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Read More »Premarket equities: Deep dividends hit investors even as equities grow
Details, details: A new report by Janus Henderson published Monday found that global dividends fell by $ 108 billion to roughly $ 382 billion in the second quarter, the largest decline since the asset manager began tracking dividends in 2009. The total value of payouts was the lowest for the …
Read More »Shares Monday on profit for profit as optimism grows over possible treatments for coronavirus
Stock futures pointed to a higher start Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite building on last week’s record finish as investors appeared optimistic about a potential COVID-19 treatment. What do key benchmarks do? Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00, + 0.94% advanced 271 points, or 1%, …
Read More »Global stocks jump as Trump signals ‘plan for game changer’ to deliver a COVID-19 fax before the election
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Global shares rose on Monday after US authorities signaled the possibility of a potential coronavirus vaccine ahead of the November presidential election. President Trump’s administration is said to be considering the rapid follow-up to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine from the UK ahead of the upcoming elections. …
Read More »Foxconn, other Asian companies consider factories in Mexico as risks of China growing
By Sumeet Chatterjee, Yimou Lee and Anthony Esposito HONG KONG / TAIPEI / MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies looking at new factories in Mexico, said people with immediate knowledge of the matter, such as the US-China trade war and coronavirus pandemic prompt …
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