June 17, 2021 8:40 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil retreated on Thursday, as the US Dollar added to its value, but still, oil losses were limited by a sharp drop in US crude stocks, signalling continued demand recovery. The US Dollar registered its sharpest single-day gain in 15 months on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated […]
Read moreJune 17, 2021 7:23 am
Bentley Systems Inc (BSY) announced earlier this week a partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as the main government distribution contract aggregator for Bentley Systems, with the aim being to extend the company’s commitment to US federal, state and local government agencies. The tie-up will enable Carahsoft, Bentley and the […]
Read moreJune 16, 2021 8:03 am
Ford Motor Co (F) said on Tuesday that it had begun production and shipments of the new Bronco Sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) from its assembly facility in Michigan, after a launch delay of the vehicles due to COVID-19 pandemic-related issues with suppliers. Ford has invested $750 million in its assembly plant in Michigan to make the […]
Read moreJune 15, 2021 9:12 am
AUD/USD traded in a narrow range on Tuesday ahead of a keenly anticipated Federal Reserve policy meeting and after the Reserve Bank of Australia released the minutes from its June meeting. The RBA minutes showed that policy makers would not raise the official cash rate until actual inflation in Australia was sustainably within the 2% […]
Read moreJune 15, 2021 6:47 am
Novavax Inc’s (NVAX) late-stage data from its US-based clinical trial, encompassing 30,000 volunteers from the United States and Mexico, has shown that the company’s vaccine is over 90% effective against the novel coronavirus across a range of its variants. The company’s protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed an over 93% efficacy against the most spread variants […]
Read moreJune 14, 2021 9:05 am
GBP/USD extended last Friday’s losses at the start of the new week, mostly due to a firmer US Dollar. The Sterling seemed to have shown little reaction to news that the British government will probably defer the end of coronavirus-related social restrictions. PM Boris Johnson is expected to announce a delay of four weeks to […]
Read moreJune 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 […]
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