Text size Chinese retail sales fell unexpectedly in July. Getty Images The S&P 500 closed Friday almost unchanged, as investors mixed data weighing on consumer confidence and retail sales against an upcoming trade meeting between Chinese and U.S. officials. While headline U.S. retail sales figures missed forecasts, with a monthly …
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(Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images) Getty Images Text size Here’s what you need to know about the impact of Covid-19 to navigate the markets today. • President Donald Trump said Friday that McKesson would work with the U.S. government to spread a coronavirus vaccine if one is approved. …
Read More »Novavax stock jumps on vaccinated deal with South Korean firm
Text size Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg Novavax said it has a deal with SK Bioscience to produce the antigen component of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate during the pandemic period. The stock jumped more than 9% Thursday morning. Novavax (ticker: NVAX) said its development and supply agreement with the South Korean …
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For the quarter, Baidu (ticker: BIDU) reported revenue of $ 3.69 billion, down about 1% from a year ago, and in line with the consensus of Wall Street analysts at $ 3.7 billion. Non-GAAP earnings were $ 2.08 per share, good for the Street Consensus at $ 1.38. Baidu said …
Read More »Cisco stock market slips over weak October guidance
Text size Pau Barrena / AFP via Getty Images Shares of Cisco Systems fell Wednesday after hourly trading after the company posted a weaker-than-expected outlook for the company’s current quarter ending in October. For the fiscal fourth quarter ended July 25, the network giant posted revenue of $ 12.2 billion, …
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