April 8, 2020
“We don’t know yet which companies are going to get how much in federal bailout money and what the bailout terms will be. But it’s a sure bet that a ton of money will be earmarked for our nation’s four… Continue Reading…
March 26, 2020
“The amount of distressed debt in the U.S. has quadrupled in less than a week to nearly $1 trillion, reaching levels not seen since 2008 as the collapse of oil prices and fallout from the coronavirus shutters entire industries across… Continue Reading…
March 24, 2020
“Activist investor Bill Ackman said he has made a “recovery bet” on the economy, investing $2.5 billion in equities, including upping his positions in several of his portfolio companies and reinvesting in others like Starbucks Corp… Ackman said his hedge… Continue Reading…
March 17, 2020
“In a mid-day announcement, the New York Fed said it willconduct a $500 billion repo operation this afternoon, another move targeted at keeping money flowing through the system. Repo involves banks putting up high-quality collateral like Treasurys in exchange for… Continue Reading…
February 10, 2020
“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…
January 23, 2020
“After topping the combined value of Ford and GM earlier this month, Tesla is set to overtake Volkswagen as the second most-valuable carmaker in the world as a record run in shares lifts Elon Musk’s company past the $100 billion… Continue Reading…
January 21, 2020
“Boeing is in talks with banks to secure a loan of $10 billion or more, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company faces rising costs stemming from two fatal crashes of its 737 Max planes. The company has… Continue Reading…
January 9, 2020
“More than 18,000 hours of internet shutdowns around the world caused by deliberate government action costmore than $8 billion in 2019, a new report estimates… The report, which examines partial and total shutdowns across 122 countries, was published by the internet… Continue Reading…
January 1, 2020
“The federal debt increased by a record $10,796,419,662,320 in the decade that is coming to a close today, according to data published by the U.S. Treasury. This was the first decade in the history of the nation when increases in the federal… Continue Reading…
December 31, 2019
“…the richer they were at the start of the year, the richer they got. The world’s 500 wealthiest people tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index added $1.2 trillion, boosting their collective net worth 25% to $5.9 trillion… Leading the 2019… Continue Reading…
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