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American cities are burning, there's a lethal pandemic and we're in a new Great Depression.Other than that, everything's fine.People often ask me when things will "get back to normal." Well, the answer could be never (or at least not for a long time).Continue...Read More
That's a question I'm asked frequently. It's usually followed by a comment along the lines of, "I don't get it. It's just a shiny rock. People dig it out of the ground and then put it back in the ground. What's the point?"Continue...Read More
Central Bank created cash around the world has propped up major stock markets and indices like the NASDAQ, DJIA and S&P 500.This creates a stark distinction between a "V recovery" in the stock market and the harsh reality of the real economy.Continue...Read More
Just a few months ago, California was running surpluses and spreading the wealth around - at least to its affluent voters and public sector employees - as if the good times were here to stay.Continue...Read More
A look at what's happening in the Southern Hemisphere suggests something that no one wants to hear.Continue...Read More
Coronavirus cases in the United States have been slowly increasing since the Memorial Day holiday, according to an analysis done by CNBC of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.Continue...Read More
Scientists at Princeton University, New Jersey have discovered a revolutionary new drug that works like a 'poison arrow' to kill superbugs before they can develop resistance.Continue...Read More
A U.S. warship passed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries said, on the same day as the 31st anniversary of China's bloodyContinue...Read More
Import prices of steel billet in China have risen to the $400-per-tonne-cfr mark this week on steady demand amid a domestic market strengthened by restrictions imposed on blast furnaces in the country's steelmaking hub of Tangshan.Local authorities in Tangshan, in northern China's Hebei province, have instructed mills to cut their blast furnace production rates by 20-50% in June to improve air qua...Read More
Since its inception in June 2017, GOAU has outperformed the $5 billion VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), 57 percent to 31 percent. It's beaten GDXJ 90 percent of the time over any rolling 12-month period.Continue...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ended Friday June 5.China The domestic market has stabilized while immediate availability of material has continued to be tight. The export market was unchanged, with an absence of trading activity....Read More
European monthly stainless steel alloy surcharges have increased significantly for June but there has been no corresponding increase in transaction prices following their fall at the end of May, Fastmarkets heard on Friday June 5.Fastmarkets' calculation for June of the stainless steel cold-rolled sheet, 2mm grade 304, alloy surcharge domestic, Europe, was ?,?1,329-1,363 ($1,497-1,535) per tonne,...Read More
Vehicle production increased in Latin America during May, when compared with the all-time lows reported in April, but continued to represent a sharp year-on-year decrease while most plants remained closed or are just starting to reopen following Covid-related halts.Mexico, Brazil and Argentina are the region's top auto producing countries, Fastmarkets understands.MexicoMexican light vehicle output...Read More
The Nasdaq hit a new record highStocks rallied to round out the week, thanks to an uplifting jobs report which shed light on the 2.5 million jobs that were added last month -- the largest gain on record. That report did much to fuel hopes of the beginning of economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Of the three major indexes, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was the one most investors had...Read More
Investors weighed a mixed bag of jobs data The U.S. faced a tumultuous week as the country quickly turned its attention from U.S.-China relations to civil unrest, as protests against police brutality began in all fifty states following the death of George Floyd. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), the S&P 500 (SPX), and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are all working toward a third straight w...Read More
Stitch Fix's fiscal third-quarter earnings are due out on MondayThe shares of online style service Stitch Fix Inc. (NASDAQ:SFIX) are up 1.4% at $25.50, ahead of the company's fiscal third-quarter earnings report, which is due out after the close on Monday, June 8. SFIX is pacing for a five-day win streak, though pressure at its year-to-date breakeven level is keeping this rally in check.More broad...Read More
AstraZeneca saw a rise in capacity for its COVID-19 vaccine candidateThe shares of AstraZeneca plc (NYSE:AZN) are up 0.2% at $53.99 this afternoon, amid news that the pharmaceutical company signed new agreements that will raise the global supply capacity for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to more than 2 billion doses. A phase 2/3 trial of the drug has already began with around 10,000 volunteers,...Read More
The Dow and S&P 500 are both eyeing their biggest weekly wins since early AprilThis morning's uplifting jobs report is putting even more wind at Wall Street's back at midday. The Dow JonesIndustrial Average (DJI) is up nearly 1,000 points at last check, on track for a fifth straight win and biggest weekly win since early April. The S&P500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are climbing...Read More
Gap reported a quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion after Coronavirus-related store closuresThe shares of Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) are trading on both sides of the aisle today, last seen at $12.14, after the retail company reported a steeper-than-expected first-quarter loss as well as revenue that came in lower-than-anticipated. The company's quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion is due to stores closi...Read More