Month: May 2022
Stock futures are slightly higher after S&P 500 falls to its lowest level in more than a year
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 6, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures are slightly higher on Monday night after the S&P 500 fell to its lowest point in more than a year. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 65 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.2% and […]
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Meta’s first store aims to lure consumers to the metaverse
Katie Contreras and Chris Nguyen, experience experts, stand at the Customer Onboarding station for the Quest Demo space during a preview of the inaugural physical store of Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc in Burlingame, California, May 4, 2022. Brittany Hosea-Small | Reuters Meta is taking the next step in its evolution away from being an ad-supported […]
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Biden calls on Congress to ‘immediately’ pass major Ukraine aid package before new Covid funding
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a Rose Garden event at the White House in Washington, May 9, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden urged Congress on Monday to quickly approve a multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine before trying to pass a new round of Covid-19 funding, warning that U.S. aid for […]
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Nearly 6,000 Ukrainians approved to enter the U.S. through Biden admin’s Uniting for Ukraine website
After convincing her mother and aunt to flee the Ukraine for Poland, Yuliya Day uses Facebook Messenger to video conference with her mother as she tries to figure a way to bring them to the United States from her home in Fullerton, California, April 21, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters The Department of Homeland Security […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: AMC, Novavax and more
An AMC theatre is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 27, 2021. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after hours. AMC — Shares jumped 4% after the entertainment company reported its “strongest first quarter in two full years” […]
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Tech’s latest IPOs are getting demolished, with Robinhood, Rivian, UiPath down over 70% from offer price
Rivian electric trucks are seen parked near the Nasdaq MarketSite building in Times Square on November 10, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Tech stocks have gotten hammered across the board in 2022. The downdraft has been particularly brutal for companies that held their market debuts in 2021. Of 53 […]
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In today’s environment, the notion that the stock market isn’t the economy doesn’t hold up anymore
A Wall Street subway station near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The stock market may not literally be the economy, but the distinction between the two is getting increasingly harder to draw. With household ownership of stocks scaling new […]
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Novavax posts first profitable quarter as Covid vaccine rolls out around the world
Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Novavax on Monday reported its first profitable quarter as its Covid vaccine rolls out across several countries around the world, though the company still missed earnings and revenue expectations. Novavax stock was down more than 8% in after hours trading. Novavax reported net income of $203 million in […]
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New Peloton CEO will be under harsh scrutiny when the company reports earnings this week
A woman walks in front of a Peloton store in Manhattan on May 05, 2021 in New York. John Smith | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Analysts and investors are eager to get to know Peloton Chief Executive Officer Barry McCarthy and have him articulate his vision for the company’s future. He […]
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40% of bitcoin investors are now underwater, new data shows
Bitcoin is off nearly 55% from its November peak, and 40% of holders are now underwater on their investments, according to new data from Glassnode. That percentage is even higher when you isolate for the short-term holders who got skin in the game in the last six months when the price of bitcoin peaked at […]
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