Apr.08 — In this edition of “Smart Charts,” Louise Yamada, managing director of Louise Yamada Technical Advisors, examines the recent performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index, Wells Fargo, and monthly moment indicator with Bloomberg’s Taylor Riggs on “Bloomberg Markets: What’d You Miss?”
The fortunes of the Walton family — the pioneers of American bargain shopping — have reached new heights during a pandemic that has otherwise obliterated trillions of dollars of value across global markets. The combined net worth of siblings Alice, Jim and Rob Walton has climbed 2.6% this year to $165.7 billion as recession-wary shoppers … Read more Walton Family’s Wealth Climbs to $165.7 Billion With Recession-Resilient Walmart
A UK-based data provider says China is leading the world in COVID-19 research, with the highest number of clinical studies underway. The Coronavirus Research Index by Finbold has identified nearly 300 active projects in 39 countries and regions, all of which involve confirmed cases. #covid19 #China #UK Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our … Read more UK-based data providers show China in lead with clinical studies
President Donald Trump has consistently underplayed the severity of the coronavirus and its impact on the country over the past few months. And who has comes to his defense? Vice President Mike Pence! Chris Cillizza runs through some of the top moments President Trump has belittled the threat of coronavirus. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Pence … Read more 11 times Donald Trump downplayed the coronavirus
Video message by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda (7 April 2020) On 7 April, we recall the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda — when more than one million people were systematically murdered in just 100 days. The victims were overwhelmingly Tutsi, but also … Read more UN Chief on the Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda (7 April 2020)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is viewed by many as the face of the resistance against President Donald Trump and his administration. Chris Cillizza explains how RBG gained that titled and her influence on the current bench. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues to work out at Supreme Court private gym, her … Read more How RBG became the face of the Trump resistance
Consumer confidence has fallen to a record low which you might think should be filed under hardly a surprise, but this weekly index from Roy Morgan and ANZ is now 65.3. The lowest it got to in the GFC was 90.4. In the last recession in 1990 it got down to 71.4 and in the … Read more Consumer confidence hits worst level in history | ABC News
President Trump announced via Twitter that he had invoked the Defense Production Act. What is that exactly? Chris Cillizza explains. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: What is the Defense Production Act? https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/24/politics/defense-production-act-coronavirus/index.html The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Considerations for Congress https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R43767.pdf In Portland Hospitals, “N95 Masks Are Like Gold” https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/03/25/in-portland-hospitals-n95-masks-are-like-gold/ Pressure mounts … Read more What does the Defense Production Act actually do?
Mar.30 — Tobias Levkovich, Citigroup U.S. equity strategist, talks about why he’s dropping his forecast for the S&P 500 index again, how different economies can recover from the coronavirus crisis, and dropping oil prices. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Vonnie Quinn and Romaine Bostick on “Bloomberg Markets.”
The benchmark ASX 200 index closed 339 points higher to 5,181 after the market was turbocharged by Australian government announcing its $130 billion economic package to support the workforce during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here: https://ab.co/3bErzs3 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 … Read more ASX rise 7 per cent in biggest one-day surge in decades | Finance Report