Text size Ina Fassbender / AFP via Getty Images After Apple and Tesla recently announced stock splits, shares of each accounted for nearly 20%. Given those large gains, investors can expect more companies to follow high-priced stocks. That can frustrate anyone who believes in market efficiency. Pins are not intended. …
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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. …
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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 …
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