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Stocks in Asia-Pacific and Europe on Tuesday

It was an interesting day, as stocks in Asia-Pacific mostly advanced on February 9 with mainland Chinese stocks leading gains. However, European stocks closed slightly lower on Tuesday as the rally that’s seen global stocks nudging to record highs appeared to be cooling. It is worth noting that, the benchmark Shanghai Composite added 2.01% to …

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Stocks Dow NASDAQ

Stocks point to the biggest weekly rise since November

  The Mondays started wonderfully got stock-index futures as they rose y, indicating major benchmarks would build on their strongest week since November. What are major benchmarks up to now? The Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00, 0.44%, rose 141 points or 0.5%.  Meanwhile S&P 500 shares ES00, 0.40% riled up 155 points, or 0.4%.  NASDAQ-100 …

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French bank and great results

World’s One of the Largest Banks and its Results in the Q4

BNP Paribas is one of the major banks not only in France but around the world as well. This French bank has a rich history. Interestingly, the world’s one of the largest banks reported earnings. It is worth mentioning that, BNP Paribas surpassed expectations.  Importantly, the bank reported a net income of 1.59 billion euros …

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Amazon and great results

Tech Giant Amazon Surpassed Expectations in the Q4

Many companies are struggling to avoid the worst-case scenario. However, Amazon is not one of them. Interestingly, Amazon delivered its largest quarter by revenue of all time at $125.56 billion. The revenue surpassed the symbolic $100 billion mark for the first time.  It is worth noting that, Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy will replace …

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Pfizer and its shares

Shares of Pfizer Fell 2.6% in Early Trading

Pfizer was a famous company even before the coronavirus. However, the coronavirus pandemic made this company even more popular around the world. Based on the information provided by the company, it expects to sell about $15 billion in coronavirus vaccine doses in 2021. Pfizer announced in releasing its fourth-quarter earnings on February 2. It worth …

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Shares of Cathay Pacific

Shares of Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Fell More than 9%

It was not an easy day, as stocks in major Asian-Pacific markets fell on January 28. However, before discussing stocks in Asia-Pacific, let’s have a look at the shares of Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific.  Interestingly, shares of Cathay Pacific fell 9.71% after the firm said that it would issue convertible bonds worth 6.74 …

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Johnson & Johnson and its results

Johnson & Johnson Surpassed Expectations in the Q4

Johnson & Johnson ( J&J) is a world-famous company the develops various products. This week more precisely on Tuesday the New Jersey-based company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. The revenue in the fourth quarter reached $22.48 billion.  Interestingly J&J also said it would release key details regarding its coronavirus vaccine …

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Investor sentiment on Monday

Coronavirus Pandemic and Stocks on January 25

The coronavirus pandemic created numerous challenges in 2020. Unfortunately, the pandemic is not over yet and this issue remains one of the most discussed topics in the world. It is worth mentioning that, stocks in Asia-Pacific strengthened their positions on Monday. Interestingly, investors continued to monitor the situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, and this factor …

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Stock futures

Hong Kong-listed Shares of Oil Giant CNOOC Fell on Friday

It was a tough day for stocks in the Asia Pacific, as shares of oil giant CNOOC in Hong Kong fell on Friday. Interestingly, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is one of the largest national oil companies in the country. Shares of CNOOC dropped 5.57%. Importantly, that came after index provider MSCI announced that …

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Alibaba and its shares

Shares of Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Jumped More than 8%

Stocks in major Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on January 20, but before discussing stocks, let’s have a look at the shares of world-famous tech giant Alibaba. It is worth noting that, Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba jumped 8.52% following the reappearance of founder Jack Ma.  As a reminder, the company’s founder appeared in a …

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