Month: September 2020

A recent strengthening in the euro’s exchange rate is a worry and will warrant a reaction from the European Central Bank if it drags inflation farther away from its goal, ECB policymaker Ignazio Visco said on Sunday. Visco also denied ECB policymakers were divided on the matter and said his views echoed those of the Executive Board. “The euro’s recent strengthening is worrying us because it generates further downward pressures on prices at a time when inflation is already low,” Visco, Italy’s central bank governor, told an event in Trento. …read more […]

A strong performance in Tuesday’s debate by Biden, who currently has a modest lead in betting odds and polls, might boost stocks related to global trade and renewable energy, while a perceived debate victory by Trump could benefit fossil fuel and defense companies. The first of three scheduled debates comes at a fraught moment on Wall Street. If one candidate emerges stronger on Tuesday, “the debate could be an individual stock and sector play,” said Jack Ablin, Chief Investment Officer at Cresset Wealth Advisors. …read more […]

Legacy casino brand MGM is growing its online gambling business after Covid-19 shuttered casinos. …read more […]

Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month… …read more […]

Lockheed Martin’s board of directors has signed off on a 8.3% quarterly dividend increase to pay $2.60 per share and announced plans for an additional $1.3 billion share buyback.Lockheed Martin (LMT) said that its fourth-quarter dividend will increase by $0.20 per share over last quarter. The dividend is payable on Dec. 24, 2020, to holders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 1, 2020.In addition, the corporation’s board has authorized the purchase of up to an additional $1.3 billion of Lockheed Martin common stock as part of its share repurchase program. Following the increase, total authorization for …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — The world’s first shipment of blue ammonia is on its way from Saudi Arabia to Japan, where it will be used in power stations to produce electricity without carbon emissions.Saudi Aramco, which made the announcement Sunday, produced the fuel, which it does by converting hydrocarbons into hydrogen and then ammonia, and capturing the carbon dioxide byproduct. Japan will receive 40 tons of blue ammonia in the first shipment, Aramco said.Ammonia can be burned in thermal power stations without releasing carbon emissions. That means it has “the potential to make a significant contribution to an affordable and reliable low-carbon …read more […]

Raytheon Technologies has been awarded a $212.8 million supply and maintenance services contract by the US Missile Defense Agency to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).As part of the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract, Raytheon Technologies (RTX) will provide 1 prime power unit, an air- and highway-transportable, trailer-mounted 1.3MW (megawatt) generator set, and 5 years of sustainment services for 2 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Army/Navy Transportable radar surveillance and control-series 2 (AN/TPY-2) radars.The work will be performed in Massachusetts, and some support services will be provided in-country. The contract is Oct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2025. UAE FMS …read more […]

Shares in American Airlines Group rose 2.5% in Friday’s extended market session after the ailing airline secured a $5.48 billion loan agreement from the US government.The stock closed 4.4% higher on Friday. Under the terms of the US Treasury facility, American Airlines (AAL) may have an option to increase the loan in October by an additional almost $2 billion to an aggregate $7.5 billion. The additional amount of the facility, which is made available under the US Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Cares Act), is still subject to US Treasury approval.American said it already borrowed $550 million from …read more […]

Gold prices are being influenced by a number of different contradictory factors, some traditionally good for bullion, others not. …read more […]

Honeywell announced an increase of 3.3% in its annual dividend to $3.72 per share from $3.60. Based on the company’s closing price on Friday, the new annual dividend implies a yield of 2.3%. It marks the 11th consecutive year in which the software-industrial company has ramped up its dividend.Honeywell International (HON) said that the new dividend will be effective in the fourth quarter, and the quarterly dividend of $0.93 per share will be payable on Dec. 4 to shareholders of record on Dec. 13.In July, Honeywell posted stronger-than-expected 2Q earnings of $1.26 per share, in comparison to analysts’ expectations of …read more […]

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Oil producers could be set for another showdown before the end of the year, with heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Russia holding different views on how to approach the halting recovery in oil demand.Renewed restrictions on travel and social gatherings across Europe, along with the tapering of state support packages for companies, are having a chilling effect on demand for crude, just as the OPEC+ group of oil producers, who cut production by a record 9.7 million barrels a day in May, begin to contemplate the next easing of limits on their output. We should all remember what …read more […]

It’s a particularly busy week ahead as the 3rd quarter comes to a close. With economic data, geopolitics, and COVID-19 in focus, it will be a choppy week. …read more […]

30-year mortgage rates were on the rise. Yields could come under pressure in a particularly busy week ahead, however. …read more […]

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