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Youth protest California lawmakers’ refusal to hear fossil fuel divestment bill (SB 1173), vow to continue the fight Young climate justice activists from across the state raise “bloody hands” at Capitol hearing to demand  California stop funding climate breakdown and health inequities.  Youth Protest Lawmakers’ Refusal To Hear Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill SACRAMENTO, CA –  […]

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Everyone needs a source of energy to sustain life and stay productive. A person needs food, cars need fuel, Instagram bloggers need likes, and businesses need leads. But to get such “nutrition”, you need to constantly act: buy food for cooking, come to the gas station, write posts. The same thing happens with leads: to […]

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Higher end grocers weaker in early trade as the penny-pinching habits rise. Brent crude drops below $110 amid global recession fears. The pound hovers around $1.22 brushing off latest UK political upset. FTSE 100 opens slightly higher following a stronger close on Wall Street. UK Retail Sales Decline “The latest UK retail sales snapshot shows […]

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The European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member, Fabio Panetta, spoke to the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs about the digital euros development. Last year, the central bank started a two-year investigation into the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the eurozone. The development of a digital euro is […]

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Wyoming-based activist firm Cannell Capital said this week that it’s accumulated a just under 13% stake in medical technology firm Neuronetics Inc (NASDAQ:STIM) and wants to put a director on the board at the company. The fund, run by J. Carlo Cannell, said it bought the shares between February 22 and June 1 for $3.5 million. […]

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The economic landscape has been reshaped by a number of events in the last few years. First, the global pandemic took hold, seeing employers rapidly downsizing, and others completely ceasing operations. As the pandemic seems to wind down, economic uncertainty, the high cost of business operations, and inflationary circumstances are squeezing consumers’ savings and business […]

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Blackberry reported Q1 earnings, and despite beating analyst estimates, the stock continues to struggle. Net profit was -$181 million, or -$.35 per share. Revenue fell by 3.4% y-o-y to $168 million. Software and services revenue grew by 9% y-o-y to $164 million. Blackberry’s stock is down 55% from its 52-week high. Blackberry (NYSE:BB) continued to […]

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Adaptive network solutions provider Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) stock has lost (-43%) in the 2022 bear market falling for 11 straight weeks. The optical fiber maker is instrumental in the deployment of 5G infrastructure and growth in wireless and accelerated cloud adoption at the edge of the network. The Company lowered its fiscal full-year 2022 revenue […]

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Shares of Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) are trading lower in June to reflect a bloodbath in the cryptocurrency market. Layoffs Needed to Mitigate Falling Revenues Earlier this month, Coinbase announced it is planning to reduce 18% of its workforce or around 1,100 employees, making it the latest of several crypto exchanges that have cut jobs recently. In […]

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GMS beat earnings estimates by 12%, with earnings-per-share (EPS) coming in at $2.09. Net came in at $1.288 billion, an increase of 38% y-o-y. Backlogs continue to provide support to demand. GMS Inc. (NYSE:GMS) is a leading distributor of construction products and provides commercial and residential building supplies. GMS posted record revenue, EBITDA, and net […]

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A week of consolidation in stock markets after last week’s rout, with Europe looking to end the week with small gains. It hasn’t been the blockbuster week that last was. But that’s only natural, last week we had a wrath of big central bank meetings and rate announcements. This week, policymakers have been out there […]

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Federal and state governments are looking for ways to help people amid the rising gas prices. One city, however, has already implemented a program that offers stimulus money to residents to help them offset the rising gas prices. Chicago has already sent (or is sending) two rounds of gas cards, and now people have just […]

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In the corporate world, insiders are the founders, directors, executives, relatives or any other person that has access to key company information before it is made available to the general public. High insider ownership suggests that insiders are confident in the company’s prospects. Thus, investors can use insider ownership data to influence their investing decisions. […]

