June 22, 2020
“Mortgage rates keep rewriting the record books. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped last week to a new low in its survey that goes back nearly 50 years — and it’s the fourth time that’s… Continue Reading…
June 19, 2020
“The U.S.-listed shares of Hexo Corp. HEXO, -4.99% sank 8.0% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the Canada-based consumer packaged goods cannabis company announced a C$34.5 million ($25.5 million) at-the-market stock offering program…” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hexos-stock-falls-after-255-million-stock-offering-program-announced-2020-06-17?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
June 17, 2020
“The economy unexpectedly gained 2.5 million jobs in May after record losses the prior month as states began allowing businesses shuttered by the coronavirus to reopen and many Americans returned to work. The unemployment rate fell to 13.3% from April’s 14.7%, which was the… Continue Reading…
May 27, 2020
“The S&P 500 traded marginally lower after rallying 1.5% to start the session. Earlier in the day, the broader-market index broke above its 200-day moving average — a key level watched by traders — and briefly traded over 3,000. The S&P 500… Continue Reading…
May 15, 2020
“Consumer spending tumbled a record 16.4% in April as the backbone of the U.S. economy retrenched amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government report Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected the advanced retail sales number to fall 12.3%… Continue Reading…
May 15, 2020
“U.S. factory production plummeted in April by the most in records back to 1919 as coronavirus-related shutdowns exacted a bigger toll on the economy. Output slumped 13.7% from the prior month after a revised 5.5% decrease in March, Federal Reserve… Continue Reading…
May 8, 2020
“A precipitous decline in car sales amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak has caught the attention of Capitol Hill, where some lawmakers are now urging Congress to authorize new aid for the auto industry. The heightened push on Capitol Hill comes as the… Continue Reading…
April 30, 2020
“…The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 134 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 slid 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite rose marginally. Earlier in the session, the Dow dropped more than 300 points. A 3.8% jump in Boeing shares helped the Dow claw back some of its earlier… Continue Reading…
April 24, 2020
“The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Friday that banks can now allow account holders to make an unlimited number of withdrawals and transfers from their savings accounts. The central bank updated its rules to scrap the six-per-month limit that had previously… Continue Reading…
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