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US STOCKS-Nasdaq set for worst day in 2 months before big tech earnings

* Apple, Microsoft and Google set to report results * GE rises on strong cash flow position * Chinese stocks extend declines * Indexes down: Dow 0.63%, S&P 1.00%, Nasdaq 2.07% (Updates comment, prices) By Ambar Warrick July 27 (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes retreated from record highs on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq tumbling as much as 2.1% as caution kicked in ahead of earnings reports from some of the most valuable technology companies on Wall Street. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google-parent… Source link

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Futures xxx after 2 day rally, eyes on jobless claims

Futures ticked higher in Wednesday’s after-hours session, with investors looking to earnings and data for impetus to extend a 2-day rally that wiped out losses sustained during the worst trading day of 2021.  During the regular session, stocks rode a 2-day hot streak, calibrating a resurgence of COVID-19 cases against a red-hot economic expansion that continues to gain momentum. In the process, strong earnings have helped the market heal from Monday’s pandemic-inspired meltdown, with… Source link

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FTSE 100 plummets as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak isolate on ‘Freedom Day’

News broke over the weekend that Boris Johnson would have to self-isolate following contact with health secretary Sajid Javid, who tested positive for coronavirus. Photo: David Rose/AFP via Getty Images The sell-off in European stocks lengthened into the afternoon on Monday as investors digested the latest coronavirus caseloads on what has been dubbed ‘freedom day’ in England.  On Monday, England moved to its final stage of relaxing coronavirus restrictions, despite concern from scientists… Source link

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Pro-Trump social media app hacked on launch day as half million sign up

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A social media site launched on Sunday by Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, was briefly hacked, and more than 500,000 people have registered to use the site, Miller said. GETTR, a Twitter-style platform with posts and trending topics, has advertised itself on the Google and Apple app stores as “a non-bias social network for people all over the world.” “The problem was detected and sealed in a matter of minutes, and all the intruder was… Source link

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Yandex NV (YNDX): Price Now Near $70.3; Daily Chart Shows An Uptrend on 50 Day Basis

The Hourly View for YNDX At the moment, YNDX (Get Ratings)’s price is up $0.25 (0.36%) from the hour prior. This is a reversal of the price action on the previous hour, in which price moved down. As for the trend on the hourly timeframe, we see the clearest trend on the 20 hour timeframe. The moving averages on the hourly timeframe suggest a bullishness in price, as the 20, 50, 100 and 200 are all in a bullish alignment — meaning the shorter durations are above the longer duration… Source link

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Amazon’s Prime Day discounts on the Echo and Fire TV are meant to keep you a customer for life

Amazon’s (AMZN) annual celebration of consumerism, Prime Day, is nearly here. Running from June 21 to June 22, the shopping event, which will feature concerts by Billie Eilish, H.E.R., and Kid Cudi, is certain to offer plenty of sales, and rake in billions for the e-commerce giant. During last year’s Prime Day, which was pushed to October due to the pandemic, sales by third-party sellers surpassed $3.5 billion. Amazon didn’t release total sales numbers for the event, but research firm… Source link

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23andMe shares rise 21% on first day of trading on Nasdaq

Shares of 23andMe (ME) rose 21% to close at $13.32 apiece in their trading debut on the Nasdaq as the consumer genetic testing company became one of the latest companies to go public via SPAC deal.  The public debut comes after 23andMe and the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) VG Acquisition Corp. announced a merger in February. The deal valued 23andMe’s outstanding shares of capital stock at $3.5 billion. The vast majority of shareholders of VG Acquisition Corp., which was founded… Source link

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Officials resign over censored Memorial Day speech

Both organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony in Hudson, Ohio, have now resigned under pressure after they silenced a retired U.S. Army officer’s microphone while he was talking about how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers just after the Civil War. Video Transcript BARNARD KEMTER: 3,000 African-American schoolchildren singing the Union marching song, “John Brown’s Body.” They were carrying armfuls of flowers and went to decorate the graves. Interesting that there would be a tie back to… Source link

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AMC, Wendy’s Lead Rally as Meme Stocks Rise for a Second Day

(Bloomberg) — AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. rose for a second day and Wendy’s Co., the latest addition to the retail-trader frenzy, climbed to a record amid a broader rally in meme stocks. Shares of the theater chain rose as much as 10%, adding to Monday’s 15% gain and continuing what’s been a wild ride for investors. Wendy’s jumped as much as 19% to notch a record as the fast-food restaurant operator gained traction on social media, including several touts on Reddit’s… Source link

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This meme stock exploded 62% in one day and this Wall Street analyst has had enough

Hat tip to you, Bank of America analyst Curtis Nagle for adhering to some very basic principles of investing, which still matter even though meme stock traders couldn’t care less about valuation methodologies, free cash flow outlooks or margin structures.  After seeing Bed Bath & Beyond (BBY) shares explode 62% on June 2, Nagle said in a research note on Friday that it’s time for him step back from the volatile stock.  “This [move in the stock] comes in the context of no significant updates… Source link

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