June 24, 2020
“Since January, 355 Retailers Have Filed for Bankruptcy Protection. The coronavirus pandemic has hit the already-struggling sector particularly hard. Some big names have gone bust recently, including Neiman Marcus, J.Crew, and J.C. Penney. Meanwhile, Amazon and other retailers with a large online presence are… Continue Reading…
June 8, 2020
“The Nasdaq Composite became the first of the three major averages to climb back to an all-time high, advancing 2.0%, or 198.27 points, to 9,814.08 on Friday and touching an intraday record of 9,845.69. After tumbling as much as 25% earlier this… 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 27, 2020
“Something strange happened in the U.S. stock market on Tuesday… Rather, the most unusual part of the latest rally is that bank shares clearly led the advance. As of last week, Bloomberg’s 18-company S&P 500 Banks Index was down more than 40% in… Continue Reading…
May 8, 2020
“The Nasdaq Composite rose for a fourth straight day on Thursday, clawing back its steep losses for the year, as tech shares added to their recent strong gains while investors mounted bets on the U.S. economy reopening soon. The tech-heavy index closed 1.4%… 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 28, 2020
“The economy could take one to two years to rebound to full strength and the Federal Reserve and Congress, having already committed historic sums to fight the coronavirus pandemic, will have to commit trillions more, according to respondents to the… Continue Reading…
April 22, 2020
“In late February, the Trump administration said it planned to spend $2.5 billion to fight the coronavirus. A month and a half later, President Trump signed off on spending almost a thousand times as much — $2.35 trillion. And that amount… Continue Reading…
April 14, 2020
“More than 2,100 U.S. cities are anticipating major budget shortfalls this year and many are planning to slash programs and cut staff in response, according to a new survey of local officials released Tuesday… Nearly 9 in 10 cities surveyed… Continue Reading…
April 6, 2020
“Wayfair Inc. stock soared 38.3% in Monday premarket trading after the e-commerce home retailer said business skyrocketed amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wayfair went into March with gross revenue up just below 20%, consistent with January and February. However, business more… Continue Reading…
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