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The US could be facing an ‘apocalypse’ by Christmas as COVID-19 cases surge: Dr.

TipRanks Goldman Sachs: These 3 Stocks Could Spike Over 40% Expectations of good news on the near horizon are buoying markets right now. Over the past month, both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ are up 11% to new record highs.Investors are excited at the prospect of a COVID vaccine coming before the winter is out. And the electoral results, that Democrat Joe Biden will ascend to the Presidency while the Republicans will emerge strengthened in Congress, promise the avoidance of extremes typical of… Source link

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How Biden’s November stock market surge compares to those of recent Presidents-elect

President-elect Joe Biden has watched the stock market surge as he prepares to take power next year. The rally appears to be driven largely by the spate of positive coronavirus vaccine news but has nevertheless been helped by some of Biden’s initial moves as President-elect. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) broke 30,000 for the first time one day after the news broke that the President-elect had picked Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary. Mohamed El-Erian, the President of Queens’… Source link

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Futures flat as Wall Street consolidates, COVID-19 extends surge

Stock futures were flat to slightly weaker on Sunday evening, as investors weighed new COVID-19 infections — which are leading to rising deaths and a record number of hospitalizations across the U.S. — against the rapidly unfolding timetable for the deployment of a vaccine. Investors have been broadly encouraged by the steady flow of positive news over a coronavirus cure. Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) said on Friday they plan to file for an emergency use authorization with the U.S…. Source link

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Tesla is getting added to the S&P 500, shares surge on the news

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Insiders Are Snapping Up President John Kennedy famously said, once, “A rising tide lifts all boats,” and this is true in the stock markets, too. We’re in the midst, now, of just such a rising tide – at least for the short term. The main indexes, the Dow, the S&P, and the NASDAQ, are all up between 9% and 12.5% this month, and the trends are positive. The recent election, making clear the prospect of a divided government unlikely to pass radical… Source link

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Coronavirus vaccine ‘doesn’t help us today’ as America sees deadly transmission surge

TipRanks Raymond James: These 3 Stocks Are Poised to Surge by Over 80% We’re a little over one week past the Presidential election, and the market reaction shows that that investors are pleased. While the election margins were razor thin, the will of the voters came through: they rejected Donald Trump, and his brash, in-your-face style, but they also rejected the Democratic Party on policy; the Dems lost seats in the House, will likely not take control of the Senate, and also lost ground at… Source link

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Why Goldman Sachs now sees a major surge in the stock market

TipRanks Oppenheimer Sees These 3 Stocks Skyrocketing Over 100% The U.S. presidential election has come to a close, and Wall Street isn’t opposed to the administration change. Last week saw the S&P 500 notch its second-best performance during an election week on record, even as Trump’s chances of getting re-elected became slimer and slimer.Weighing in for Oppenheimer, Chief Investment Strategist John Stoltzfus noted, “What appears clear so far is that the equity markets are not averse to… Source link

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Stocks Surge to All-Time High on Vaccine Progress: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks are extending a global rally on the clearest sign of progress yet in developing a vaccine to stem the Covid-19 pandemic. Futures on the S&P 500 jumped 3% after news that the vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE prevented more than 90% of infections in a study of tens of thousands of volunteers. Contracts on the Russell 2000 Index of small-cap stocks surged 7%. Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine Prevents 90% of Infections in Large Study The vaccine announcement… Source link

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