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UPDATE 1-Bitcoin extends gain on reports of JPMorgan fund

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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Stock futures rise after record-setting session, with S&P 500 pacing toward weekly gain

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks That Could See 100% Gains (Or More) In a recent review of the market’s current conditions, JPMorgan strategist Eduardo Lecubarri recaps his view that 2021 will see modest gains across stocks generally – but outperformance among the small/mid-cap sector. Lecubarri believes that investors can find opportunities for big upside among stocks in that class. Driving the general stocks gains, Lecubarri points to recent manufacturing PMI prints, which are at… Source link

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Stocks rise, oil prices gain amid tepid inflation data

Stocks gained on Friday after a new print on core inflation in the U.S. came in milder than expected. Each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq gained, holding onto overnight advances. Shares of big bank stocks increased after the Federal Reserve announced that most banks will be allowed to resume increasing their dividends and shares repurchases after June 30, ending a year of pandemic-related restrictions. U.S. crude oil prices rose Friday morning after dropping by more than 4% on Thursday as… Source link

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U.S. Stocks Rise; Treasuries Gain After Auction: Markets Wrap

Bloomberg Biden to Double J&J Order; N.J. Eases More Limits: Virus Update (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden will double the U.S. order of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, bringing the country’s supply to enough for 500 million people, according to officials familiar with the plan.The U.K. accused European Union politicians of damaging its vaccination program by making misleading statements that cast doubt on AstraZeneca Plc’s shot, in an escalation of tensions between the two sides.The… Source link

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Oil Wipes Out Gain Following Attack on Key Saudi Crude Terminal

(Bloomberg) — Brent oil erased gains as the market shrugged off an attack on the world’s largest crude terminal in Saudi Arabia. Futures in London earlier surged above $71 a barrel, the highest since January 2020, before later trading below $70. The assault on a storage tank farm at the Ras Tanura terminal on Sunday was intercepted, Saudi Arabia said, and oil output appeared to be unaffected. Oil has rebounded this year amid OPEC+ supply cuts and recovering demand, with economies emerging… Source link

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U.S. Stock Futures Gain on Growth Outlook; Oil Up: Markets Wrap

Bloomberg Why China Can’t End Its Romance With GDP Growth Target (Bloomberg) — In a battle between those who love or hate China’s economic growth target, a compromise appears to have emerged: a goal low enough to be more easily ignored.China’s leaders have an ambivalent relationship with the gross domestic product target they have set almost every year since the 1990s. It’s celebrated as the key to mobilizing millions of bureaucrats who compete for promotions by increasing growth… Source link

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Microsoft (MSFT) Search Engine Bing May Gain if Google Exits Australia

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reportedly is positioning Bing to be the internet search engine of choice in Australia if Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) makes good on a threat to make Google unavailable in that country. The bone of contention is a proposed law that would force Google and Facebook, Inc. (FB), among others, to pay for content that these tech giants copy from Australian news sites. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison indicates that he has spoken to… Source link

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Blacks should move to the South to gain greater political, economic power: NYT columnist

New York Times columnist Charles Blow has outlined a new proposition to increase Black political power: a mass migration of Blacks in America to the South to create Black-majority states and cities. Blow calls for a “Second Great Migration,” a reversal of the Great Migration that saw millions of Black Americans flee oppression and a lack of economic opportunity in the South for cities in the North, Midwest, and the West. “I understand why people migrated during the Great Migration,”… Source link

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AMC Entertainment Kicks Off 2021 With 525% Gain

TipRanks 3 Monster Growth Stocks to Beat the Volatility Volatility is back on the menu. Last week brought January’s trading to a close in what amounted to the stock market’s worst month since October. The GameStop saga hogged the headlines as the retail buying frenzy for names with high short interest raised the possibility the market might be exhibiting bubble behavior. Add into the mix the slow rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and the fear of a delayed return to normalcy, and once again,… Source link

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Tougaloo College, Alcorn State gain partnerships with Google, Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Posted: Jan 28, 2021 / 10:04 AM CST / Updated: Jan 28, 2021 / 10:04 AM CST JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, Google announced 16 new schools are joining its Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program, including Alcorn State University and Tougaloo College. Through a $1 million investment in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the program provides digital skills workshops in HBCU career centers to help Black… Source link

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