Text size People wait in line in front of a New York City bank in late May. fake pictures Weaker-than-expected economic data, record coronavirus cases and an unfavorable result for banks in Thursday’s Federal Reserve stress tests left the market lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 534 …
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Text size People wait in line in front of a New York City bank in late May. fake pictures Weaker-than-expected economic data, an increase in coronavirus cases and an unfavorable result for banks in Thursday’s Federal Reserve stress tests left the market lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …
Read More »Why is a strategist really encouraged by an increase in new cases of US coronavirus?
It is only the nature of the market that the coronavirus pandemic has forced all fund managers and analysts to become hobbyist epidemiologists. So here are some of the thoughts from COVID-19 by Christopher Wood, global head of capital strategy at Jefferies. In fact, he is encouraged by the latest …
Read More »Nike slips on Covid-related surprise loss
Text size Gross margins fell 8.20 percentage points, even with fewer discounts, due to supply chain disruptions and related costs. Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images Nike shares fell after hours as the sporting goods retailer lost a surprise in its fiscal fourth quarter amid store closings as …
Read More »Stock market gains despite coronavirus spread, disappointing unemployment claims
Text size Illustration by Mike Haddad. Investors analyzed concerns about the virus midday Thursday, taking advantage of some early gains even amid mixed data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose 0.2% in recent trade, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. The latest unemployment figures show that while …
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