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24 June 2022 – According to data from global investment trading platform, Capital.com, 38% of trades placed by its clients so far this quarter are short, which is 15% higher compared to the same period last year. This may suggest that traders have been getting more bearish as the year goes on —although of course […]

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S&P 500 overdue relief rally – flat, lacking significant momentum, not internally at its strongest – is here. Instead of projecting any healthy bear market rally targets (numbers around 10% are often thrown around), I‘m afraid that time it takes to ignite, would become a larger concern for the bulls. True, not enough have been […]

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ORLANDO, Fla.— Timothy Plan celebrates the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade after the ruling of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court case. The ruling is centered around a Mississippi law that banned abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and has now put the power of abortion rights at the state level rather than the […]

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What outcome or outlook for crude oil should we expect when looking at the current (macro-)economic environment? Recession Fears Oil prices were up slightly during the European session on Friday as fears of insufficient crude oil supply to meet demand during the summer took precedence over those of a recession amid runaway inflation. Markets fear […]

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It’s certain that the recession will come eventually. The questions are: when, how will it impact the market, and are there any reasons to be afraid? Is a recession coming? Yes, it is! Recession is a normal part of a business cycle, so, yes, the current phase of economic boom will eventually turn into recession. […]

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Roe Overturned; Now Stop “Night of Rage” At Justices’ Homes; Federal Anti-Picketing Law Can’t Stop It, But Virginia’s Statute Can Roe Overturned WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 24, 2022) – Now that the Supreme Court has finally issued its long anticipated Dobbs ruling overturning constitutional protection for abortions, we can reasonably anticipate the “Night of Rage” promised by […]

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Cryptocurrency investing has been a wild ride lately. So what happens when you combine the tempting prospect of new global currencies and unprecedentedly low prices, but you don’t have any cash to invest? Americans are turning to lenders. And as many investors are currently adding up their losses, others are doubling down, using loans to […]

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Justices Give Murderers More Rights To Stop Executions; Many Challenges Already Have Been Successful, But There’s a Simple Remedy Murderers Can Now Challenge Their Method Of Execution WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2022) – The Supreme Court has just held, 5-4, that murderers on death row can now challenge their method of execution – in this case […]

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The student loan sector has predominantly been off-limits to many financial institutions, despite being a multi-billion-dollar industry. In fact, most borrowers could only tap into a few lenders when looking for educational funding, even though 30-40% of undergraduates need a student loan product each year. But the marketplace is now shifting as innovators are making […]

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There is that person in everyone’s life. ‌No matter who it is, like a relative or friend, we do not want to lend money to them. Why? ‌Because‌ ‌we‌ ‌know‌ ‌we won’t be repaid if we lend them money. After‌ ‌all,‌ ‌who‌ ‌in‌ ‌their‌ ‌right‌ ‌mind‌ ‌would‌ ‌loan‌ ‌someone‌ ‌money‌ ‌if they didn’t‌ ‌have‌ ‌any […]

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In his Daily Market Notes report to investors, while commenting on recession, Louis Navellier wrote: The market moves sideways with intraday volatility. Stocks continue to gyrate between modest gains and losses, as it struggles with slowdown fears and high inflation, while at the same time interest rates and commodity prices have already pulled back materially. […]

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With the shift to everything digital, there is an increase in startups that are transforming traditional methods of investing, and lending. While many investors know how the digital revolution has changed the travel and e-commerce sectors, not every investor notices what is happening in the investing and financing world today. Startups are attempting to respond […]

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Darden Restaurants Overdelivers On Results Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) and the entire sit-down restaurant industry have had a hard time with the reopening recovery. Not only did stay-at-home trends and social distancing keep traffic away longer than with other industries but rising costs and labor shortages cut deeply into the top and bottom-line results. The takeaway […]

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Near century-old American cosmetics giant, Revlon Inc (NYSE:REV) caught a wild ride this week after shares jumped 560% as meme stock-buying retail investors ruined many a short seller’s positions, buying the shares after the company revealed a bankruptcy filing and related financing. REV’s share price has fallen 48% since the beginning of the year, fuelled […]

