Of the March quarter earnings reports released Tuesday morning, most showed better earnings than analysts were looking for. Two exceptions were Xerox and Dow 30 component Travelers. After markets close Tuesday, we’ll hear from, among others, Netflix, Tenet Healthcare, and Intuitive Surgical. Before markets open Wednesday, Verizon, NextEra Energy, and ASML are all on tap to report results. We’ve also […]
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FILE PHOTO: A volunteer and a retired healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at Sant Pau hospital, in Barcelona, Spain January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho DoceMADRID (Reuters) – Spain will maintain the recommended interval between doses of COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna after health officials rejected a proposal to delay […]
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FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS(Reuters) – The U.S. economy is going to temporarily see “a little higher” inflation this year as the economy strengthens and supply constraints push up prices in some sectors, but the Federal Reserve is committed to keeping […]
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New York (CNN Business)Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies have gone increasingly mainstream, but Tuesday’s announcement that Venmo is adding crypto support just put crypto access in the palm of everyone’s hand. Venmo, which is owned by PayPal (PYPL), said its more than 70 million customers can buy bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and bitcoin cash for as little as $1. Cryptocurrency can often […]
Read moreVarney: When should investors sell stocks? FOX Business’ Stuart Varney on when to sell stocks amid trillions of dollars being put into the economy. Wall Street strategists are growing increasingly concerned the record-setting stock market is running out of steam. The benchmark S&P 500 has rallied 11% this year, closing at a record high in 23 of 23 trading sessions, […]
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FILE PHOTO: A man walks out of a WeWork space in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri(Reuters) – SoftBank-backed office-sharing startup WeWork said on Tuesday it would begin accepting payments in select cryptocurrencies and partner with Coinbase Global Inc and payment app Bitpay to facilitate transactions. WeWork joins a clutch of […]
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VIENNA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will ship over half a million COVID-19 shots to the Western Balkans by August using for the first time in the region a vaccine-sharing mechanism meant to help its poorer neighbours and to challenge Chinese and Russian influence.Slideshow ( 4 images )The EU move comes after China and Russia distributed millions of doses of their […]
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FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, April 19, 2021. REUTERS/StaffMILAN (Reuters) – Europe Inc earnings are expected to have risen a record 61% in the first quarter of 2021, Refinitiv IBES data showed on Tuesday, as the global economy recovers from the severe downturn caused by the coronavirus […]
Read moreApril 20 (Reuters) – Apple Inc is expected to unveil a new podcast subscription service and finally may show off tiny tags meant to locate lost items at a virtual event Tuesday that likely will feature new iPads and Mac computers. Apple shares have risen nearly 95% over the past year, faster than the 64% rise in the Nasdaq Composite […]
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