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Costco’s net sales for the month of August rose 15% to $13.56 billion. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Australia, the most China-reliant economy in the world, is bracing for further disruptions to its commodities sector amid tensions with Beijing that’ve already jolted beef, wine and barley producers.The trading partner is Australia’s key market for goods exports, accounting for about 39% of all shipments in the most recent fiscal year, according to Bloomberg Economics. Its dependence puts products including coal and dairy, where China has domestic supplies or alternative import sources, at risk.“China has got a very clear strategy to retaliate for Australia’s political views,” said Tim Murray, managing partner of China-focused J Capital Research Ltd., who …read more […]

Costco released its August Sales report after hours on Wednesday. The company saw a 15% increase in net sales and a 101.6% increase in e-commerce sales. Yahoo Finance’s Ines Ferre joins The Final Round to discuss the sales report and what it means for the retail company. …read more […]

Tallahassee store that saw the first medical marijuana sale and smokable flower sale serves long-time Truliever with first Edible sale in the stateTALLAHASSEE, FL, Sept. 2, 2020 /CNW/ – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. …read more […]

Today, Investment U’s Income Expert, Marc Lichtenfeld, takes a look at Icahn Enterprises’ dividend safety.
If we were going to create a Mount Rushmore of investors, no doubt Warren Buffett would be on it.
I’d put Jim Simons – the brilliant quant investor who started Renaissance Technologies, one of the most successful hedge funds in history – on it as well.
I’m not sure whether Carl Icahn would be on it or not, but he’d be mentioned in the conversation.
Icahn is the chairman of Icahn Enterprises (Nasdaq: IEP), a master limited partnership (MLP) that invests in the energy, real estate and automotive sectors, …read more […]

The Department of Labor is set to release its weekly jobless claims report at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Ant Group’s late-summer IPO filing drove home why the business — backed by 711 million active users that spent $17 trillion through its platform — is headed for potentially the world’s largest stock debut. Yet investors may do well to focus on the long-term threat to its core businesses from arch rival Tencent Holdings Ltd.Ant is set to join the top echelon of global finance alongside Bank of America Corp., as it seeks to raise about $30 billion with a valuation of about $225 billion in Hong Kong and Shanghai, people familiar have said. Once the dust settles, …read more […]

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Wednesday Wealth Recap

Investors beat the market by buying stocks that outperform it. But that’s only part of the equation. Alexander Green explains how to sell at the right time too.
A handful of companies are responsible for the world’s stock market gains. Nicholas Vardy shares how to ride the trend higher… while it’s still on your side.
Electric vehicles are getting more popular in the U.S. But can the power grid handle the new load? Energy and Infrastructure Strategist David Fessler has the answer.

I consider myself to be an expert of sorts on retirement. Not because I’ve studied the subject, but because …read more […]

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Yahoo Finance’s On the Move panel discuss today’s Stocks on the Move Peloton and Tesla. …read more […]

Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) stock were up nearly 9% on Wednesday through late-morning trading. The movie theater chain announced that it plans to have 70% of its U.S.-based theaters open this weekend for the upcoming Labor Day weekend.
COVID-19 has battered the AMC stock, bringing it down over 5% year-to-date, and more than 38% over the past year. But this resilient movie theater chain has been showing signs of life, largely due to the chain beginning to open theaters back up.
The stock may be further bolstered this Labor Day weekend by the release of the highly-anticipated Christopher Nolan …read more […]

Mercedes-Benz engineers are striving to meet every definition of comfort in the new S-Class sedan as they try to steal a march on rival Tesla, which wowed audiences with its “fart mode.” The growing lexicon of engineering features is a sign of Mercedes’ determination to push the boundaries of automotive refinement as it tries to reclaim high-tech bragging rights that have been hijacked by electric car pioneer Tesla. “The Lastenheft for this S-Class which was conceptualised in 2014 is now 689 pages long,” Weissinger said at the Daimler-owned company’s factory in Sindelfingen. …read more […]

Tesla’s high-priced stock is giving the electric vehicle maker access to more equity funding, which ultimately means more growth for the company, says BofA analyst John Murphy. …read more […]

In this article, our guest contributor Hollie Tomlinson discusses whether in the current market environment amid the coronavirus pandemic and economic turbulence commodities vs. stocks represent a safer and better investment opportunity for people.

This past spring, stock markets around the world crashed in rapid fashion. This happened suddenly and was the markets’ reaction to the COVID-19 crisis.
In all likelihood, the worst of the worldwide market reaction has already come and gone. Markets rebounded quickly, and in some cases have had fairly strong runs in the months since the crisis struck.
At the same time though, stock exchanges remain unpredictable …read more […]