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Forget Tesla. Wall Street has found a new favorite speculative stock as Virgin Galactic surges 23%

Forget Tesla. Wall Street has found a new favorite speculative stock as Virgin Galactic surges 23%

Virgin Galactic trading has accelerated in a way that tops even the momentum behind Tesla.

6 years ago
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs, lifted by China stimulus hopes

S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs, lifted by China stimulus hopes

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to record closing highs on Wednesday as optimism that China would take more measures to prop up its economy eased concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic.



6 years ago
Fed staff float plan to end term-repo after April, minutes show

Fed staff float plan to end term-repo after April, minutes show

Senior Federal Reserve staff proposed ending longer-term loans to banks after April as part of a broader blueprint laying out how the central bank could scale back the support provided to money markets, the minutes from the January policy meeting showed.



6 years ago
Exclusive: Google users in UK to lose EU data protection - sources

Exclusive: Google users in UK to lose EU data protection - sources

Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, sources said.



6 years ago
Add surging Plug Power to the list of stocks seeing big speculative trading right now

Add surging Plug Power to the list of stocks seeing big speculative trading right now

Shares of Plug Power are surging, with social media users taking to sites like Reddit to discuss the stock's price action.

6 years ago
Goldman says market underestimating coronavirus risk: 'Correction is looking much more probable'

Goldman says market underestimating coronavirus risk: 'Correction is looking much more probable'

Goldman Sachs sounded the alarm about a possible correction in the stock market, noting investors are underestimating the coronavirus risk.

6 years ago
Fed policymakers cautiously optimistic on U.S. economy despite new risks, minutes show

Fed policymakers cautiously optimistic on U.S. economy despite new risks, minutes show

Federal Reserve policymakers were cautiously optimistic about their ability to hold interest rates steady this year, minutes of the central bank's last policy meeting showed, even as they acknowledged new risks caused by the coronavirus outbreak.



6 years ago
French judges step up Ghosn probe over palace party, Oman dealings

French judges step up Ghosn probe over palace party, Oman dealings

French prosecutors have stepped up their investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds at Renault by former boss Carlos Ghosn, saying a judge had now been assigned to the case to launch a formal investigation.



6 years ago
Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.S. Attorney General Barr

Should Facebook, Google be liable for user posts? asks U.S. Attorney General Barr

U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity from legal liability that has prevented them from being sued over material their users post.



6 years ago
Boeing, crash victims' lawyers negotiate over access to 737 MAX documents

Boeing, crash victims' lawyers negotiate over access to 737 MAX documents

Boeing Co and lawyers representing families of victims of a 737 MAX crash agreed in court on Wednesday to hold a conference call with U.S. government crash probe authorities over access to documents related to the now-grounded aircraft's design, development and two fatal disasters involving it.



6 years ago
Oil up 2.5% on slowing pace of coronavirus, U.S. move on Venezuela

Oil up 2.5% on slowing pace of coronavirus, U.S. move on Venezuela

Oil prices rose 2.5% on Wednesday as demand worries eased with a slowing of new coronavirus cases in China and supply curtailed by a U.S. move to cut more Venezuelan crude from the market.



6 years ago
This revamp will be different, says HSBC boss; staff not so sure

This revamp will be different, says HSBC boss; staff not so sure

Noel Quinn, the interim chief executive of HSBC , says this time things are going to be different.



6 years ago
S&P 500, Nasdaq reach new heights on China stimulus hopes

S&P 500, Nasdaq reach new heights on China stimulus hopes

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit all-time highs on Wednesday as hopes that China would take more measures to prop up its economy eased worries about the impact of the coronavirus epidemic.



6 years ago
Business jet deliveries hit decade high in 2019, helped by new models

Business jet deliveries hit decade high in 2019, helped by new models

Business jet deliveries across the globe hit a decade high in 2019, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) said on Wednesday, helped by strong market demand for new models.



6 years ago
Exclusive: 'Made in Russia' passenger jet finds a single buyer, Aeroflot

Exclusive: 'Made in Russia' passenger jet finds a single buyer, Aeroflot

Russia's main home-grown passenger jet, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, conceived as a rival to Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer, has no confirmed orders this year beyond a long-standing deal with state carrier Aeroflot , two sources told Reuters.



6 years ago