Amazon Prime Video has a decent selection of movies in August 2020, along with a handful of original series. Among the originals, the most prominent are “The toughest race in the world: Eco-Challenge Fiji” (August 14), a 10-episode documentary hosted by Bear Grylls in which 66 teams from around the …
Read More »Global stocks sink as China retaliates to close consulate
Text size Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin talks about the order to close the United States consulate in Chengdu. fake pictures Global stocks fell on Friday as political events swept away a wave of negativity in the markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 126 points, or 0.5%. The …
Read More »Honeywell Beat Earnings. What their numbers mean for the industrial economy.
Text size Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images Honeywell’s earnings, reported Friday morning, beat Wall Street estimates for the pandemic-hit second quarter. That’s good news for Honeywell, but the company is a huge and distant industrial conglomerate. Your earnings are a useful read for many companies in many industries. …
Read More »European stocks plummet as Wall Street tech sell-off and US-China tensions scare investors
German semiconductor maker Infineon was one of the most downed on Friday when European tech stocks plummeted. Matthias Balk / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images European stocks fell sharply on Friday as tech stocks fell and investors were no longer able to avoid mounting tensions between the United States and …
Read More »Tesla shares fell after stellar gains. Here are a few reasons why.
Electric vehicle maker Tesla crushed profit estimates Wednesday night. Initially, its shares appeared in off-hours trading, but closed with a 5% drop on Thursday. Determining Tesla’s stock (ticker: TSLA) can be difficult, but there are a few reasons for its weak performance on Thursday. Wall Street was impressed with the …
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