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Bloomberg Wrong-Way Bet on Covid Is Changing Oil-Trading Industry Forever (Bloomberg) — In January, as a mysterious illness ripped through the Chinese city of Wuhan, global oil prices plunged. Two thousand miles away in the island state of Singapore, one of the most powerful men in the world of commodities trading, Lim Oon Kuin, quietly added to his vast stockpiles of fuel – making a bet that China would successfully control the spread of the new disease.That gamble soured quickly. While… Source link

Your stimulus check is getting ripped in half — here’s how to make up the rest Yes, at long last, you’re getting another “stimulus check,” a second direct payment from the government to provide some COVID financial relief. But here’s the catch: Congress wants to send only half as much cash as last time: $600, not $1,200. Critics say that’s not nearly enough, as the virus spirals out of control and leads to new lockdowns and layoffs. Millions are still out of work from the spring, when the… Source link

TipRanks J.P. Morgan: 2 Cruise Line Stocks to Bet on (And 1 to Avoid) The coronavirus pandemic crisis shows no signs of abating, even with a vaccine coming on to the markets. We’re still facing severe social lockdown policies, with a number of states (such as California, Minnesota, and Michigan) forcing even harsher restrictions on this round than previously.It’s a heavy blow for the leisure industry that is still reeling from one of the most difficult years in memory. The difficulties… Source link

TipRanks Goldman Sachs Says These 3 Stocks Could Surge Over 30% From Current Levels After a true annus horribilus, we’re all ready for better times. The US equity strategy team at Goldman Sachs, led by David Kostin, sees those better time ahead, and in the near-term. The team is predicting a 25% gain for the S&P 500 within the next 24 months – or to put it in absolute numbers, they believe the index will hit 4,600 by December 2022. Kostin lays out four clear reasons for believing that… Source link

InvestorPlace Advanced Micro Devices Looks Ready to Run to $100 The last time I wrote about Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) was in mid-October. At the time, I argued that the company should use AMD stock for the entire Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) acquisition, which at the time was still only a possibility, and not a sure thing.  Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com InvestorPlace – Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Lo and behold, Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su announced… Source link

PARIS, FRANCE – DECEMBER 14: In this photo illustration, the Google logo is displayed on the screen … [+] of a computer on December 14, 2020 in Paris, France. A global bug has affected Google services since midday. An unprecedented incident: most Google services, including YouTube and Gmail messaging, experienced a major global outage on Monday, December 14 at midday. Google indicated on its dashboard accessible online that all its services were affected, and this for… Source link

Google Home can now perform an action in the future — up to seven days from now, according to Google. Dale Smith/CNET … Source link

Lots of people have multiple Google Home and Nest smart speakers in their houses, and the Google Home app’s new media controls help keep them organized. Dale… Source link

Dave Osborne, 72, is currently making a nearly $700 monthly payment to Sallie Mae to pay down $55,000 in private student loans while living in retirement in Akron, Ohio. Osborne, having co-signed on loans taken out by his grandson to fund his college education, started paying the recurring debt payment as his kin struggled with employment amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Obviously, it’s put a strain on our relationship,” the former school administrator told Yahoo Finance. “If we… Source link