Workers wearing personal protective equipment perform Covid-19 tests in Drive in Winnetka, California (Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Getty Images Text size Here’s what you need to know about the impact of Covid-19 to navigate the markets today. • Joe Biden kicks in for a national mask mandate, …
Read More »Cisco stock market slips over weak October guidance
Text size Pau Barrena / AFP via Getty Images Shares of Cisco Systems fell Wednesday after hourly trading after the company posted a weaker-than-expected outlook for the company’s current quarter ending in October. For the fiscal fourth quarter ended July 25, the network giant posted revenue of $ 12.2 billion, …
Read More »Shares run despite inflation news, Stimulus fear
Text size Getty Images U.S. equities stand despite the lack of progress in efforts to negotiate another stimulus package and further data showing strengthening inflation. Shortly after the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average averaged 263 points, or 1%, up 27,950. The S&P 500 also advanced 1%, while the Nasdaq …
Read More »Largest wind turbine maker Fewer in the world hit record highs as US demand sells
Text size Getty Images Vestas Wind Systems‘s stock hit record highs on Tuesday as strong demand in the US for wind turbines in the second quarter drove upward sales. The world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer restored its lead year-on-year as sales rose to € 3.5 billion – a 67% increase …
Read More »How China could repay against Apple and Tesla for TikTok and WeChat connections
Text size Transversospinales / Dreamstime Let us assume that the Trump administration is advancing its threats to stop American companies from working with both ByteDance unit TikTok and Tencent Holdings-owned WeChat. What will the Chinese government do in response? Amber analyst Toni Sacconaghi has pondered that question. He owns both …
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