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Shares of Tesla Inc. TSLA, +1.24% bounced into positive territory in premarket trading Friday, going from an earlier loss of as much as 1.7% to a gain of 0.5%, after China-based electric vehicle makers reported strong June deliveries data. China is an important market for Tesla, as the EV giant generated 24.8% of its revenue […]
JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts on Friday downgraded three regional bank stocks and said they’re moving their outlook for the sector to neutral based on rising expectations of a recession as well as more aggressive interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve. JPMorgan cut its ratings on Live Oak Bancshares Inc. LOB, +1.24% and […]
Shares of Alcoa Corp. AA, -1.76% slumped 3.5% toward a seven-month low in afternoon trading Friday, after the aluminum producer said it will immediately start curtailing one of three smelting lines that are operating at its Warrick Operations facility in Indiana, citing “operational challenges.” The company said the one line, which has an annual capacity […]
President Biden called on Americans to vote in November to expand Democrats majority in the Senate by 2, so that his party has the votes to reform the filibuster in order to pass a law that guarantees American women the right to an abortion in all 50 states. “Congress is going to have to act […]
Gold futures pared much of their losses by Friday’s settlement, after a dip below the key $1,800-an-ounce mark, while worries that a recession would hurt demand for industrial metals pulled silver prices to their lowest in about two years. Gold moved up from the session lows after the 10-year Treasury yield extended declines following a […]
Shares of New York City REIT Inc. NYC, -2.67% slid 1.7% in afternoon trading Friday, after the real estate investment trust that owns a portfolio of commercial real estate in New York, said it was “temporarily suspending” its dividend to help fund upfront costs of leasing commitments and tenant improvements. The REIT last paid a […]
Oil futures climbed on Friday, with U.S. prices up about 0.8% for the week. “Low investment in oil discovery and the shutdown of refineries during the pandemic-induced recession of 2020 have led to a supply crunch,” said Lukman Otunuga, manager, market analysis, at FXTM. “The geopolitical developments concerning Ukraine-Russia poured fuel to the fire,” he […]
Crypto exchange FTX signed a deal on Thursday to bail out embattled digital-asset lender BlockFi. The deal also includes an option for FTX to buy BlockFi at a maximum price of $240 million, based on performance triggers, according to Zac Prince, chief executive at BlockFi, in a tweet. FTX US will also provide a $400 […]
The Biden administration on Friday proposed up to 10 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one off the Alaska coast over the next five years, scaling back a Trump-era plan that called for dozens of offshore drilling opportunities, including in undeveloped areas. Administration officials said fewer lease sales – or […]
Crypto brokerage Voyager Digital VYGVF, -30.68% shares plummeted as much as 40% after it announced Friday that it has temporarily suspended trading, deposits, withdrawals, and loyalty rewards starting 2 pm Eastern time on Friday. It shares dropped to as low as $0.25 before it rebounded to about $0.33 at market close. The crypto brokerage earlier […]