Economy

“Soybean futures have been surging on Chinese demand, trade group CEO says buying could continue”

“Global soybean demand has been robust recently, with new American crop sales at record levels, said Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council. On Tuesday, prices of U.S. soybean futures rose to their highest levels since 2018 after the U.S. Department… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“CureVac Stock Soared 249% on Its First Day of Trading…”

“Shares of CureVac, the German biotech specializing in the messenger RNA technology that is the basis of many of the leading Covid-19 vaccine programs, is set to soar on its second day of trading. CureVac shares (ticker: CVAC) were up 42% in… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. oil plunges 25% to trade below $13 a barrel to start another punishing week”

“June West Texas Intermediate crude CLM20, -26.62%, the U.S. benchmark, lost $4.20, or 25%, to trade at $12.69 a barrel, following a 32.3% decline for the week—its biggest such decline on record—for the commodity and a landmark plunge in the now-defunct May contract,… 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…

Economy

“The global economy is likely to rebound in 2020…”

“Global growth is expected to hit 3.3 percent this year, the IMF predicted. That is up from 2.9 percent last year, which was the worst year for the world economy since the Great Recession. The more upbeat forecast for 2020 is… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stocks trade near records as new year kicks off”

“The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.58%  rose about 116 points or 0.4%, to 28,654, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.43%   was 14 points, 0.4%, higher, to touch 3,244. The Nasdaq COMP, +0.73%  jumped 65 points, 0.7%, to touch 9,038. …The S&P 500 SPX, +0.43% gained 28.9% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.73%,… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Nasdaq tops 9,000 on boosts from Amazon, trade optimism”

“The Nasdaq crossed the 9,000-point mark for the first time on Thursday as all three major Wall Street indexes posted record closing highs, boosted by optimism over U.S.-China trade relations and gains in shares of Amazon.com after a report signaled… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Mnuchin says trade deal with China to boost global economy”

“…The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for what U.S. officials said would be a big jump in Chinese purchases of American farm products… 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…

Stocks

“Selling software service stocks on trade worries is a ‘big mistake,’ Jim Cramer says”

“Don’t give up on the entire technology sector of the market, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer. The “Mad Money” host advised that selling off would be a poor miscalculation, urging investors to “ask yourself what you’re selling.” “If you’re dumping an ETF, be… Continue Reading…