Text size Shares in commercial airline Boeing shares were up 5% Monday afternoon, adding 57 points to the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 330 points gain, making it the largest single participant in the Dow index. The reason for this is the Boeing stock market (ticker: BA) is obviously Covid-related. The …
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Amazon also posted record profits on Thursday. AFP / Getty Images Amazon.com Inc. obtained approval from the Federal Communications Commission to build a $ 10 billion satellite internet network that would rival SpaceX’s Starlink network. In documents released Thursday, the FCC authorized Amazon’s request to build a network of more …
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Qualcomm Inc.’s share price surpassed its previous high of $ 100 set two decades ago on Thursday after the chipmaker revealed that it resolved a license dispute with the world’s largest smartphone maker, clearing the way for as the new 5G standard is implemented. Qualcomm QCOM, + 15.46% The shares …
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The numbers: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits increased for the second consecutive week, a sign that economic growth may be stagnant in late July. Claims had declined steadily after peaking in late March. Initial jobless claims rose by 12,000 to 1,434 million in the week ending July …
Read More »GE shares sink as CEO Culp can’t hit bottom in aviation business
Shares in General Electric Co. sank into volatile operations on Wednesday after the diversified industrial conglomerate said it suffered “general” weakness in the second quarter and indicated that its aviation business could take years to recover from the effects of the pandemic. COVID-19. The GE stock, -4.35% It took a …
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