June 13, 2021 3:19 pm
NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) said last week that it had agreed to acquire DeepMap, a startup specialized in building high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles, helping them to navigate the world safely. Established five years ago by Wu and Mark Wheeler, veterans of Google, Apple and Baidu, DeepMap is anticipated to extend NVIDIA’s mapping products, scale global […]
Read moreJune 10, 2021 10:43 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil remained mostly steady on Thursday after a government report showed an increase in US gasoline stockpiles, implying weaker-than-anticipated fuel demand at the start of the summer driving season. US crude oil stocks, including the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), registered a drop for the eleventh consecutive week […]
Read moreJune 10, 2021 6:48 am
Target Corp’s (TGT) board of directors has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.90 per common share, up from a dividend of $0.68 in the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on September 10th to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 18th, the company said. “The dividend increase we’re announcing today […]
Read moreJune 9, 2021 8:43 am
Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) announced on Tuesday the order of 34 additional 737 MAX 7 aircraft from Boeing Co, which it will have delivered in 2022, as the US air carrier prepares for a vaccine-driven air travel demand recovery. “Passenger demand and booking trends remain primarily leisure-oriented,” the air carrier said in a statement, cited […]
Read moreJune 8, 2021 9:03 am
AUD/USD edged down on Tuesday since uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook seemed to have offset upbeat macro data coming out of Australia. A softer-than-anticipated US Non-Farm Payrolls report somewhat allayed fears of an early monetary policy tightening by the Fed, which helped the Aussie to recoup earlier losses last week. Next, on the […]
Read moreJune 8, 2021 7:18 am
United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) said last week that it would begin to require new employees to provide proof that they have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Under the new rule, all external job candidates with offers made after June 15th will have to provide confirmation they have been fully vaccinated by their start […]
Read moreJune 7, 2021 9:02 am
GBP/USD was a notch weaker at the start of the new week as doubts emerged that the British government would stick to its plan to entirely lift coronavirus-related restrictions on June 21st. Hopes of a rapid re-opening of the UK economy seemed to have waned in recent weeks due to a surge in cases of […]
Read moreJune 7, 2021 7:18 am
CSX Corp (CSX) said on Friday that its board of directors had approved a 3-for-1 stock split, which would be distributed to the company’s shareholders as a stock dividend. Every shareholder of record at the close of business on June 18th will receive 2 additional shares of CSX’s common stock for each share held, CSX […]
Read moreJune 4, 2021 9:18 am
Following a sharp sell-off on Thursday, Spot Gold was hovering just above a fresh two-week trough on Friday, as the US Dollar strengthened to a three-week high, while the 10-year US Treasury yield surged to 1.63%, increasing the opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding metal. “A much stronger dollar, a rise in U.S. Treasury yields […]
Read moreJune 3, 2021 9:04 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil extended gains from the prior two trading days on Thursday, driven by expectations of a recovery in fuel demand later in 2021, most notably in the United States, Europe and China. Market forecasters, including the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+), largely project that […]
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