JPMORGAN: Our data suggests cases “will continue to grow rapidly in the coming wks, even if recent policy changes.. slow the spread. .. we also note a clear relationship between new virus cases a few wks ago and virus deaths this week, suggesting deaths will continue rising, too”
ok what's going on at Fedex.. you can always tell it's something special when UPS is not up at the same time.
"Initial Jobless Claims Remain Horrifically High," says BNP Paribas. "Although initial claims have declined for 15 straight weeks, the decrease of 10,000 is the smallest since claims started declining in early April, implying the labor market recovery is stalling."
We're in the part of the cycle where POTUS and Fauci actually speaking is news.
BREAKING: @kwelkernbc: "@KellyO reporting just moments ago that the President did speak with Dr. Fauci on Wednesday. It's notable because it's coming in the wake of all of these mounting tensions between this White House and Dr. Fauci." #AMRstaff
“We have not yet beaten the coronavirus or achieved the economic recovery that we all desire,” writes @USChamber in a letter to Congress, urging more economic relief to families & businesses.
https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/200716_phase4package_coronavirus_congress.pdf
The latest @CNBC GDP Rapid Update, via @steveliesman:
This 👎#GDP
Barr probably won’t mention this.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr took aim at Hollywood companies, including Walt Disney Co. on Thursday, saying they have routinely caved into pressure and censored their films "to appease the Chinese Communist Party."
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* BARR SAYS OVER YEARS, U.S. CORPORATIONS SUCH AS GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, YAHOO, APPLE "HAVE SHOWN THEMSELVES ALL TOO WILLING TO COLLABORATE" WITH CHINA'S COMMUNIST PARTY
@Reuters
Look, if you don't likes/wear masks, go to Amazon!
Again, now it is Target. Starbucks, Apple, Kohls, Kroger, Best Buy Walmart, CVS--they are all playing the role we would have expected government to do. But they couldn't wait. These companies know the science .. now, kids, get is better masks: http://xprize.org/mask
LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus will likely return several times in the coming years, triggering new waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the British government's chief scientific adviser said on Thursday.
"Being in Houston, we can be outdoors the entire academic year," said Kevin Kirby, Rice's VP for administration. "As we've all learned about coronavirus, the risks decrease when you're outside."
Rice University will hold classes in outdoor tents, asks students to bring own chairs https://bit.ly/3fvURv6
"Facebook has more content moderators than Twitter has employees," says Bernstein's Mark Schmulik on @CNBC just now.
$TWTR
Morgan Stanley getting deserved love..
Of course, the Patriots have the best record.
How is your NFL city doing with the pandemic? Data via Johns Hopkins, graphs via NFLPA
Domino's has perfected the art of admitting its recipes need to get better -- and then actually making them better.
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"Let's be honest with ourselves, our wings needed to improve." Domino's CEO on the company's new chicken wing recipe. The company added wings to its $7.99 carryout platform. $DPZ
$MSFT, Microsoft is another one to key off of. Dow Stock that's also a Nazz ..
Governments of all flavors have failed us in this pandemic. But not corporations which are demanding that you wear masks. This amazing, a pandemic confronted by companies not governments.
"The company’s shares have plunged 60% this year."
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The board of Macy’s handed $9 million in equity awards to 6 top executives just two weeks after the company said it would cut thousands of jobs https://trib.al/l5rQovM
Will the airlines take advantage of the day traders and drill them with giant equity offerings because the stocks have been taken too high?
Not just a record. Twenty-one percent higher than its PRIOR revenue record.
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Want to know how divorced Wall Street is from Main Street? Morgan Stanley, a bank that focuses its business on trading, M&A, and wealth management, reported record quarterly revenues & profits this morning.
Abbott had a dynamite upside surprise and tomorrow all will lift numbers and price targets.
* KREMLIN, AFTER UK ALLEGATIONS, SAYS RUSSIA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HACKING AND STEALING COVID-19 VACCINE DATA -TASS
@Reuters
They’d all look the same.
White candles in glass containers.
Scent is printed on the bottom so only test administrator can see.
@BeckyQuick Devil's advocate. Could be easy to cheat. Someone healthy could simply text the "answers" to people. "The red one is coffee.'"
Tesla’s estimated share of 2020 global auto market: 0.8%.
Tesla’s market cap: 3x the size of the S&P 500 Automobiles and Parts sector
(via Deutsche) $TSLA
