Day: August 26, 2022

Aug 26
SEC says it’s reached agreement to allow inspections of Chinese audit firms

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday it’s reached an agreement with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong. “This agreement marks the first time we have received such detailed and specific commitments […]

Aug 26
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement relating to the mRNA platform used to develop COVID vaccines

Moderna Inc. MRNA, -1.42% said Friday it is suing Pfizer Inc. PFE, -1.06% and German partner BioNTech SE BNTX, -1.88% for infringing patents relating to its mRNA platform, the source of the COVID vaccines developed by the three parties. The suit is to be filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of […]

Aug 26
Still waiting: SEC delays VanEck’s third Bitcoin spot ETF application

The wait for a first Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund continues as the U.S. SEC buys more time to make a decision on VanEck’s proposed BTC ETF. 833 Total views 9 Total shares The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back a decision on the latest application for a Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded […]

Aug 26
U.S. stocks open mixed ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech as inflation gauge for July fell

U.S. stocks opened mixed Friday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole economic symposium in Wyoming, as investors digested data showing price pressure eased in July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.22% was up 0.2% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX, -1.50% rose less than […]

Aug 26
DAX INDEX FUTURES (FDAX1!), H4 Potential For Bearish Drop

Type: Bearish Drop Key Levels:Resistance: 13669Pivot: 13346Support: 12999 Preferred Case:On the H4, with price breaking out of an ascending channel and moving below the ichimoku indicator, we have a bearish bias that price will drop from pivot at 13346 where the overlap resistance, 38.2% fibonacci retracement and 61.8% fibonacci projection are to the 1st support […]

Aug 26
MICRO BITCOIN FUTURES (MBT1!), H4 Potential for Bearish Drop

Type: Bearish Drop Key Levels:Resistance: 22485Pivot: 20720Support: 18870 Preferred Case:On the H4, with price breaking out of a bullish channel and moving below the ichimoku indicator, we have a bearish bias that price will drop to pivot at 20720 where the 161.8% fibonacci extension and swing low support are. Once we have downside confirmation of […]

Aug 26
New York gears up cannabis licensing effort with $20 mln fee for multi-state operators

Jefferies analyst Pablo Zuanic said Friday it’s unclear whether New York State’s potential $9 billion legal cannabis market will provide a “significant source of upside” for larger cannabis companies such as Curaleaf Holdings Inc. CURLF, +4.23%, Green Thumb Industries Inc. GTBIF, +9.63% and Columbia Care Inc. CCHWF, +4.59%, which is being acquired by Cresco Labs […]

Aug 26
Bed Bath & Beyond stock rises premarket after retailer announces Aug. 31 ‘strategic update’ call

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY, -2.51% rose 1.6% before market open following the troubled retailer’s announcement that it will hold a conference call Aug. 31 at 8: 15 a.m. Eastern to offer a “business and strategic update.” The meme stock darling announced the investor update after market close on Thursday. “We recognize […]

Aug 26
Coronavirus tally: Study finds long COVID is costing Americans about $170 billion a year in lost wages

Some 16 million Americans of working age have long-term COVID and about 2 to 4 million are not working as they struggle with their symptoms, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. Using data gathered by the Census Bureau in June, the report found the annual cost of lost wages is equal to […]

Aug 26
Electronic Arts surges 14% on report of sale to Amazon

Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. EA, +1.59% soared 14% in premarket trading on Friday following reports that Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +2.60% is planning to announce a deal to buy the videogame maker. According to USA Today, which broke the news, rumors have been circling online about a potential acquisition for EA, with Amazon, Apple Inc. […]