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Steelcase Moves Higher On Pricing Power Steelcase (NYSE:SCS), a maker of office and industrial purpose furniture, has been struggling over the past few years but those times are changing. Postponed demand and a return to in-person operations at many businesses have reinvigorated the company and have it set up to outperform in 2022. The latest […]

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Reported net sales of $1.5 billion for the first quarter during the fourth quarter. Net earnings came in at $80.3 million, or $1.61 per diluted share. Despite inventory holding losses, Worthington continues to produce strong results as the building and consumer products segments outperformed. Worthington’s products during the third quarter were affected by the semiconductor […]

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The public purse is facing a big squeeze with government borrowing higher than expected. FTSE 100 opened lower as concerns continue about the damaging effect of inflation. The oil price has fallen back, with the benchmark Brent crude dipping below $110 a barrel. Energy stocks and miners are once again under pressure The UK Public […]

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There are numerous indications that junior miners are poised to set new lows on their downward path. Will they pull gold to the bottom as well? Without Gold’s Help The GDXJ, a proxy for junior miners, just closed at the second-lowest level since April 2020 – and that is huge. What does it mean? Well, […]

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Stocks generally see significant movement days before the earnings announcement. Investors, both long and short-term, use this event to initiate fresh positions, as well as to make quick profits. Let’s take a look at the 10 biggest firms reporting earnings next week. Ten Biggest Firms Reporting Earnings Next Week We have used the market capitalization […]

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SOUTH BEND, Indiana, 23rd June, 2022, Chainwire SIMBA Chain, the leading provider of blockchain enterprise solutions, has announced the launch of its new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace SIMBA Market. The platform, which will feature collections from a variety of well-known names in sports and entertainment from the outset, will offer curated brands the opportunity to […]

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Demand For ESG Investment is Rising – Preqin ESG Report 2022 Today Preqin, the global leader in alternative assets data, tools, and insights, has published its annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report: ESG in Alternatives 2022: The Transparency Tipping Point. The report provides the latest insights on developments in what is becoming a necessary […]

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Deterioration, that is – be it in S&P 500 market breadth or the jobs data. More to come, obviously, the disappearing liquidity is making itself felt broadly, and the real economy weakness hasn‘t yet arrived in earnest. This is still the environment of relatively fine but perceptibly slowing growth where technical recession can be declared […]

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Over three quarters of American’s (78%) have little to no room to increase their budget allowance in line with rising inflation 40% of American’s are relying on credit cards more often as a result of climbing inflation Over half (54%) are making conscious decisions to choose alternatives products or are buying smaller amounts when shopping […]

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Last week, the Fed provided the steepest rate hike in three decades. Although it was an extremely hawkish move, gold prices… increased! It was the historic FOMC meeting! Despite Powell’s earlier rejection of such a scenario, the US central bank raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points last week to 1.5-1.75%: The Committee […]

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Tech M&A is still setting records in 2022, largely due to a spate of megadeals, raising questions about whether the buying spree can continue as interest rates climb and markets turn sharply bearish. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence’s latest Tech M&A analysis by 451 Research, the pace of deal-making in 2022 is on track […]

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There’s still no clear direction, as stock prices continue to fluctuate following their mid-June sell-off. So is this a bottoming pattern? The S&P 500 index lost 0.13% on Wednesday, as it continued to fluctuate below the 3,800 level. Earlier in the week it retraced last week’s Wednesday’s-Friday’s decline to new medium-term low of 3,636.87. On […]

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Investors often spend hours and days researching to hunt the pit bottom of trades, be it, beginner, mid, or advanced traders, all have been into this thrill.  When one seizes enough skills to analyze charts, rules that determine whether one should buy or sell, how to use custom indicators, how to go with market moods, […]