Stocks

“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…

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…

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…

Business, Stocks

“Apple shares drop nearly 5% after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slashes stake by half”

“Warren Buffett sent shockwaves through the investing world over the weekend by slashing his big Apple stake by half, causing the tech stock to crater on Monday amid the intensifying global sell-off. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed in its earnings filing that its Apple… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Recession Odds Climb to 25% After Weak Jobs Number, Goldman Sachs Says”

https://www.barrons.com/articles/fed-goldman-recession-rates-16bf36fc Article is behind a paywall so I’ll make a few comments instead. First of all we are already in a recession. The government altered the definition in order to avoid stating the obvious. Second, by the time mainstream media… Continue Reading…

Economy

“72% of Americans worry Social Security will run out in their lifetimes. Here’s what experts say”

“Workers who pay into Social Security while they’re working should expect benefits from the program when they retire. Yet 72% of adults worry Social Security will run out of funding in their lifetimes, a new survey from Nationwide Retirement Institute finds. Meanwhile, 23% do… Continue Reading…

Business

“Apple sales rise 5%, topping estimates as iPad and Services revenues jump” [Aug 1 2024]

“…Here’s how Apple did versus LSEG consensus estimates for the quarter ended June 29:  Apple expects similar overall revenue growth in the current quarter, company finance chief Luca Maestri said on a call with analysts…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/01/apple-aapl-earnings-report-q3-2024.html

Economy

“Job growth totals 114,000 in July, much less than expected, as unemployment rate rises to 4.3%”

“Nonfarm payrolls grew by just 114,000 in July, below the downwardly revised 179,000 in June and the Dow Jones estimate for 185,000. The unemployment rate edged higher to 4.3%, its highest since October 2021, triggering an economic rule on recessions.… Continue Reading…