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Bloomberg After Jubilation on the Suez Canal Comes the Investigation (Bloomberg) — In the end, it took roughly six days and seven hours to undo the minutes of drama that exposed the vulnerability of global trade and captivated the world. It may take longer to figure out how to avoid it happening again.At just after 3 p.m. local time on Monday, the Ever Given was dislodged from a sand bank in the Suez Canal by tugboats pushing and pulling to rock it loose. To cheers from the dozens of crew… Source link

Shares of Chicago-based cannabis giant Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) tanked 13% Tuesday after a Chicago Tribune report claimed the company was part of a federal probe into pay-for-play allegations regarding its operations. The report details an ongoing investigation, which Yahoo Finance was unable to verify, that unnamed sources say scrutinizes political donations and other steps the company allegedly took to win growing and distribution licenses in Illinois and other states. A Green Thumb… Source link

AccuWeather Governor ‘utterly impressed’ by family’s spirit in wake of tornado Nearly a week after a round of severe weather collapsed homes, tore apart neighborhoods and claimed the lives of at least six people, a dozen tornado paths were confirmed Monday across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi — and survey crews upgraded the intensity of some of the most destructive twisters that touched down. The National Weather Service has totaled one EF4, four EF3, three EF2, three EF1 and one EF0… Source link

Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Monday, March 29, 2021 Wall Street pros see gains, but modest gains With the S&P 500 (^GSPC) closing at an all-time high on Friday and the first quarter coming to a close this week, investors and traders are asking where the stock market is headed next. Though, when are they not? Overall, the tone on Wall Street is a modestly bullish one thanks to bullish expectations for the economy. At Barclays,… Source link

Bloomberg Biden Team Boosts Effort to Shield Power Grid From Hackers (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is escalating efforts to safeguard the U.S. power grid from hackers, developing a plan to better coordinate with industry to counter threats and respond to cyber attacks, according to people familiar with the matter.Top administration officials, including Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger, briefed top utility industry executives on… Source link

Bloomberg Tug Boats Scramble to Move Massive Ship Blocking Suez Canal (Bloomberg) — Tugs and diggers have so far failed to dislodge a massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal for a third day, increasing the chances of prolonged delays in what is arguably the world’s most important waterway.Work to re-float the Ever Given was suspended until Thursday morning in Egypt, shipping agent Inchcape said, citing the Suez Canal Authority. Dredgers are still trying to loosen the vessel before… Source link

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks With Massive Upside Ahead Does high risk mean high reward? Not necessarily, so say the pros on Wall Street. Specifically citing penny stocks, or stocks that trade for less than $5 per share, analysts advise caution as these names might still be in the early innings, or it could be that they face an uphill battle that is just too steep. Luring investors with their bargain price tags, these stocks might be up against overpowering headwinds or have weak… Source link

TipRanks Analysts Say ‘Buy the Pullback’ in These 3 Stocks The savvy investor knows that the best time to buy is when a stock is priced low – it’s just the old game of ‘buy low and sell high,’ the age-old advice on how to make money. But with the S&P at near record levels, it’s hard to tell when a stock is priced low. The key is just to take them as individuals. The stock market is the world’s greatest real-time experiment in averaging over large mass numbers. The markets as a… Source link

TipRanks Analysts Say ‘Buy the Pullback’ in These 3 Stocks The savvy investor knows that the best time to buy is when a stock is priced low – it’s just the old game of ‘buy low and sell high,’ the age-old advice on how to make money. But with the S&P at near record levels, it’s hard to tell when a stock is priced low. The key is just to take them as individuals. The stock market is the world’s greatest real-time experiment in averaging over large mass numbers. The markets as a… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Equity traders frustrated by recent sleepy volumes are getting a big liquidity boost. Stock transactions spiked Friday amid a quarterly event colloquially known as quadruple witching, when options and futures on indexes and equities expire. As of 11:05 a.m. in New York, volume on S&P 500 stocks was 24% above the average for that time of day over the past 30 sessions as the benchmark almost erased an earlier loss of 0.7%. The event usually brings single-day volumes that rank… Source link