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J.P. Morgan: 3 Risky Stocks to Sell Now

New month, same volatility. Kicking off the second quarter of 2020, all three of the major U.S. stock indexes dropped more than 4% yesterday in response to an update from the Trump administration. Late on March 31, the President stated the next two weeks will be “painful,” with health officials predicting a significant spike in COVID-19-related deaths.As U.S. stock futures tick up on April 2, investors are worried the volatility is here to stay, and new economic data hasn’t calmed these fears. According to an ADP National Employment report, last month, private payrolls fell for the first time since 2017, …read more […]

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U.S. weekly jobless claims hit record once again

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits last week shot to a record high for a second week in a row – topping 6 million – as more jurisdictions enforced stay-at-home measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic, which economists say has pushed the economy into recession.

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CarMax Reports Record Q4 and FY20 Results, Shares Coronavirus Update

CarMax (KMX), the US’s largest retailer of used cars, today reported record sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 29, 2020.Most notably, fourth quarter GAAP EPS of $1.30 beat estimates by $0.16, while revenue of $4.96B (up 14.9% year-over-year) beat by $250M.Meanwhile, for the fiscal year, net sales and operating revenues increased 11.8% to $20.32 billion. Total used unit sales rose 14.7% in the fourth quarter and 11.2% for the fiscal year.However, CarMax also revealed that since the first week of March, sales have dropped significantly as the coronavirus situation within the US has rapidly …read more […]