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The potential job cuts are expected to largely target Boeing’s commercial arm, which has been under strain due to the crisis in the global airline industry, the report https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-considers-potential-10-cut-to-workforce-11586485509?mod=e2tw said. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Boeing has been suspending production at various plants, including the manufacturing of its 787 airplane at its facilities in South Carolina. Last week, the U.S. planemaker’s Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun outlined a plan of voluntary layoffs for employees, while warning that the pandemic would have a lasting impact on the aerospace industry. …read more […]

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed, in a phone call, the importance of cooperation between oil producing countries, after Thursday’s OPEC+ meeting, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. The leaders stressed the importance of cooperation between oil producing nations to maintain stability of energy markets and support growth in global economy, SPA reported on Friday. …read more […]

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If my crystal ball had been working back in January, I would have been able to tell you to buy “virus stocks.”
By “virus stocks,” I mean companies that saw their share prices surge as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated… rare businesses that actually benefited from the pandemic.
Both Zoom Video Communications (Nasdaq: ZM) and Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) are on the good side of the stay-at-home orders that most Americans are facing. There aren’t many businesses that can say that.
Not surprisingly, the 2020 stock charts of both companies reflect this…

Zoom Video’s stock is up over 80% this year. Zoom provides a remote …read more […]

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Editor’s Note: Tomorrow’s a market holiday – so that means two things.

You get a long weekend break from trading the stock market.
There won’t be a Trade of the Day issue on Friday.

Have a great weekend – we’ll talk to you on Monday!
– Jason Roberts, Senior Managing Editor

Oil has been in the news in a big way…
The market was oversupplied with oil going into this market crash, and now there is an abundant supply like we have never seen before. The U.S. produces 15 million barrels per day (bpd). It consumes 19 million in a booming economy. The consumption number is …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Three years ago, America’s largest pension fund made an unusual investment. It bought so-called tail-risk protection, a kind of insurance against financial catastrophe. In a market meltdown like the one sparked by the coronavirus, the strategy promised a massive payout — more than $1 billion.If only the California Public Employees Retirement System had stuck with the plan. Instead, Calpers, as the fund is known, removed one of its two hedges against a bear market just weeks before the viral outbreak sent stocks reeling, according to people familiar with its decision.The timing couldn’t have been worse. The fund had …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Credit risk eased dramatically now that the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented effort to save corporate debt just got even bigger, adding a backstop to what could be hundreds of billions of dollars worth of bonds that are expected to fall to junk.The central bank will expand its bond-buying program to include debt that was investment-grade rated as of March 22 but was later downgraded to no lower than BB-, or three levels into high yield, according to a statement Thursday. It’ll also buy exchange-traded funds that track speculative-grade debt, which surged the most in a decade following the announcement. …read more […]

It’s always nice to have a backup.
An extra set of batteries in case the flashlight goes out…
A spare key for when you lock yourself out of the house…
Or, in our case, an emergency plan for when the market goes off its meds.
I’m sure you know the old saying “I’d rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.”
Well, over the past couple of weeks, you definitely needed this backup plan.
The major U.S. stock indexes collapsed more than 30% in less than a month. And many Americans found themselves sheltering in place until further notice.
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Procter & Gamble’s dividend history is long. And with the recent market drop, it’s a better buying opportunity. The stock might be a great addition to income portfolios. So, let’s take a look at the business, dividend history and payout safety going forward.
Procter & Gamble Business Overview
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is a $292 billion dollar business, based on market cap. The company operates out of Cincinnati, Ohio and it has 97,000 employees. Last year Procter & Gamble had $68 billion in sales and that breaks down to $698,000 per worker.
The company operates within the consumer sector. In fact, it’s …read more […]

The company had a good month in spite of coronavirus outbreak Continue reading… …read more […]

Former National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn has a plan to put Americans back to work after the coronavirus outbreak is brought under control. …read more […]

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says history shows the speed of a market recovery is tied to the speed of collapse. That could mean a return to all-time highs this year. …read more […]

Microsoft (MSFT) founder and billionaire Bill Gates warns that America needs to get its coronavirus testing sorted quickly — until then, “we’re in big trouble.” …read more […]