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In 2018, I called AGNC Investment Corp.’s (Nasdaq: AGNC) dividend safety the worst I’d ever seen. It received an “F” rating, but only because there is nothing lower than “F” in my SafetyNet Pro rating system.

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As the world faces crises from all sides, one small company is leveraging technology to try and tackle some of the biggest problems on the planet …read more […]

Chris Rupkey, Chief Financial Economist at MUFG, joined Yahoo Finance’s The Final Round to discuss his outlook for the economy and the latest housing permit numbers. …read more […]

Stock futures ticked down Wednesday evening, adding to losses from the regular session. …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — U.S. Steel Corp. is doing everything it can to weather the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, including a share offering announced late Wednesday.The company offered 50 million shares — almost a third of the current number outstanding — at a level said to be about $8.58 to $8.80 per share. After closing at $9.38 in New York, shares were down 5.5% in after-market trading.The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker faces a historic decline in demand, announcing earlier Wednesday that it expects deeper losses in the second quarter than analysts forecast. At the same time, U.S. Steel is working toward …read more […]

British Petroleum just announced a string of write-offs, but it could be a sign of things to come in the oil, gas and energy industry …read more […]

On Tuesday, Cowen analysts led by Jeffrey Osborne initiated coverage on shares of Nikola with an overweight rating and $79 price target, saying it’s “more than just a truck company.” The Final Round panel discusses the bullish call. …read more […]

I spent 25 years selling electronic test equipment to AT&T. I did very well and ended up retiring at 47.
At that job, I quickly learned to pay attention to my competition. After all, many competing companies had veteran salespeople hawking equipment that rivaled my own.
One of my favorite quotes about this subject is from Henry Ford. He once said, “Competition whose motive is merely to compete, to drive some other fellow out, never carries very far. The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the …read more […]

On Wednesday, Gilead Sciences announced that it would soon begin enrolling volunteers for the next phase of its Remdesivir trial. Yahoo Finance’s Anjalee Khemlani breaks down the latest news about Gilead Science’s trial on The Final Round. …read more […]

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Stocks cut earlier gains, and the S&P 500 and Dow turned negative, after new data showed further spikes in coronavirus cases in some densely populated U.S. states. …read more […]

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New coronavirus cases continue to spike around the globe, leading health and government officials in Austin, Texas, to extend stay-at-home orders, while Beijing announces it will close down schools and certain sectors of the economy again. Yahoo Finance’s Anjalee Khemlani breaks down the latest news about the coronavirus on The Final Round. …read more […]

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2020 has seen a wave of chaos hit the stock market. Now, you can add the shenanigans surrounding bankrupt car rental company Hertz (HTZ) to the list, too.After filing for bankruptcy last month, perplexingly, Hertz stock soared by more than 1,200%, mostly as a result of speculative investors piling in on a penny stock’s momentum play. However, since peaking on June 9, the volatility has been off the charts. Last week, in sequential sessions, the stock dropped by 24%, 40%, 18%, and then climbed 37% higher following news that Hertz had inexplicably received the go ahead to issue up to …read more […]