Albert Edwards, a London-based provocative strategist for the French bank society Génrale, has been predicting for decades that the US and Western Europe will follow Japan into an era of deflation and ultrallo bond yields, which he calls the “Ice Age”. Even though some of his warnings about the stock …
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U.S. in the third quarter. The recovery of the auto industry gained momentum, with coronavirus-related loos and buyers returning to the show-room from sales by auto manufacturers. Strong demand for trucks and sport-utility vehicles is leading to a comeback, which is happening much faster than expected this summer. Contributing is …
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The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic reached one million on Saturday, as many countries continue to struggle to eradicate the virus that has overwhelmed health care systems, weighted economies and daily life around the world. Covid-19, a virus-causing disease, kills an average of more than 70,000 people every day …
Read More »Nicola’s talks with major energy companies have stalled following a short-selling report
Electric-truck makers Nicola Corp and BP have been accused of misleading investors. P.L.C. Conversations between several potential partners, including, have stalled, people familiar with the matter said. The shock is the first external indication that the onset of controversy surrounding the report affects its ability to implement its business plan. …
Read More »The increase in Snowflake IPO makes it a pricey tech stock by a mile
Snowflake shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. NYSE Snowflake Inc. The record’s initial public offering gives the company an eye-popping appraisal that looks cheap to other obscure technology names by comparison. Snowflake share, + 111.60% The company rose 111.6% in Wednesday’s session after making the …
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