Futures contracts tied to the major US stock indices held steady during Wednesday night’s overnight session as investors analyzed a large amount of corporate earnings during a positive week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 18 points, implying a slight opening loss when regular trading resumes on Thursday. The S&P …
Read More »Affirm, Shopify partner in zero-interest, zero-fee online shopping
New alternative credit card company Affirm has partnered with e-commerce giant Shopify to push a new way for consumers to divide purchases without interest or fees. “Shop Pay Terms” – A new option that Canada-based Shopify will launch later this year, will provide approved Shop Pay customers with this option …
Read More »Tesla to Build Its Next Gigafactory Near Austin, Texas
Tesla will build its new Gigafactory near Austin, Texas, Chief Executive Elon Musk announced during the company’s earnings call on Wednesday. The area occupies approximately 2,000 acres and will be approximately 15 minutes from downtown Austin, Musk said. He said the factory will be an “ecological paradise” and that it …
Read More »California reports a record daily increase in coronavirus cases as it becomes the hardest hit state in the U.S.
California Governor Gavin Newsom Agustín Paullier | AFP | fake pictures California reported more than 12,800 cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest reported daily number the state has yet recorded, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday. California has now overtaken New York in total confirmed Covid-19 cases, more than …
Read More »US coronavirus deaths could hit 300,000 by year-end
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC Wednesday that the United States could have around 300,000 coronavirus deaths by the end of the year if current trends persisted. That would be more than double the current total. “Right now we have about 1,000 victims a day, so if we don’t change that …
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