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 …
Read More »Coastal flooding puts 20% of the world economy at risk by 2100, according to a new report
Residents take pictures and explore the catastrophic damage of downtown Sanford following extreme flooding across central Michigan on May 20, 2020 in Sanford, Michigan. Matthew Hatcher | fake pictures According to the new report published Thursday in Springer Nature, up to 20% of the world’s gross domestic product could be …
Read More »Weekly Unemployment Claims in US Rise Again, Totaling 1,434 Million
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week totaled 1,434 million, the Labor Department reported Thursday, roughly in line with expectations, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate the U.S. economy. It was the nineteenth consecutive week in which initial claims totaled at least 1 million …
Read More »Stocks drop sharply, drop nearly 500 points after grim jobless claims, worst GDP reading ever recorded
US stocks traded lower on Thursday, chased by economic reports that showed the sharpest decline in GDP recorded in the second quarter and a weekly report of jobless claims suggesting that the rebound of the pandemic is losing steam. amid a further increase in COVID-19 cases. Lack of progress in …
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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