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(Bloomberg) — Oil rallied back above $50 a barrel as investors waited to see whether Russia would accept an OPEC+ plan for production cuts to cope with demand destruction from the coronavirus.Moscow is “studying” the proposal, to curb crude output by a further 600,000 barrels a day, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in a statement that didn’t specify when Russia would make a decision. Meanwhile, an American Petroleum Institute report that showed U.S. crude inventories rose by 6 million barrels last week highlighted the weak global demand outlook.Oil appears to have found a floor around the $50-a-barrel mark as investors …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — President Xi Jinping vowed China would meet its economic goals while winning the battle against the deadly coronavirus that has claimed 1,115 lives.The Chinese leader’s comments come after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the outbreak poses a risk to the American and world economies.While more cases emerged overseas, with Japan finding 39 new infections aboard a cruise ship, the latest data from China signaled the outbreak may be easing. The number of new cases in Hubei province was the lowest this month, while suspected infections on the mainland fell by more than 5,000 to about 16,000.Key …read more […]

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Oil prices rose for a second day on Wednesday amid preliminary signs that new coronavirus cases are slowing in China, easing concerns over the demand impact from the disease in the world’s second-largest oil consumer. Brent crude was up 73 cents, or 1.3%, at $54.75 per barrel at 0137 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose 46 cents, or 0.9%, to $50.39. …read more […]

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(Bloomberg) — Lyft Inc. quarterly results and guidance for 2020 disappointed investors who punished the ride-hailing company for not promising profits sooner. The shares dropped more than 5% in extended trading.Lyft’s results came a few days after larger rival Uber Technologies Inc. reported quarterly numbers that blew past analysts’ expectations and announced that it was moving up its target for profitability. The news sent Uber’s stock price soaring.Lyft didn’t provide updated guidance on turning a profit. Late last year, the company said it would be profitable on an adjusted basis by the fourth quarter of 2021. The stock slipped to …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Masayoshi Son is finally getting some good news.After a punishing year, the founder of SoftBank Group Corp. won approval for the sale of his Sprint Corp. to T-Mobile US Inc., a long-delayed acquisition that had been fiercely opposed by states including New York and California. The deal would extract the Japanese billionaire from the cash-draining U.S. wireless business and remove about $40 billion in net debt from his balance sheet. Sprint shares rose 78% in U.S. trading Tuesday after a federal court approved the deal, while SoftBank’s stock surged as much as 13% in Tokyo.Son has been struggling …read more […]

SoftBank Group Corp shares opened 12.5% higher on Wednesday morning after a federal judge approved the takeover of its U.S. wireless unit Sprint Corp by T-Mobile US Inc. A deal would allow SoftBank, which reports its earnings on Wednesday, to offload a troubled asset when its other tech bets are facing investor scepticism and it is struggling to raise funds for a successor to its $100 billion Vision Fund. One of SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son’s big overseas bets, Sprint has weighed down the group as it struggles to compete with bigger rivals. …read more […]

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Tesla is riding a record high, but some of its investors decided to make a surprising move: opting to sell just as the price climbed near $1,000 a share.Last week, after experiencing a surge throughout January, the electric car company founded by Elon Musk saw its stock rise to $968.99. The result of two consecutive quarters of healthy profit, it was also encouraged by what experts believe to be large amounts of short covering tied to strong revenue and the opening of the company’s new China factory, according to Yahoo! Finance.”What we saw as Tesla hit all-time highs [last week]—as …read more […]

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(Bloomberg) — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. fell sharply after reporting that a key measure of sales contracted in December and January, the latest sign the home-furnishings retailer faces a tough road back to growth.“We are experiencing short-term pain in our efforts to stabilize the business, including the pressures of store traffic trends,” Chief Executive Officer Mark Tritton said in a statement.Comparable-store sales, an important gauge of retail success, fell 5.4% in the most recent months, the company said. It attributed this to lower store traffic and “inventory management issues.”The stock plunged as much as 17% to $12.30 in late …read more […]

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Wall Street’s analysts have been predicting that this year would see slower growth than 2019. But a savvy investor can still find great returns. It may just require a more refined search.The tech industry comes to mind, of course. Tech stocks are the bright and shiny object in the markets and, mostly, they’ve brought in the returns. But they’re not the only game in town. The energy and utility sector – yes, the staid, dull oil companies – rose 6.61% in January, making them the leading gainers in the market.Several factors have come together to fuel their gain. Tax cuts …read more […]