Month: April 2022
Amazon CEO Jassy just released his first annual shareholder letter since taking over from Bezos
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday published his first annual shareholder letter since taking over the helm from founder Jeff Bezos last year. Jassy wrote about the enormous growth Amazon experienced during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in its core retail business, as people cut their trips to the store and relied on the e-commerce giant […]
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European stocks rise as ECB confirms end of bond buying; Ericsson down 5%
The pan-European Stoxx 600 nudged 0.5% higher by mid-afternoon, with travel and leisure stocks gaining 2.5% while telecoms dropped 0.4%. The ECB kept its monetary policy unchanged but confirmed it will end its bond buying in the third quarter. Once the bond buying program is completed, the ECB is expected to begin hiking interest rates, following […]
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Goldman Sachs tops analyst estimates as trading desks crush expectations amid surging volatility
David M. Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, speaks during the Milken Institute’s 22nd annual Global Conference in Beverly Hills, April 29, 2019 Mike Blake | Reuters Goldman Sachs posted first-quarter results that blew past expectations as its traders navigated a surge in market volatility sparked by the war in Ukraine. Here’s are the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Twitter, Goldman Sachs, UnitedHealth and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter surged 8.2% in premarket trading after Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk – currently Twitter’s largest shareholder – offered to take the company private for $54.20 per share in cash. The proposed deal would value Twitter at more than $43 billion. Goldman Sachs […]
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Morgan Stanley earnings top estimates fueled by trading revenue gains
A screen displays the trading information for Morgan Stanley on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), January 19, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Morgan Stanley on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Street expectations, thanks to the bank’s solid revenue gains from trading. Shares of the New York-based bank jumped more […]
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ECB confirms the end of its bond buying in the third quarter as inflation surges
The European Central Bank faces a tough balancing act, with inflation running at record highs while the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over the growth outlook. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images News | Getty Images The European Central Bank on Thursday kept its monetary policy unchanged but confirmed it will end its bond buying […]
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How companies like Amazon, Nike and FedEx avoid paying federal taxes
The current United States tax code allows some of the biggest company names in the country to not pay any federal corporate income tax. In fact, at least 55 of the largest corporations in America paid no federal corporate income taxes on their 2020 profits, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The […]
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Wells Fargo shares fall as quarterly revenue misses estimates, bank says credit losses to increase
Wells Fargo signage on May 5th, 2021 in New York City. Bill Tompkins | Michael Ochs Archives | Getty Images Wells Fargo on Thursday reported lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue amid a drop in mortgage lending, but beat earnings expectations as the bank decreased its credit reserves. Wells Fargo shares lost 3% in premarket trading. Here are […]
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Baby strollers, Ferris wheels and BTS: More tourists are bringing their kids to Las Vegas
It may not be Orlando, but Las Vegas is giving other family-friendly destinations a run for the money. “Sin City” once marketed itself to people with naughty inclinations with the slogan “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas.” Now what happens in Vegas may include Ferris wheels, sporting events and Instagram-worthy family photos. A survey […]
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Russia threatens new nuclear deployments if Sweden, Finland join NATO
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s Prime Minister. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russia says a nuclear-free Baltic region would no longer be possible if Finland and Sweden join NATO, alluding to additional nuclear deployments in Europe. “If Sweden and Finland join NATO, the length of the alliance’s land borders with the Russian Federation will more […]
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