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Read More »Gold Remains Above Support
The yellow metal prices failed to surpass the resistance level of 1784, which we mentioned during the previous analysis that it is still holding a strong obstacle to gold, to return to present negative trading at 1755. On the technical side, the current movements of gold are witnessing a return …
Read More »Euro May Have a Temporary Decline
Positive trades dominated the euro’s movements against the US dollar within the expected bullish path during the previous analysis, within a gradual rise towards the top, approaching the official target of 1.2170, recording its highest level during the previous session’s trading at 1.2150. Technically speaking, we are witnessing the current …
Read More »The British economy is Expected to Grow Better Than Its US Counterpart in 2021
A report by Goldman Sachs expected that the British economy would record a faster growth pace than its US counterpart, with the acceleration of the distribution of anti-virus vaccines in the United Kingdom. The British government succeeded in delivering the vaccine to nearly half of the UK population, who received …
Read More »Twitter Shares Down More Than 10% After Announcing First-Quarter 2021 Earnings
Twitter shares plunged more than 10% in post-close trading Thursday April 29, after the company released its first-quarter earnings, beating user growth expectations and providing less revenue guidance for the second quarter than expected. The company achieved an adjusted profit of 16 cents per share, compared to expectations of 14 …
Read More »Amazon Sales Are up 44% in Q1 2021 and the stock at an All-Time High
Amazon shares rose as much as 3% in post-close trade Thursday April 29th, after the company released its first-quarter earnings, beating Wall Street’s earnings and revenue expectations. The company made profits of $15.79 per share, compared to expectations of $9.54 per share, and revenues of $108.52 billion compared to expectations …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 553K
There were 553,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending April 24, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This reading came in slightly worse than the market expectation of 549,000 but showed an improvement from the previous record …
Read More »Rising Bond Yields And Profit-Taking Push European Stocks Lower
European stocks closed lower Thursday, April 29th, despite banks’ highs in 14 months thanks to strong quarterly earnings, as rising Eurozone bond yields prompted some investors to sell for profit after reaching near-record levels. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.3% to 438.77 points, far away from its record high …
Read More »Increases Seen in Caterpillar’s Q1 Financial Report
Caterpillar Inc. announced its first-quarter earnings before the opening Thursday. Earnings per share (EPS) hit $ 2.87, ahead of a consensus of $ 1.94, and revenue came to $ 11.9 billion, beating expectations at 11.09. CAT officials say this is because of higher sale volume, driven by higher-end user demand, …
Read More »Standard Chartered earnings grow by 18% in Q1 2021
Standard Chartered posted an 18%, more than expected, increase in first-quarter earnings before tax, as the emerging market-focused bank began recovering from the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. Profit before tax in the period from January to March was $1.4 billion, compared with $1.2 billion in the same period …
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