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UK Approves COVID Vaccine; Set To Start Vaccinating People Next Week
On Wednesday, the UK authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which will be rolled out next week with the seniors in care homes...
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Dec 2, 20201 min read


BlackBerry Shares Soar By 35% In Anticipation of Amazon Collaboration
For a long time, the former Canadian Smartphone heavyweight BlackBerry (BB) has been relatively quiet. After the downfall of their core...
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Dec 1, 20201 min read


Public Markets Open The Door To “Door Dash” Valuing It At $32 Billion
DoorDash is an American food delivery company founded in 2013 which is going public this year as the company’s filings showed on Monday....
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Nov 30, 20201 min read


Shares Of Softbank Reach 20-Year High Amid Tech Boom And Hot IPO Market
SoftBank is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company with stakes in technology, energy, and financial companies. It runs...
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Nov 27, 20201 min read


The Dow Jones Industrial Average Reached 30,000 For The First Time Ever
Today one of the oldest stock indices in the world, made history. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stands on a record high after breaking...
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Nov 25, 20201 min read


The pandemic Causes The Largest Drop In The UK’s GDP In 300 Years
The UK economy is forecasted to contract by 11.3% in 2020 according to data from Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published on...
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Nov 25, 20201 min read


Secretary Mnuchin Pulls The Plug On An Emergency Fed Lending Program
When the United States Congress passed the CARES Act earlier this year, it was unprecedented in scale. One of the key components was a...
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Nov 20, 20201 min read


Olema Pharmaceuticals Leads A New Series Of IPO’s With A 146% Gain
As the dust of the contested presidential election slowly settles, companies are increasingly comfortable with conducting their intended...
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Nov 19, 20201 min read


The “Arrival” Of SPACs To The UK Market With An EV Deal
2020 has been the year of SPACs, “blank check” companies with no commercial operation which acquire other companies. SPACs have been...
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Nov 18, 20201 min read


Tesla Shares Rose Over 10% As The EV Maker Secures A Spot In The S&P 500
On Monday evening, Tesla (TSLA) was finally admitted into the S&P 500 index. This marks another milestone for the American EV company,...
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Nov 17, 20201 min read


U.S. Markets Reach A Historic High As APAC Economies Sign The World's Largest Trade Agreement
On Sunday, fifteen large and influential Asia- Pacific economies such as China, Japan and Australia signed the world’s largest trade...
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Nov 16, 20201 min read


Pfizer’s CEO Sells 60% Of His Stock, Is The Current Share Price Too High For Him?
On Monday, Pfizer (PFE) and its partner BioNTech announced that their vaccine is 90% effective based on interim trial results. Shares of...
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Nov 14, 20201 min read


Chinese EV Companies Continue To Outperform Following Xpeng’s Financial Results
Shares of the electronic vehicle manufacturer, Xpeng (XPEV) jumped by 33.52% after the Chinese company reported strong financial results...
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Nov 13, 20201 min read


Shares Of Baba Plunge Amid Ant’s Postponed IPO And Tightened Regulations
On Tuesday, the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation issued a draft issue according to which tightening regulatory scrutiny...
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Nov 12, 20201 min read


Amazon Is Facing Another Antitrust Investigation By The European Commission
The European Commission has issued a Statement of Objection against Amazon (AMZN), due to its alleged infringement of undisclosed data of...
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Nov 11, 20201 min read


Markets Rallied As Pfizer Early Data Shows Its Vaccine Is 90% Effective
Pfizer (PFE) offered a glimmer of hope to investors and the world today after releasing early results for their COVID-19 vaccine trials...
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Nov 10, 20201 min read


Gig Workers To Remain Independent Contractors In California
Voters in California have approved Proposition 22 and drivers for Uber (UBER), Lyft (LYFT) and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery...
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Nov 5, 20201 min read


American Tower To Buy InSite Wireless For $3.5B, Boosting Its North American Portfolio
Upwork (UPWK), the largest marketplace for freelance professionals, is one of the main beneficiaries of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the...
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Nov 5, 20201 min read


Is $50 Million Enough To Save The Largest Movie Theater In The World?
According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing published Monday, AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) is issuing 20 million...
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Nov 3, 20201 min read


The US Deficit Surpassed $3.1T For 2020, Is There A Limit?
The US deficit topped $3.1 Trillion for the fiscal year 2020 that ended in September. By comparison, the deficit in 2019 totalled $984...
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Oct 17, 20201 min read
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