Low-income families, who received the greatest percent gains of all families in the US, have higher cash balances now than before the pandemic, according to a new report from JPMorgan Chase. However, the report found, it may not be enough. “With each round of stimulus, low-income families saw the greatest percent gains in cash balances, but depleted those gains faster than high-income families,” authors Fiona Greig, Erica Deadman, and Tanya Sonthalia, wrote in the report. The COVID-19… Source link
Read More »Major COVID stimulus payments in line for 2022 extension — don’t miss your free cash
Major COVID stimulus payments in line for 2022 extension — don’t miss your free cash Congressional support is strong among Democrats to extend a popular stimulus payments program through next year despite a tug of war over Biden’s budget bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will likely push ahead this week to finalize a draft of President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion spending plan. It’s anyone’s guess, at this time, what the final version will look like. But here’s what we know so far… Source link
Read More »Here’s how Microsoft may spend $130 billion in cash
Microsoft (MSFT) could easily go hunting for another whale of an acquisition with its $130.6 billion in cash, analysts say. It has a lot of options on where it could look. “There are lots of different areas that we think Microsoft could acquire. We think Microsoft will continue to be acquisitive. I think there is plenty of opportunity for them to continue to expand their cloud application footprint. If you think about it, they have less than 10% market share in front office applications…. Source link
Read More »‘The end of physical currency, cash, is certainly drawing near’: Economist
Physical currency and hard cash may soon be a thing of the past, Eswar Prasad, Cornell University economics professor and author of “The Future of Money” told Yahoo Finance Live. “The end of physical currency, cash, is certainly drawing near, and cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin (BTC-USD), have certainly paved the way for that revolution,” Prasad said. The digitalization of transactions has been well underway for the past few decades, but serious discussions regarding a fully-digital… Source link
Read More »Too Much Cash can be a Problem. Why Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) may want to Reinvest More Into Future Growth
This article was originally published on Simply Wall St News Palantir Technologies ( NYSE:PLTR ) shareholders have done very well over the last year, with the share price soaring by 136%. Even though the company is currently unprofitable, investors are putting a lot of faith in the growth and future value of Palantir. The company just won a US$823m contract from the U.S. Army , and we wanted to examine the cash capacity of the company to withstand expenses until reaching profitability. Thus,… Source link
Read More »Cash ‘is still king’ for American teens, Piper Sandler survey finds
The coronavirus pushed some Americans to abandon cash, and a new report was “somewhat surprised” that one demographic remains loyal: Teens. The findings were based on data from Piper Sandler’s fall 2021 “Taking Stock with Teens” survey, a semi-annual survey that was conducted between August 17 and September 16 and compiled responses from 10,000 teens (average age 15.8) across 44 U.S. states. According to Piper Sandler, which titled the chart below as “Cash Is (Still) King For Teens’ Top… Source link
Read More »China Adds $14 Billion Cash as Evergrande’s Pain Roils Markets
(Bloomberg) — China injected more cash into its banking system in a sign authorities are seeking to avert a funding squeeze amid a seasonal rise in financing demand and the intensifying debt crisis at China Evergrande. The People’s Bank of China added 90 billion yuan ($14 billion) of funds on a net basis through seven-day and 14-day reverse repurchase agreements on Friday, the most since February. Today was the first time this month it added more than 10 billion yuan short-term liquidity… Source link
Read More »Cheap Energy Stocks Shrug Off Climate Alarm With Cash Flowing
(Bloomberg) — The sobering United Nations-backed report on global warming last week prompted a lot of hand wringing from governments and the general public about fossil fuels. The response from investors in the oil and gas industry? A big shrug. Shares of energy companies, which led the S&P 500 higher for much of the year, ended the week little changed. Oil prices rebounded from a selloff earlier in the month, despite the warnings that the world must wean itself off fossil fuels, and… Source link
Read More »Panasonic sells Tesla stake for $3.6 billion, may use cash for strategic investments
By Sam Nussey and Shinji Kitamura TOKYO (Reuters) -Panasonic Corp sold its stake in electric car maker Tesla Inc for about 400 billion yen ($3.61 billion) in the year ended March, a spokesperson for the Japanese company said on Friday. The sale comes as the bicycles-to-hair dryers conglomerate is seeking to reduce its dependence on Tesla and raise cash for investing in growth. Panasonic’s battery business is dominated by Elon Musk’s Tesla, but the two firms have had a tense relationship at… Source link
Read More »Warren Buffett’s 2010 advice on cash reserves is more relevant than ever
TipRanks Raymond James: These 3 Stocks Have Over 100% Upside on the Horizon We’re now in the heart of earnings season, and investors are paying close attention as companies report their financial results from the first quarter of 2021. It’s a routine, in some ways, but in others, there has never been an earnings season quite like this. It’s the first one post-pandemic, but perhaps more importantly, the results are coming out during a time of nearly unprecedented government stimulus… Source link
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