Month: November 2020

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: PayPal — Shares of the payments company dropped 4% in after hours trading Monday despite reporting better-than-expected earnings. PayPal earned $1.07 per share on revenue of $5.46 billion. Analysts expected earnings of 94 cents on revenue of $5.43 billion, according to Refinitiv. Mondelez — Shares of
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by Usman Salis According to the analyst, the S&P 500 is now repeating its movements during the 2016 presidential election. If the pattern continues, the market will rally. S&P 500 Repeats 2016 Election Pattern Adam Mancini, market analyst and full-time futures trader, analyzes market movements and draws parallels with market behavior ahead of previous elections in 2016. The
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Austria was rocked on Monday evening by multiple shootings across Vienna in what police described as a major terrorist incident. Police reported several injuries and at least one fatality in incidents across the capital, including an attack outside the city’s main synagogue. Video footage sent to the Financial Times by eyewitnesses recorded dozens of shots,
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The digital asset industry as a whole looks significantly different than it did three years ago. A Wild West-esque year, 2017 boasted astronomical asset price increases and booming fundraises amid underdeveloped regulation. Some elements of 2017, such as initial coin offerings, have largely died off. Other niches, such as derivatives trading, have since experienced watershed
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Colorox brand toilet bowl cleaner sits on display at a supermarket in Princeton, Ill. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: SolarEdge Technologies – Shares of the solar-equipment maker jumped more than 4% ahead of the company’s third-quarter results, which will be released after the bell. Research
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The global governmental response to the coronavirus pandemic has been rife with shortcomings that have prolonged the acute phase of the health crisis, “Black Swan” author Nassim Taleb told CNBC on Monday. “I think this is a case study of government worldwide incompetence in dealing with a problem and denial,” said Taleb, whose best-selling 2007
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Wall Street shares rebounded following last week’s rout, with investors repositioning their portfolios as Joe Biden holds a strong lead in national polling ahead of election day. The S&P 500 gained 1.2 per cent while the tech-focused Nasdaq rose 0.8 per cent. The S&P lost 5.6 per cent last week, in its worst week since
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Sports stadiums blast out the refrain “I get knocked down, but I get up again” when players scramble to their feet after a tackle. But repeated tumbles make recovery slower. The outlook for swaths of business is grim as England prepares to follow France and Germany into national lockdown. A large chunk of equity is
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Venezuela says it will incorporate bitcoin and litecoin wallets to its Patria’s Cryptocurrency Remittance Platform. In an update, authorities in the country say this move will enable Venezuelan citizens to formally receive remittances in cryptocurrency form. Many citizens of hyperinflation hit Venezuela already use bitcoin as a store of value as well as for cross
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether benefits lost to the earnings test can ever be recovered, how soon spousal benefits are available after marriage, the effect of birth date on spousal benefits before retirement benefits and being eligible for more than one benefit at a time. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor
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Lear Corp.’s 3Q earnings of $3.73 per share increased 5.4% year-over-year and crushed analysts’ estimates of $3.14. The manufacturer of automotive seating and automotive electrical systems reported revenues of $4.9 billion that improved 2.1% year-over-year and surpassed the Street estimates of $4.7 billion. The company’s 3Q outperformance leaned on a rebound in vehicle production from
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