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Biotech stocks rebounded in the week ended July 23, thanks to the broader market strength. The sector also benefitted from the optimism that was set in motion by the solid start to the pharma reporting season. Big pharma companies, including Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) reported forecast-beating results and issued positive guidance. Preannouncements from the space were also largely positive. Moderna, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: MRNA) buoyancy spilled over into the week. The … Source link

TipRanks Boston Beer Earnings Losing Their Fizz The earnings season saga continues, and it isn’t always pretty. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM) reported missed consensus expectations last Friday, to the dismay of investors. Missing on earnings is one thing, but cutting guidance is another. The company downgraded its future outlook, and shares tumbled more than 26% on the news. (See Boston Beer Company stock charts on TipRanks) Elaborating on the event is William Kirk of MKM Partners, who… Source link

Regulatory risk is something any pertinent investor should take into account when making decisions, especially when it comes to companies based in China. The world’s most populous country’s government frequently involves itself in the business happenings of several publicly traded companies. Most notable are the threats made against the ride-sharing company Didi Global Inc. (DIDI), causing share prices to dramatically slide. While safe for now, these risks have been weighing on the… Source link

Square’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, is a big believer in the future of bitcoin. That’s why Square (SQ) has been investing both directly and indirectly in digital currency. The company invested $50.0 million and $170.0 million in bitcoin in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, respectively, doubling down as the price of the digital currency dropped. Meanwhile, Square has been investing in technology that eases bitcoin transactions. For example, its Cash App allows peer-to-peer… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin traded above a crucial technical level over the weekend for the first time since early May, after comments from Ark Investment Management LLC’s Cathie Wood and Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk helped boost its momentum. The largest cryptocurrency rose above its 50-day moving average on Saturday for the first time since May 12. It rose again Sunday, its fifth consecutive day of gains, to as high as $34,609. Bitcoin had looked to be in danger of further… Source link

(Adds comment from executive) By Helen Coster July 24 (Reuters) – NBC’s broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony drew 16.7 million viewers, the smallest U.S. television audience for the event in the past 33 years, according to preliminary data from Comcast-owned NBCUniversal on Saturday. Across all platforms, including NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app, 17 million people watched the ceremony, NBCUniversal said in an email. The streaming audience on those platforms grew 76% from… Source link

As the global oil and gas markets are recovering from the steep sell-off last Monday, threats in the market are not just linked to demand-supply concerns. Cybersecurity specialists reported this week that hackers managed to get access to a large amount of data from Saudi oil giant Aramco. The company has confirmed that around 1TB of (confidential) data was stolen from its servers. According to AP sources, the data has been put on offer on the darknet for a price of $50 million. It is at… Source link

Mortgage rates fell for the 9th time in 13-weeks and for a fourth straight week in the week ending 22nd July Following a 2 basis points decline from the previous week, 30-year fixed rates decreased by 10 basis points to 2.78%. Since 21st April, 30-year mortgage rates had risen just once beyond the 3% mark before the current pullback. Compared to this time last year, 30-year fixed rates were down by 23 basis points. 30-year fixed rates were still down by 216 basis points since November 2018’s… Source link

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) recently launched the subscription option for full self-driving. Loup Ventures Managing Partner Gene Munster offered his take on what this means for the company. FSD Can Move The Financial Needle: The subscription option can accelerate FSD adoption, given the cost shifts from $10,000 upfront to $200 per month, or $99 for cars that already have advanced Autopilot, Munster said in the note. This, according to the analyst, is an important step along the long-term path… Source link

(Bloomberg) — In the stock market, the refusal of retail investors to back down from every macro threat has become the only story. When will it end? Judging by the size of all the pools of cash lying around, it could be a while. Among all the economic stories of the pandemic, the one about money piling up in people’s accounts has been the most significant in the stock market, where the S&P 500 just notched its seventh gain in nine weeks. Money market accounts, viewed in some circles as a… Source link