Jamie Foxx voices Joe Gardner in Disney Pixar’s “Soul.” Disney The entertainment industry has been rocked by the coronavirus pandemic. Big blockbusters that were slated to arrive in theaters in 2020 have, for the most part, been pushed to 2021 and those that haven’t have been used to pad major …
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[The stream is slated to start at 8:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is speaking at a press conference following the institution’s latest monetary policy decision. The euro zone’s central bank on …
Read More »Watch SpaceX launch Starship prototype rocket SN8’s high-altitude test
[This livestream has ended. A replay is available in the player above. Click here to read about the results of the test flight.] SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its next-generation Starship rocket on Wednesday, in a high-altitude flight that represents the company’s most ambitious test to …
Read More »Retail earnings reports to watch
Retail earnings are ramping up this week. Urban Outfitters reports on Monday, a day before Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Abercrombie and Fitch, Dollar Tree, Nordstrom, Gap and American Eagle Outfitters. All of their stocks are in the green year to date except for Nordstrom, which is down almost 48%. …
Read More »What to watch amid uptick in coronavirus cases
Covid-19 crackdowns are cutting into U.S. equity returns. Recent upticks in U.S. coronavirus case counts weighed on the major averages Thursday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite eking out modest gains in afternoon trading after sustaining losses earlier in the session. Market analysts were looking longer term at …
Read More »Retail earnings, stocks to watch, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target
Earnings season turns its focus to retail this week. Dow stocks Home Depot and Walmart join Lowe’s, Macy’s and Kohl’s with reports out in the next few days. Those releases will shine a light on consumer spending during the pandemic. “If you look at the places where [consumers] are spending …
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