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Economy

Oil: “…crude’s spectacular plunge below $0 a barrel”

“The formerly unthinkable drop in oil prices below $0 a barrel on Monday is still reverberating through financial markets, as supply overwhelms demand destroyed by the coronavirus pandemic, forcing some energy companies into possible bankruptcy as storage reaches maximum capacity.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Eurozone economy suffers ‘unprecedented’ collapse”

“The eurozone economy is suffering an “unprecedented” collapse according to a PMI index released Thursday by analysis firm IHS Markit… Manufacturing also saw a record fall however, because of staff and material shortages and severe supply chain disruptions. Employment plummeted… Continue Reading…

Stocks

Stocks: Oil plummets

“Stock fell Monday, tracking declines in oil prices as concerns over weak energy demand in an oversupplied market built up even further. The May contract for U.S. West Texas intermediate crude oil (CL=F), which expires on Tuesday, dropped 40.78% to… Continue Reading…

Investing, Stocks

“‘Fast Money’ Traders Share Their Thoughts On Retail, Cruise And Casino Stocks”

“On CNBC’s “Fast Money,” Tim Seymour said Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) was priced as if it’s going out of business, but he doesn’t think that’s going to happen. He added there are very real assets there… Steve Grasso said there is a reason to take… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Jim Cramer predicts ‘U’ shape recovery, says economy ‘will bounce back gradually’”

“CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday suggested investors take advantage of the recent market upside to sell some stock and build up some cash for the next dip… A V-shaped recovery happens when a quick decline in economic activity is met by an… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“…Stocks extend gains, Dow adds 700+ points”

“10:38 a.m. ET: Stocks pare some gains Stocks eased up after surging at market open. Each of the three major indices, however, was still up at least 1%. Gains in the S&P 500 were led by the Energy sector, up… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Repo Market BREAKS As Dealers Run Out Of Securities To Use For Fed Funds”

“Two weeks ago, just after the Fed first announced its massive overnight and term repo operation expansion which now amounts to some $1 trillion in daily repo capacity (and before Powell expanded this bazooka to included ZIRP and unlimited QE),… Continue Reading…

Economy, Real Estate

“Fannie and Freddie could require bailout if lockdown lasts”

“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-controlled companies that guarantee nearly half of US mortgages, could require their second bailout in just over a decade if the US economy remains in a lockdown for several months, their regulator has warned.… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“US payrolls plunge 701,000 in March amid the start of a job market collapse”

“Nonfarm payrolls dropped by 701,000 in March, according to Labor Department numbers released Friday that only begin to show the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus crisis. It was the first decline in payrolls since September 2010 and came close… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“The Dow just booked the worst 1st quarter in 124 years…”

“Indeed, it has been punishing for investors, as the market went into a coronavirus-sparked free fall that has the 124-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average registering its worst quarterly loss since the fourth quarter of 1987. The three-month skid represented the… Continue Reading…