Day: July 24, 2022
Stock futures fall slightly as Wall Street braces for a busy week of earnings, Fed meeting
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, July 6, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell slightly on Sunday night, coming off a positive week for the major averages, as traders brace for the busiest week of corporate earnings, as well as insights into further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Dow Jones Industrial […]
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Ukraine says 18 medics killed, hundreds of facilities damaged since invasion
A nurse carries a stretcher past an ambulance which is carrying the body of a dead Ukrainian soldier, amid Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, outside the emergency room at a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. Jorge Silva | Reuters Ukraine’s health ministry said at least 18 medical personnel had been killed and […]
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Lavrov offers reassurance over Russian grain supplies in Cairo visit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference as he meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, Turkey June 8, 2022. Umit Bektas | Reuters Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances over Russian grain supplies to Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Sunday, amid uncertainty over a deal to resume […]
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Russia says strike on Ukrainian port hit military targets
The vessel waits to be loaded at Reni river port on Danube river, in Odesa region, Ukraine, July 21, 2022. Sergii Kharchenko | Nurphoto | Getty Images Russian defense ministry officials on Sunday insisted that an airstrike on the port of Odesa — less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on […]
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Jan. 6 committee may subpoena Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 21: (L-R) Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of conservative Supreme Court […]
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A new way to short Tesla: AXS Investments launches new single-stock ETFs
Investors have a new way to make bullish and bearish bets on large-cap stocks. AXS Investments launched eight of 18 approved single-stock leveraged ETFs this month. The funds aim to increase exposure of short-term single-stock investments. “They’re designed for active traders, traders that are looking to make tactical trading decisions on a daily basis,” the […]
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Earnings playbook: The investing game plan as Apple and Alphabet lead the busiest week of the season
Brace yourselves. This upcoming week will be the busiest of the corporate earnings season, with more than 150 S & P 500 names set to report. Apple, Alphabet, Meta Platforms and McDonald’s are all among those on deck. The earnings season has been a mixed bag thus far. Roughly 21% of S & P 500 […]
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GM is far behind Tesla in electric vehicle sales. CEO Mary Barra has bet the company that will change
GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra addresses investors Oct. 6, 2021 at the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors DETROIT — In September 2017, General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her top executives visited the automaker’s design dome, considered hallowed ground within the company for its role in […]
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Travelers should act now to capitalize on a strong dollar for trips abroad, says travel editor: ‘Don’t be too greedy’
Glowimages | Glowimages | Getty Images It’s a good time to be an American traveling abroad. The value of the U.S. dollar has been at its strongest in years relative to many major global currencies of late— meaning travelers can buy more overseas than in the recent past. Put another way, Americans are effectively getting […]
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Ukraine works to resume grain exports despite Russian strike on Odesa
A general view shows a fire engine at a scene of a burning building after a shelling, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues in a location given as Odesa, Ukraine in this picture obtained from social media released on July 19, 2022. State Emergency Service of Ukraine | Via Reuters Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday […]
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