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Ford CEO Jim Farley is seeing impressive early demand for the company’s new electric vehicles, the E-Transit (van) and F-150 Lightning. “We have over 10,000 orders already from a lot of different customers [for the E-Transit]. I think we just got over 1,000 orders from Walmart. So, the demand is very high,” Farley told Yahoo Finance. “The E-Transit is strategically very important for the company because of our dominant position.” The company’s E-Transit vans will begin arriving to customers… Source link

Weekly new jobless claims unexpectedly jumped last week by the most since October, with some renewed virus-related disruptions at least temporarily impeding the labor market’s recovery.   The Labor Department released its latest weekly jobless claims report Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Jan. 15: 286,000 vs. 225,000 expected and a revised 231,000 during prior… Source link

Barclays is betting these 3 dividend stocks will beat the S&P 500 — if you’re looking for income, snag yields as high as 10.3% In the current market frenzy, with rabid investors chasing after the hottest tickers, dividend stocks often get ignored. But a steadily growing stream of dividends will help anyone sleep better at night. And besides, with savings accounts paying next to nothing these days, who wouldn’t want a better way to earn passive income? Recent studies prove once again that… Source link

Warren Buffett says these are the best stocks to own when inflation spikes — with high prices no longer ‘transitory,’ it might be time to follow his lead After months of rising prices, the Fed’s claim that high inflation rates would be “transitory” is looking a bit transitory itself. “It’s probably a good time to retire that word and try to explain more clearly what we mean,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday. “I think the risk of higher inflation has increased.” A… Source link

The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it is investigating the causes behind ongoing supply chain disruptions and how they are “causing serious and ongoing hardships for consumers and harming competition in the U.S. economy.” The FTC said it is ordering Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, other large wholesalers and suppliers including Procter & Gamble Co., Tyson Foods and Kraft Heinz Co. “to turn over information to help study causes of empty shelves and sky-high prices.” Orders also are… Source link

Goldman Sachs: Use these 5 high growth stocks to shield yourself from rising interest rates Rising interest rates are typically a threat to the stock market, but not all stocks are created equal. According to investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, one type of stock should continue to perform well as rates rise: highly profitable growth stocks. “Growth stocks with high profit margins outperformed unprofitable growth stocks when real rates jumped in 1Q 2021,” writes the bank’s chief U.S…. Source link

Bitcoin, ether, and other major coins face selling pressure as anti-crypto comments from Twitter’s chief financial officer soured the market mood. The continued strength in the dollar index likely added to bearish forces. Bitcoin was trading 4.3% lower on the day near $60,800, while ether was nursing a 5.3% loss at $4,320 at press time, according to CoinDesk data. Litecoin, binance coin, Polkadot’s DOT token, and prominent decentralized finance coins flashed bigger losses. The selling… Source link

With no fourth stimulus check, these dividend stocks yielding as high as 10.4% can provide a much-needed boost of income Pandemic stimulus checks helped millions of Americans through tough times. But if you’re hoping for a fourth one, you’ll be disappointed. Uncle Sam doesn’t seem in a rush to provide more broad stimulus payments. Dividend checks, on the other hand, remain plentiful. Sure, the stock market’s rally over the past several years means most companies aren’t yielding as… Source link

Written by John Hewitt Jones Nov 3, 2021 | FEDSCOOP Google has received the highest level of approval under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its Google Workspace product. It is the latest product by the technology giant to receive approval under the federal security program in recent months, including its admin console, cloud identity, identity and access management and virtual… Source link

Tesla (TSLA) shares jumped for a fourth straight session on Monday, bringing the market capitalization for the electric-vehicle maker above $1 trillion for the first-time ever. The stock closed higher by 12.7% to reach $1,024.86 per share. Tesla’s year-to-date advance came in at nearly 45.2%, with the stock outperforming against the S&P 500’s 21.6% rise over that same period.  With a $1 trillion market capitalization, Tesla joins an exclusive club of mega-cap technology companies with a… Source link