Month: June 2020

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as data showed an increase in U.S. crude and fuel inventories, raising the prospect of oversupply as a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic threatened to halt any recovery of demand. Brent crude futures were down 89 cents, or 2.2%, at $40.07 a barrel as of 0348 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures fell $1.13, or 2.9%, to $37.25 a barrel. Both benchmarks rose more than 3% on Tuesday, after the International Energy Agency (IEA) raised its 2020 oil demand forecast to 91.7 million barrels per day (bpd) and U.S. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc.’s head of diversity and inclusion Christie Smith is leaving the iPhone company, according to people familiar with the matter.Last week, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said Apple is launching a $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, adding to the company’s response to the police killing of George Floyd last month. Earlier this month, Cook wrote in a letter to employees and customers that society needs to do more to push equality, particularly for Black people.“To create change, we have to reexamine our own views and actions in light of a pain that is deeply felt …read more […]

San Diego-based Qualcomm is the biggest supplier of processors for smartphones and the modem chips that connect the phones to wireless data networks. The company’s chips featuring fifth-generation (5G) cellular telecommunications technology are currently in many premium-priced smartphones such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s Galaxy devices. …read more […]

The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. Insider Monkey finished processing 821 13F filings submitted by hedge funds and prominent investors. These filings show these funds’ portfolio positions as of March 31st, 2020. […] …read more […]

Insider Monkey has processed numerous 13F filings of hedge funds and successful value investors to create an extensive database of hedge fund holdings. The 13F filings show the hedge funds’ and successful investors’ positions as of the end of the first quarter. You can find articles about an individual hedge fund’s trades on numerous financial […] …read more […]

Following his appearance before the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday. …read more […]

Beyond Meat (BYND) has been one of 2020’s star performers. A sparkling recent earnings report, and several promising international deals have acted as catalysts for the stock’s outstanding performance. To wit, shares have increased by 100% since the turn of the year.The company’s CEO Ethan Brown recently presented at William Blair’s 40th Annual Growth Stock Conference and firm analyst Jon Andersen was there to get the lowdown.In a challenging macro environment, Beyond’s products appear to be holding up well.For the four-week period leading up to May 17, the company’s sales grew by 134%, compared to the overall plant-based category’s also …read more […]