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“Lumen Technologies Stock Jumped 93%. 3 Reasons Why.”

“Lumen Technologies… shares soared after the telecommunications company said it had secured $5 billion in new deals. And there’s a raft of other positive news that seems to be driving the stock… Lumen shares were up 43% in Wednesday’s premarket. The… Continue Reading…

Banking

“JPMorgan Chase is opening more small-town branches in middle America”

“Three years ago, JPMorgan Chase became the first bank with a branch in all 48 contiguous states. Now, the firm is expanding, with the aim of reaching more Americans in smaller cities and towns.  JPMorgan recently announced a new goal within its multibillion-dollar… Continue Reading…

Energy

“Oil giant Saudi Aramco’s second-quarter profit dips 3% on lower crude production volumes”

“Net income from the first half of the financial year was $56.3 billion, down from $62 billion during the same period last year. Aramco reaffirmed its second-quarter base dividend of $20.3 billion, and declared a performance-linked dividend of $10.8 billion… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Warren Buffett’s Selling Over $3.8 Billion Worth of Bank of America Stock in 2 Weeks Is an Ominous and Unmistakable Warning for Wall Street”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffetts-selling-over-3-092100064.html While the timing is good lets be honest here. Selling that much stock would cause a flash crash even in a strong economy. At a certain point one has to ask does removing so much money from a sock… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Morgan Stanley Predicts up to ~230% Surge for These 2 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks”

“CervoMed (CRVO) The first Morgan Stanley pick we’ll look at is CervoMed, a clinical-stage medical research firm specializing in neurodegenerative diseases and conditions… Overall, the analyst expects positive clinical results and rates CRVO an Overweight (i.e., Buy). His $35 price… Continue Reading…

Banking, Stocks

“SoftBank shares tank near 19%, wiping off $4.6 billion from founder Masayoshi Son’s fortune”

“SoftBank Group shares tanked nearly 19% on Monday amid a global sell-off, wiping off billions of dollars from founder Masayoshi Son’s fortune. On Monday, Son’s net worth fell by $4.6 billion alone, according to the Forbes real-time billionaires list. Monday’s… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Crypto selloff wipes out $367 billion in value as bitcoin, ether plunge” [Aug 5 2024]

“…Led by a drop of 15% in bitcoin in the past 24 hours and a 22% plunge in ether, the overall value of cryptocurrencies sank by about $367 billion, according to CoinGecko data, the the market recovered some later in the day.… Continue Reading…

Energy

“U.S. crude oil falls to six-month low as market sells off on recession fears”

“U.S. crude oil closed below $73 per barrel, the lowest settlement since Feb. 5…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/crude-oil-prices-today.html

Cryptocurrencies

“Bitcoin briefly tumbles below $50,000 for the first time since February” [Aug 5 2024]

“Bitcoin dipped to $49,111.10 at one point — its lowest level and first time under $50,000 since February — after trading close to $70,000 a week ago. The moves follow a broader market sell-off that began last week, when a… Continue Reading…