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“Verizon Makes a $3.3 Billion Deal to Help Protect Its Towering Dividend”

“…The company’s debt is on track to balloon further after it agreed to buy Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FYBR) in a $20 billion all-cash deal. However, it recently made a counter move to cash in the value of its tower assets, which will bring… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Crypto Firm Phoenix Hits $3.3 Billion Value in Abu Dhabi Debut”

“Cryptocurrency mining hardware retailer Phoenix Group Plc jumped 35% on its Abu Dhabi debut, as the first crypto-related listing in the Middle East surged amid a rally in Bitcoin. That gave the six-year-old company a market capitalization of 12.3 billion… Continue Reading…

Business

“BP posts $3.3 billion third-quarter profit, beating estimates as oil prices surge”

“Oil and gas giant BP beat third-quarter earnings expectations on Tuesday, fueled by surging energy prices. The British energy major posted an underlying replacement cost profit, a proxy for net profit, of $3.3 billion for the third quarter, above analyst estimates of… Continue Reading…

Business

“Why PepsiCo just sold its Tropicana and Naked juice brands for $3.3 billion”

“PepsiCo announced it will sell Tropicana, Naked and other select juice brands to private equity firm PAI Partners. The company will net $3.3 billion in after-tax proceeds from the deal, and also retain a 39% stake in the newly formed joint venture. Johnston… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Spending and Deficit Set All-Time Records: Feds Spent $3.3 Trillion Through April While Running $1.48 Trillion Deficit”

“The federal government has spent more money and run a larger deficit in the first seven months of fiscal 2020 (October through April) than in any previous year, according to the data published today in the Monthly Treasury Statement. In fact,… Continue Reading…

Economy

“3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high”

“Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — almost five times the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus… Layoffs are sure to accelerate as the U.S. economy sinks into a… Continue Reading…

Economy

“The global economy is likely to rebound in 2020…”

“Global growth is expected to hit 3.3 percent this year, the IMF predicted. That is up from 2.9 percent last year, which was the worst year for the world economy since the Great Recession. The more upbeat forecast for 2020 is… Continue Reading…