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 …
Read More »AMD Shares Rise to Record Level After Prospects Contrast with Intel’s ‘Faceplant’
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose to new records on Wednesday after the chip company’s strong position and second-quarter forecast signaled a radical change in the semiconductor market following delays announced by Intel Corp. of Next generation chips last week. AMD AMD, + 12.55% The shares rose to a …
Read More »Gold rises higher for ninth session in a row, ahead of Fed decision
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 …
Read More »US stocks rise as investors analyze earnings, await Fed decision
Shares were moderately higher on Wednesday as investors awaited the conclusion of a Federal Reserve policy meeting, watched conversations about a coronavirus aid package in Congress, and continued to advance through an avalanche of corporate earnings reports first order. Market participants also braced themselves for possible fireworks on Capitol Hill, …
Read More »Buy American says Europe’s largest asset manager
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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