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Stocks Climb, U.S. Futures Rebound After Selloff: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — European stocks rose with U.S. equity futures as optimism crept into markets that Tuesday’s tumble drew a line under the recent selloff.Shares climbed broadly in Europe while AstraZeneca Plc slipped on news it paused trials of a leading experimental Covid-19 vaccine when a participant got sick. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts advanced in the wake of large declines in America that were led by tech shares. On Wednesday, computer chip and hardware makers rose in the premarket including Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Apple Inc.Treasuries and the dollar erased their increases as equity futures strengthened. The pound …read more […]

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AstraZeneca Vaccine Tests Face Delay After Patient Gets Ill

(Bloomberg) — AstraZeneca Plc stopped giving shots of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after a person participating in one of the company’s studies got sick, a potential adverse reaction that could delay or derail efforts to speed an immunization against Covid-19.The pause stemmed from a standard review of the company’s vaccine trials after one person developed an unexplained illness, AstraZeneca said in a statement. The move was intended to give researchers time to examine safety data while maintaining the integrity of the trials, the company said. The drugmaker’s shares fell as much as 3% in London Wednesday morning.The vaccine, which AstraZeneca …read more […]

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SoftBank Is Said to Get $12 Billion in Wireless Stock Orders

(Bloomberg) — SoftBank Group Corp.’s bankers have received orders for all 1.3 trillion yen ($12 billion) of the domestic wireless unit’s stock they are selling and will probably place an over-allotment, according to people familiar with the matter.SoftBank Corp. order books for domestic and overseas investors were fully covered Tuesday with Nomura Holdings Inc. and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. leading the distributions, said the people, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. Local and international investors were drawn by the dividend yield at the latest price, which is lower than the initial public offering price of 1,500 …read more […]

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Hedge Funds Never Been Less Bullish On Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL)

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. We at Insider Monkey have plowed through 823 13F filings that hedge funds and well-known value investors are required to file by the SEC. The 13F […] …read more […]

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Hedge Funds Have Never Been This Bullish On Exelixis, Inc. (EXEL)

We know that hedge funds generate strong, risk-adjusted returns over the long run, which is why imitating the picks that they are collectively bullish on can be a profitable strategy for retail investors. With billions of dollars in assets, professional investors have to conduct complex analyses, spend many resources and use tools that are not […] …read more […]

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Oil falls further amid growing alarm over coronavirus second wave

Oil futures fell further on Wednesday after big declines the previous session with Brent sliding below $40 a barrel for the first time since June as COVID-19 cases rebounded in several countries. Brent crude was down 16 cents, or 0.4%, at $39.62 a barrel by 0241 GMT after declining more than 5% on Tuesday. U.S. crude was down 24 cents, or 0.7%, at $36.52 a barrel, having fallen nearly 8% in the previous session. …read more […]

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Super Rich Get Richer on Ant After Striking Early Deals With Jack Ma

(Bloomberg) — Jack Ma’s Ant Group is creating a new group of super wealthy people in China while also giving a boost to some older fortunes globally.Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing, the family behind a French supermarket giant, the son of a Taiwanese real estate billionaire and Chinese retail tycoon Shen Guojun are among those invested in the online payments provider, which may be valued at $225 billion when it goes public next month.This wasn’t just some one-off tech bet. They’d all established relationships with Ma’s empire before Ant’s financing round two years ago, along with Thailand’s Chearavanonts, the Tungs of …read more […]