Chevron reported a loss of $ 8.3 billion in the second quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic “significantly reduced demand.” Amid a historic drop in oil prices, the company’s average price per barrel of oil and natural gas liquids fell more than 60% year-over-year. The oil giant lost $ 1.59 a …
Read More »Caterpillar Q2 2020 Earnings
Caterpillar Inc. excavators are on display for sale at the Whayne Supply Co. dealership in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on Monday, January 27, 2020. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | fake pictures Industrial machinery manufacturer Caterpillar said Friday that lower costs and priority spending helped it offset a $ 1.4 billion decrease …
Read More »Asian benchmarks fall, looking for gains, central banks
TOKYO (AP) – Asian stocks fell on Friday when reports showed layoffs of US workers persist at high levels after the US economy contracted at an annual rate of nearly 33% in the spring, the worst quarter on record. The earnings reports, an indicator of how well companies are handling …
Read More »European stocks rise as investors juggle technological optimism and economic sadness
European stocks rose on the last trading day of the month, fueled by better-than-expected results and after big gains from top US tech companies. That joy helped investors sideline, for now, the signs of increasing global economic problems due to the pandemic. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, + 0.57% …
Read More »Gold has no role in wealth client portfolio, says Goldman’s manager
Do not believe the exaggeration. That’s the message from Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, director of private wealth management investments at Goldman Sachs, who thinks gold is too expensive and doesn’t have a clear role in the portfolios of his private clients. Our view is that gold is only appropriate if you have …
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