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Business, Energy

“Oil giant Saudi Aramco posts 38% drop in second-quarter profit as lower prices bite”

“Saudi state oil giant Aramco reported 112.81 billion riyal ($30.07 billion) in net profit in the second quarter, a drop of nearly 40% from the same period of last year amid a decline in hydrocarbon prices. Second-quarter profit nevertheless came… Continue Reading…

Economy

[Attack The Poor] “Black taxpayers more likely to face audits, IRS confirms

“The IRS on Monday said that Black taxpayers are significantly more likely to face an IRS audit, confirming recent findings. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said the agency is weighing changes to address the disparity. A study released in January by economists at Stanford University,… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stocks close lower, Dow drops nearly 500 points as supply chain concerns mount amid protests in China”

“Stocks closed lower Monday as social unrest from China’s prolonged Covid restrictions weighed on markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 497.57 points, or 1.45%, to end at 33,849.46. The S&P 500 dropped 1.54% to end at 3,963.94. The Nasdaq… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“More homebuilders lower prices as sentiment falls for ninth straight month”

“…Homebuilder sentiment in September fell 3 points to 46 in the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Anything below 50 is considered negative… That is the ninth straight month of declines and the lowest level since May… Continue Reading…

Economy

“February jobs rose a surprisingly strong 678,000, unemployment edged lower while wages were flat”

“Job growth accelerated in February, posting its biggest monthly gain since July as the employment picture got closer to its pre-pandemic self. Nonfarm payrolls for the month grew by 678,000 and the unemployment rate was 3.8%, the Labor Department’s Bureau… Continue Reading…

Economy

“GE stock turns lower after confirming $30 billion AerCap deal, proposing reverse stock split”

“Shares of General Electric Co. dropped Wednesday, after the industrial conglomerate confirmed a $30 billion deal with AerCap Holdings NV, while also surprisingly proposing a 1-for-8 reverse stock split… The stock GE, -6.40% swung to a loss of 2.0% in premarket trading, reversing… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Domino’s Pizza Shares Plunge on Lower Profits But Analysts Optimistic on Outlook; Target Price $435”

“However, Domino’s diluted EPS was $2.49 for the third quarter of 2020, lowered than the market expectation of $2.79, but better than $2.05 in the prior-year quarter. That lower-than-expected profit on was largely due to surge pandemic-related costs – general… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow closes more than 450 points lower as coronavirus fears rise”

“The Dow lost 453 points, wiping out the average’s gains for the year. The 30-stock average also notched its biggest one-day fall since October, along with its longest losing streak since August. The S&P 500 dropped 1.6%, snapping a 74-session… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Top economist lowers recession risk for 2020, but says hurdles remain”

““We do need to get over some of these hurdles that are a problem for business-sector spending of which is both U.S.-China trade concerns as well as things like Brexit and other geopolitical risks,” the firm’s head of U.S. economic… Continue Reading…

Investing, Stocks

“Stocks open lower as jump in oil prices rattles investors”

“Stocks opened lower Monday, after oil prices jumped sharply in the wake of a weekend attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil facilities knocked out more than half of the kingdom’s production. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.32% fell 97.22 points, or 0.4%,… Continue Reading…