September 4, 2020
“Nonfarm payrolls increased by 1.37 million in August and the unemployment rate tumbled to 8.4%… An alternative measure that includes discouraged workers and those holding part-time jobs for economic reasons also fell, down to 14.2% from 16.5% in July and… Continue Reading…
August 13, 2020
“Another 963,000 Americans filed for regularfirst-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis — the first time in five months that number has dipped below 1 million, the Department of Labor said Thursday. It was the lowest number of weekly… Continue Reading…
August 13, 2020
“What happened Coronavirus-related stocks declined sharply on Wednesday, extending their losses following Russia’s announcement on Tuesday that it had developed the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine. As of 11:55 a.m. EDT, shares of Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Heat Biologics (NASDAQ:HTBX), Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRNE), Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT), and iBio (NYSEMKT:IBIO) were down 20%, 17%, 15%, 14%,… Continue Reading…
August 6, 2020
“As mortgage rates continue to decline to new record lows, prospective home buyers are facing a frustrating situation: Cheap financing is everywhere, but there’s seldom a home to buy. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.88% for the week ending August… 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 21, 2020
“Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv: Earnings per share: 42 cents, adjusted, vs. 40 cents expected Revenue: $7.2 billion vs. $7.2 billion expected Coke reported fiscal… Continue Reading…
July 9, 2020
“Claims for the week ended July 4 totaled 1.314 million, compared with the 1.39 million expected from economists surveyed by Dow Jones. The total marked a decrease of 99,000 from a week earlier, according to the Labor Department… Continuing claims… Continue Reading…
July 3, 2020
“Nonfarm payrolls soared by 4.8 million in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the U.S. continued its reopening from the coronavirus pandemic, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting a 2.9… 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 15, 2020
“The three major benchmark indexes suffered their biggest weekly losses since March 20 last week, as the Federal Reserve’s downbeat economic outlook and rising coronavirus cases unsettled investors. Fears of a second wave grew over the weekend and U.S. stock futures pointed lower early… Continue Reading…
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