Here’s what you need to know: Wall Street is set for an upbeat start to the week. U.S. stock futures rallied and global markets were higher on Monday, bolstered by a call in China for investors to start buying shares. European markets were 1 to 2 percent higher, after a
Read moreOn June 25, the Federal Reserve announced the results of its annual stress tests and additional sensitivity analyses for banks, such as Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC). Following speculation about the bank’s dividends, on June 29, the California-based bank cut its dividend for the third quarter. Now, investors in Wells Fargo stock are
Read moreThe British Film Institute (BFI) has launched a £500,000 ($625,000) bailout fund for U.K. sales companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The BFI COVID-UK Sales Company Organisational Fund is open to applications for a four-week period from July 6. Up to £25,000 ($31,240) per company will be available for eligible
Read moreThe stock market has seen extreme volatility so far in 2020, and even after a strong second-quarter performance, the Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES:^DJI) are still down almost 10% for the year. Although there’ve been a few stocks that have managed to buck the trend and gained ground, the vast majority
Read more[unable to retrieve full-text content]Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump have helped their clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid.
Read moreTrump’s advisers, by contrast, are seeking ways to reframe his response to the coronavirus — even as the president himself largely seeks to avoid the topic because he views it as a political loser. They are sending health officials to swing states, putting doctors on TV in regional markets where
Read more[unable to retrieve full-text content]We’re moving into the heart of summer, but if you’re expecting the traditional summertime slowdown in presidential politics, don’t.
Read moreStock futures get lift from surge in Chinese markets; Uber to buy Postmates for $2.65 billion in stock; Warren Buffett snaps up Dominion Energy’s natural gas assets. Here are five things you must know for Monday, July 6: 1. — Stock Futures Jump Following Surge in Chinese Markets Stock futures
Read moreAs recently as one month ago, Donald Trump was merely losing. Now he is flailing, trudging into the Independence Day weekend at the nadir of his presidency, trailing by double digits in recent polls and in danger of dragging the Republican Senate down with him. But there are still four
Read moreWhich is more divisive? Tearing down our nation’s heroes and monuments, demeaning the accomplishments of a great country, casting patriotic Americans as relics from a bygone era, painting the United States as profoundly racist … or railing against these things, as President Trump did at Mount Rushmore? In response to the president’s
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