AT&T (NYSE: T) just released its second-quarter earnings. Not surprisingly, COVID-19 contributed to a drop in adjusted earnings of nearly 7% from year-ago levels. The news that the company has also lit up 5G service nationwide may obscure any bad news coming from the pandemi
The First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FXZ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 60,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 29,000. Shares of FXZ were off about 0.3% on the day.
In trading on Friday, the Silver Miners ETF (SIL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Endeavour Silver (EXK), up about 3.3% and shares of Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS), up about 2.1% on th
In trading on Friday, computer peripherals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Xerox Holdings (XRX), off about 5.8% and shares of Seagate Technology (STX) down about 3.8% on the day.
In trading on Friday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.6%. Leading the group were shares of Vista Gold (VGZ), up about 7.8% and shares of Platinum Group Metals (PLG) up about 7.4% on the day.
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(RTTNews) - The Canadian stock market is languishing in negative territory around noon on Friday, after opening on a weak note amid rising worries about U.S.-China tensions, and uncertainty about the pace of economic recovery due to the continued surge in coronavirus cases.
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Microchip giant NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) was on a roll at the end of 2019. The stock was setting fresh all-time highs as the company recovered from the dual hangovers of Chinese-American trade tensions and the failed merger with Qualcomm. Then the COVID-19 pandemic cam
Companies seeking to transfer data to the United States must revert to new arrangements with immediate effect after the Privacy Shield transatlantic pact was declared invalid last week, a European Union watchdog said on Friday.
Brazilian foreign exchange market volatility is higher than the central bank would like, monetary policy director Bruno Serra said on Friday, adding that the bank does not have the tools to sufficiently suppress short-term bursts of volatility.
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Shares of space tourism company Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) dropped more than 8% in early trading Friday morning, and remained down 2.4% as of 11:45 a.m. EDT. Curiously, though, the news that seems to have sparked the sell-off can be viewed as either good, or bad
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British Airways owner IAG said on Friday it is drawing up plans for a possible rights issue of up to 2.75 billion euros ($3.20 billion) to strengthen its balance sheet.
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