Monthly Archives: March 2021

Kohl’s gets blasted by activist investors, again

TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 3 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Never say that one person makes no difference. This past Thursday, stocks tumbled, bonds surged, and investors started taking inflationary risks seriously – all because one guy said what he thinks. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, held a press conference at which he gave both the good and the bad. He stated, again, his belief that the COVID vaccination program will allow a full reopening of the economy, and that… Source link

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Yahoo U: Yield Curve Control

Yahoo Finance’s Brian Cheung joins the Yahoo Finance Live panel with today’s Yahoo U: Yield Curve Control Video Transcript ZACK GUZMAN: Inflation expectations continue to run hot. And today, the yield on the 10-year briefly hit 1.62%. What might the Fed do to react to all that? And what kind of pressure are they facing here? It’s got a number of tools at its disposal. And one we’ve been hearing a lot about recently, that would be a yield curve control. But what does that even mean? Here to… Source link

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Yahoo U: Yield Curve Control

The Conversation 10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power’s greatest challenge An International Atomic Energy Agency investigator examines Reactor Unit 3 at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant, May 27, 2011. Greg Webb, IAEA/Flickr, CC BY-SATen years ago, on March 11, 2011, the biggest recorded earthquake in Japanese history hit the country’s northeast coast. It was followed by a tsunami that traveled up to 6 miles (10 kilometers) inland, reaching heights of over 140 feet (43.3… Source link

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Head of federal student loan office resigns amid political pressure

After pressure from progressive groups, the head of student loans at the Education Department (ED) resigned from his position on Friday. Mark Brown, who was the chief operating officer at ED’s office of Federal Student Aid, oversaw a trillion-dollar student loan portfolio — making it equivalent to the nation’s fifth-largest bank. He was appointed by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, after the resignation of his predecessor, A. Wayne Johnson. Robin Minor, currently the deputy COO for… Source link

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Here’s Why AMC Entertainment (AMC) is a Great Momentum Stock to Buy

TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 3 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Never say that one person makes no difference. This past Thursday, stocks tumbled, bonds surged, and investors started taking inflationary risks seriously – all because one guy said what he thinks. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, held a press conference at which he gave both the good and the bad. He stated, again, his belief that the COVID vaccination program will allow a full reopening of the economy, and that… Source link

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Stocks turn lower as rate fears rise after strong jobs report

Stocks turned negative after the Labor Department’s February jobs report handily exceeded expectations, reaffirming the building momentum in the economic recovery, but also stoking a rise in Treasury yields and concerns over an economic overheating. The S&P 500 dipped, and the Dow gained fell into negative territory after rising earlier in the session. The Nasdaq erased earlier gains and fell another 1.5%, pacing toward a fourth straight session of steep declines. The index has erased its… Source link

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A look at EV companies going public

A wave of electric vehicle and related companies are flooding the public markets this year (mostly via SPAC deals), hoping to capture a slice of the booming industry as governments push for green initiatives. These follow in the footsteps of a slew of startups which listed last year. Some will face direct competition from EV giant Tesla (TSLA) as well as traditional vehicle companies entering the space. These are some of the newest players on the block, with expertise ranging from commercial… Source link

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Democrats plan to cut jobless aid to $300 a week, make some benefits non-taxable – Yahoo Finance

TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 3 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Never say that one person makes no difference. This past Thursday, stocks tumbled, bonds surged, and investors started taking inflationary risks seriously – all because one guy said what he thinks. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, held a press conference at which he gave both the good and the bad. He stated, again, his belief that the COVID vaccination program will allow a full reopening of the economy, and that… Source link

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Joel Embiid tops list at the All-Star break

*Disclaimer* Any player on a team currently outside of the Top 8 in either conference will not appear in the bi-weekly Chris Haynes MVP watch. 5. James Harden 25.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 11.1 apg BetMGM odds: +1600 For a team to have Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Harden, it takes sacrifice. And one clear sacrifice might be a legitimate shot at winning the MVP award due to the Brooklyn Nets having too many superstars on one team. But Durant (hamstring) hasn’t played in a game since Feb. 13, and Harden… Source link

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