March 13, 2020
“In an announcement Friday, the central bank said it was accelerating to Friday purchases it announced a day before. The move comes in response to market demand that the Fed act immediately to quell what has been an extraordinarily volatile… Continue Reading…
March 4, 2020
“The 10-year Treasury yield broke below 1% for the first time ever in the wake of an emergency rate cut by the Federal Reserve to combat the economic effects of the spreading coronavirus. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury… Continue Reading…
February 25, 2020
“The 10-year Treasury yield hit its lowest level since July 2016. The 30-year Treasury yield hit a record low. The move into bonds came as stocks plunged with the Dow down more than 1,000 points. The yield on the benchmark 10-year… Continue Reading…
February 21, 2020
“The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -3.79% was down 3 basis points to 1.495%, the lowest since last September, while the 2-year note rate TMUBMUSD02Y, -3.24% edged 1.4 basis points lower to 1.381%. The 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, -3.26% slipped 4.2 basis points to 1.930%, falling below… Continue Reading…
February 14, 2020
“The U.S. Treasury sold $19 billion of long-term bonds with a record-low yield of 2.061% on Thursday. Not only that, but investor demand was the highest for any sale of a new bond since August 2014, according to Tom Simons… Continue Reading…
February 12, 2020
“…For about a third of Americans, this is a regular financial stress, with 32% running out of money before their next paycheck hits, according to a new survey fielded by Salary Finance of over 2,700 U.S. adults working at companies with over… Continue Reading…
February 10, 2020
“Here are some highlights: Q4 Revenue: $400 million, +46% YOY, versus $371 million expected Q4 EPS: 12 cents, versus 8 cents expected Q4 Global Monthly Active Users (MAUs): 335 million, +26% YOY. Q4 GAAP Net loss: $36 million, 176% YOY Q4 ARPU (Average… Continue Reading…
February 5, 2020
“The jobs market kicked off 2020 in grand fashion, adding 291,000 in private payrolls for the best monthly gain since May 2015, according to a report Wednesday from ADP and Moody’s Analytics. That was well above the 150,000 estimate from… Continue Reading…
January 29, 2020
“Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK, +7.87% soared 8.3% in premarket trading Wednesday, to bounce off the previous session’s 26-year low, after the oil and gas company provided a preliminary fourth-quarter production update… Chesapeake said it eliminated $900 million in debt, reduced expenses… Continue Reading…
January 27, 2020
“1. Have a solid emergency fund The one thing you need to remember about a stock market downturn is that you don’t lose money until you actually sell your investments at a loss. Imagine you buy a given stock at… Continue Reading…
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