record corporate debt borrowing spree”

“The iPhone maker on Monday borrowed $8.5 billion with a four-part bond deal, adding its name to the roster of U.S. investment-grade companies borrowing a record amount of debt in the corporate bond market during the pandemic… The Apple bonds… Continue Reading…

Business

“Disney’s profit plunged 91% last quarter as its parks closed their doors”

“Disney’s profit dropped a whopping 91% during the first three months of 2020, revealing the widespread damage that the coronavirus pandemic has brought on its media empire. Although sales for its second quarter were up 21% to $18 billion, Disney’s profit… Continue Reading…

Economy

“US private payrolls drop by 20.2 million in April, the worst job loss in the history of ADP report”

“Private payrolls hemorrhaged more than 20 million jobs in April as companies sliced workers amid a coronavirus-induced shutdown that took most of the U.S. economy offline, according to a report Wednesday from ADP. In all, the decline totaled 20,236,000 — easily… Continue Reading…

Business

“Losses Are About To Get Much Worse At 11 Companies This Quarter”

“So far, analysts are forecasting 11 S&P 500 companies, including consumer discretionary companies Ford Motor (F) and General Motors (GM), plus industrial American Airlines (AAL) to lose $1 billion or more in the second quarter. This is according to an Investor’s Business Daily analysis of data… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“U.S. mortgage firms push for support as borrowers halt payments”

“The number of people seeking to have mortgage payments paused or reduced rose to 7.5% as of April 26 from 7.0% a week earlier as the economic effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak stretched household finances, figures from the Mortgage… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“These 19 Big Stocks Raise Their Dividends Despite Coronavirus”

“Nineteen S&P 500 companies upped their dividends during April, including materials company Newmont (NEM), consumer staples firm Costco Wholesale (COST) and information technology giant Apple (AAPL), says S&P Dow Jones Indices. The average dividend hike by these companies is 8.4%. Boosting a dividend might be the… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Ohio Gov. DeWine: ’90 percent’ of state’s economy will reopen by next week”

“Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine spoke Sunday with “Fox & Friends Weekend” host Pete Hegseth on his plans to reopen the state’s economy gradually, after he rolled back stay-at-home orders and lifted several statewide restrictions. “We’ve been able to flatten the curve,” DeWine, a Republican, said. “Our hospital admissions… Continue Reading…

Economy

“New Vehicle Sales Continue Downward Slide in April, Edmunds Forecasts”

“The car shopping experts at Edmunds say that April will be a record down month for the auto industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, forecasting that 633,260 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. for an estimated seasonally… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. Mortgage Rates Tumble to a Record Low”

“The average rate for a 30-year loan was 3.23%, down from 3.33% last week and the lowest in almost 50 years of data-keeping, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday. The previous record was 3.29%, reached in early March. The… Continue Reading…