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WSJ Wealth Adviser Briefing: Bond Investors, Airline Pleas, Gardening Woes

September 20, 2020 by WSJ Staff

Raymond James is cutting nearly 4% of its global workforce, according to published reports. The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based financial-services company has 13,900 employees world-wide, which means it will eliminate about 500 jobs, ThinkAdvisor reports. No advisers will lose their jobs as part of the … [Read More...]

September 19 COVID-19 Test Results

September 20, 2020 by Calculated Risk

The US is now mostly reporting over 700,000 tests per day. Based on the experience of other countries, the percent positive needs to be well under 5% to really push down new infections, so the US still needs to increase the number of tests per day significantly (or take actions to push down the … [Read More...]

19 Places Where COVID-19 is Resurging

September 20, 2020 by Evan Comen

More than 6.8 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the U.S. as of Sept. 18, by far the most of any country. Though the spread of the novel coronavirus has slowed nationwide, six months into... SOURCE: 24/7 Wall St. - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

Saturday links: a health monitor

September 20, 2020 by abnormalreturns

AutosGM ($GM) under Mary Barra is not trying to be everything to everyone anymore. (wsj.com)Auto insurers are relying more on algorithms to estimate damages. (nytimes.com)A look at Ford's ($F) plan for the all-electric F-150 pickup. (axios.com)WildfiresWhy California was primed for wildfires this … [Read More...]

Whose voters are 'hidden' in polling data? 'Shy' Biden voters may actually outnumber Trump’s

September 20, 2020 by

Just 20 percent of Trump voters with mostly Biden-backing neighbors say those neighbors would be surprised by their support for Trump. Among Biden voters in Trump country, however, that number is 10 points higher (30 percent). SOURCE: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines - Read entire story … [Read More...]

EUR & CHF Weekly Review (Sept. 14 – 18)

September 20, 2020 by Pip Diddy

There was no love for EUR or CHF despite better-than-expected economic updates from Europe, suggesting no-deal Brexit fears may have been the big theme. SOURCE: Learn Forex Trading With BabyPips.com - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC/USD renews highest level in more than two weeks near $11,200

September 20, 2020 by

Read more on https://www.fxstreet.com SOURCE: FXStreet News - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

Euro Forecast: EUR/USD Outlook Turns More Bearish After Failure at 1.20

September 20, 2020 by

The outlook for the EUR/USD pair has worsened after its failure to move back to the high just above 1.20 touched on September 1 despite the ECB’s decision earlier this month not to talk down the Euro. SOURCE: DailyFX - Market News - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

Forex Signals for Beginners: How to Find Legitimate Signals – The Ritz Herald

September 20, 2020 by

Forex Signals for Beginners: How to Find Legitimate Signals The Ritz Herald SOURCE: "forex" - Google News - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

BlackRock votes against 49 companies for lack of climate crisis progress

September 20, 2020 by Joanna Partridge

World’s largest asset manager reveals votes against directors on environment issuesBlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has disclosed that in the past year it has voted 55 times against directors at 49 companies for failing to make progress on tackling the climate crisis.The firm announced … [Read More...]

Are Stocks Melting Up? Plus, the Pet Economy Has Legs

September 20, 2020 by

Zoetis CEO Kristin Peck and Credit Suisse strategist Jonathan Golub weigh in. Also, Jack on SPACs. SOURCE: Barron's Streetwise - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

3 Great Mutual Fund Picks for Your Retirement – September 18, 2020 – Yahoo Finance

September 20, 2020 by

3 Great Mutual Fund Picks for Your Retirement - September 18, 2020 Yahoo Finance SOURCE: "mutual funds" - Google News - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

Renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar to lift oil blockade

September 20, 2020 by

Analysts sceptical that crude will flow imminently from North African country SOURCE: Commodities - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

Rising bankruptcy toll shows US oil patch is not ‘OK now’

September 20, 2020 by

Business failures pile up despite Donald Trump trumpeting the sector’s recovery SOURCE: Oil & Gas industry - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

Commodities Week in Review: September 14 to September 18

September 20, 2020 by Andrew Moran

Commodities Week in Review: September 14 to September 18 Agriculture The major agricultural commodities had impressive gains over the last trading week, driven mainly by a weaker US dollar and ballooning foreign demand, particularly from China. Soybean was the primary headline grabber because it … [Read More...]