December 3, 2021
“ Nonfarm payrolls increased by 210,000 in November, following a gain of 546,000 the previous month. The number was well below Wall Street expectations of 573,000. Despite the big hiring miss, the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, a 0.4% percentage… Continue Reading…
November 23, 2021
“The S&P 500 fell 0.1% as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 33 points, or 0.1%, to 35,657 and the Nasdaq fell 0.5%. Bond yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 1.65%… Continue Reading…
April 19, 2021
“The oil and gas sector is currently enjoying a mini-boom cycle as economies gradually re-open and oil demand begins to return to a semblance of normalcy. The oil markets are in an upbeat mood once again, with oil futures trading… Continue Reading…
October 22, 2020
“Coca-Cola on Thursday reported that its third-quarter revenue fell 9% as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on demand for fountain soft drinks, Powerade and Dasani. But the company topped earnings estimates, sending shares up 3% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported for… Continue Reading…
July 28, 2020
“Shares of the company fell nearly 2% in early trading Tuesday. Still, McDonald’s said it expects to accelerate U.S. restaurant closures this year and permanently shutter about 200 locations. More than half of those are lower sales volume locations inside Walmart stores. The… Continue Reading…
July 7, 2020
“The Nasdaq Composite set new 52-week and all-time highs, touching 10,462.0 points before closing at 10,433.65, up 2.21% on the day. Similarly, a basket of SaaS and cloud companies that has risen and fallen more sharply than even the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed… Continue Reading…
May 28, 2020
“American Airlines stock fell Thursday after a letter to employees outlining planned job cuts due to the coronavirus surfaced late Wednesday. Delta Air Lines (DAL) is also preparing a round of voluntary job reductions. In the staff letter, American Airlines (AAL) said it would… Continue Reading…
May 4, 2020
“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…
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