The numbers: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits increased for the second consecutive week, a sign that economic growth may be stagnant in late July. Claims had declined steadily after peaking in late March. Initial jobless claims rose by 12,000 to 1,434 million in the week ending July …
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Shares of PayPal Holdings Inc rose 1.5% in out-of-hours trading on Wednesday after the digital payments company showed strong growth in its business stemming from increased use of digital payments during the COVID-19 crisis. Read: PayPal Exceeds Earnings Expectations as COVID-19 Drives Ecommerce Growth Strong “The world has moved into …
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Gold futures were modestly higher on Wednesday, ready to post a ninth straight gain after scoring a record deal and intraday high a day earlier, as investors await the outcome of a Federal Reserve policy meeting. In the weeks after the last Fed meeting, “the number of new [COVID-19] cases …
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Sometimes it takes a stranger to fully appreciate something. Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi Asset Management has produced research showing why US stocks have outperformed the world and why that superior performance can continue. Admitted by two from his Boston office, Craig Sterling, his head of US equities research, and …
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European stocks struggled for profit on Wednesday as investors received a flood of earnings from banks such as Barclays PLC and Deutsche Bank AG, and waited for a Federal Reserve announcement to come later. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, + 0.06% It fell 0.3% to 366.94 after gaining 0.4% …
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