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When the Federal Reserve adopted a zero-interest rate policy (ZIRP) in the past, it was meant to be the ultimate economic stimulus package.
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When the Conference Board released its Leading Economic Index on Friday, it showed the largest single monthly decline in the index's 60-year history.
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Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Alibaba, Apple, Arch Coal, BlackRock, Cisco Systems, ConocoPhillips, CSX, KeyCorp, Netflix, Qualcomm, Rite Aid and United Parcel Service.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic wrecked the stock market and the economy, the recent rally in the stock market has been at a time when the economic news is only getting worse and as coronavirus news...
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It’s been longer than a year that there has been very much good news for Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). Apparently, not even bad news for Boeing lasts forever. The aerospace and defense giant reported on...
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Some technology companies have performed well during the instant recession. Others have performed poorly. Nokia was not one of the winners. Not at all.
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A fresh research report from Argus signals that the dividend from Public Service Enterprise Group is safe. In fact, the independent research firm is even still calling for dividend growth ahead.
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The U.S. Department of Labor reported on Thursday that weekly jobless claims totaled more than 5 million last week. That was less than in the prior week but more than the forecasts.
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Thursday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Bed Bath & Beyond, Ciena, DocuSign, eHealth, Faceboook, Netflix, PNC Financial Services, Square, Tilray, Twitter and Zoom Video Communications.
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Some mergers end up being great. Some mergers end up being atrocious. If there has been one awful acquisition that hindsight will likely prove should be the poster child of atrocious mergers it would...
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Recessions are generally brutal for the steel and specialty metals industry. A new Credit Suisse report outlines what it calls a perfect storm for steelmakers.
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Valero Energy stock may have retreated, but at least one research firm sees significant upside that, while less than optimistic, could still be considered positive.
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The economy already was getting bad in the first quarter due to the impacts of the coronavirus, but March’s reading on industrial production went deep into contraction. In fact, it was worse than...
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It is no secret that the economy is in a tailspin due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but sometimes the economic numbers are shocking when they are released, even when the public is braced...
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Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Akamai Technologies, Carlyle, Ford, General Motors, JD.com, Moderna, Netflix, Peloton Interactive, Raytheon Technologies, Target, Tesla and...
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