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Economy

“Germany to trial giving away £1,000 a month in universal basic income”

“German researchers are to give a group of people just over £1,000 ($1,307) a month each, in a trial looking at the potential benefits of introducing a wider universal basic income (UBI). The experiment will asses how giving 120 people €1,200 (£1,085)… Continue Reading…

Economy

“First-time jobless claims fall below 1 million for the first time since March”

“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…

Business

“Office Depot Plans 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split”

“Office Depot  (ODP) – Get Report said it would execute a 1-for-10 reverse stock split after the close of trading June 30. In an April 28 Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the Boca Raton, Fla., chain had said the increased price resulting from the split would… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“…Nasdaq 100 sets new intraday high”

“Stocks reversed earlier losses and rose Thursday, pacing toward a fifth straight day of gains as investors looked past a new report showing new unemployment insurance claims totaled another 1.877 million last week, coming in slightly above expectations. The Nasdaq 100 rallied… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Record 103,415,000 Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Sinks to 47-Year Low”

“The nation’s labor force participation rate reached a 47-year low of 60.2 percent in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as the number of people not in the labor force jumped by 6,570,000 to a record 103,415,000. The participation rate… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow drops 100 points to end April after more dismal economic data”

“…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…

Business, Stocks

“GE Stock Falls As Coronavirus Cuts Earnings By Nearly $1 Billion”

“General Electric posted bigger-than-expected drops in earnings and revenue for the first quarter, as the coronavirus hit to global commercial air travel stung key businesses. GE stock fell as cash burn was also slightly worse than the industrial giant forecast.… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Distressed Debt Balloons to Almost $1 Trillion, Nears 2008 Peak”

“The amount of distressed debt in the U.S. has quadrupled in less than a week to nearly $1 trillion, reaching levels not seen since 2008 as the collapse of oil prices and fallout from the coronavirus shutters entire industries across… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Negative rates come to the US: 1-month and 3-month Treasury bill yields are now below zero”

“Yields on both the one-month and three-month Treasury bills dipped below zero Wednesday, a week and a half after the Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark rate to near-zero and as investors have flocked to the safety of fixed income amid… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Chase [Bank] to temporarily close 1,000 branches over coronavirus concerns”

“JPMorgan Chase is closing about a fifth of its bank branches to help contain the spread of COVID-19. The finance giant will shutter about 1,000 Chase bank locations temporarily, according to a memo sent to employees Wednesday. The roughly 4,000 other branches will… Continue Reading…