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Fmr. CDC Official on COVID-19 vaccine development: ‘we’re not cutting any corners’

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine,Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases Dr. William Schaffner joins Yahoo Finance’s Seana Smith to discuss why vaccines and drugs for coronavirus are receiving some pushback from Americans. …read more […]

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Coronavirus latest: Thursday, May 21

AstraZeneca has agreed to a $1 billion investment in Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine and its production. This comes as a poll revealed that a quarter of Americans are not likely to even want to get a vaccination due to concerns about the negative effects it could have. Yahoo Finance’s Anjalee Khemlani joins The Final Round to break down the latest news about the coronavirus. …read more […]

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How Investors Rationalize Their Fears… and Lose Money

The recent coronavirus crash led many investors to panic and pull their money out of the market.
But, as Alexander Green explains today, this is never a good idea. Market timing simply does not work.

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Goldman Says Buy World’s Worst Stock Market Because Rebound Is Coming

(Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs is bullish on the world’s hardest-hit stock market.Down more than 48% this year when measured in dollars, Brazilian stocks will benefit from growing appetite for risky assets and a recovery in commodities prices during the second half of 2020, strategists led by Kamakshya Trivedi wrote in a report dated May 20.“Brazilian equities are an ideal bounceback candidate,” the strategists said. They recommended investors go long the benchmark Ibovespa index with a target of 90,000 points, or about 9% above current levels.Investors have fled from Brazilian stocks and its currency this year as the Covid-19 pandemic battered …read more […]

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Southwest to limit seats sold on each flight through July – CEO

“You won’t see full flights on Southwest at least through the end of July, and if we do have more demand for that flight, we’ll add additional flights to meet demand,” Kelly said at its annual shareholders’ meeting, which was held virtually. Delta also plans to continue limiting the number of passengers on each flight through at least July, people told Reuters this week. The company currently has $13 billion cash in the bank that will carry it through at least 20 months at current blast rates, Kelly said, and likely many more months than that “because I …read more […]

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Canada's Shopify CEO says era of 'office centricity is over; most staff to permanently work from home

Ottawa-based Shopify, which briefly became Canada’s most valuable company earlier this month, had more than 5,000 employees and contractors worldwide as of December. “As of today, Shopify is a digital by default,” Tobi Lutke, who is also the founder of Shopify, said in a tweet. “Office centricity is over.” …read more […]

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3 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 7%; BMO Says ‘Buy’

The rally we’re experiencing in the stock markets has become something of a sensation. While equities generally are down some 15% from their all-time high levels, reached back in February, the rebound has been substantial. The S&P 500 is almost 33% from its March 23 trough.The big factor, of course, is the coronavirus crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has – justifiably – taken the lion’s share of the news broadcasts. But that intense focus on one item has left investors with an incomplete picture. BMO Chief Investment Strategist Brian Belski has issued a report to correct this, by …read more […]

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IBM’s Dividend History, High Yield and Payout Ratio

International Business Machine (NYSE: IBM) is a stable, technology company. As a result, IBM’s dividend history is long and has shown steady growth. For a short time, even Warren Buffett invested in the company. And since his exit, the dividend yield has climbed, along with the payout ratio.
Now, an important question… is IBM’s high dividend yield safe? For an answer, let’s look at historical data and trends, as well as a company overview.
Also, before we dive into that, feel free check out our Investment Calculator. It shows how big your investment or portfolio can grow after five, 10 or 20 …read more […]