The Dow Jones and S&P 500 stocks hit record highs on Tuesday, November 24 amid official news of the transfer of power in the United States and progress in the development of coronavirus vaccines.
In particular, the Dow Jones industrial index rose by 1.5% and for the first time in history exceeded 30,000 points. According to the publication, in November the index may show the maximum monthly increase since 1987.
The S&P 500 rose by 1.62% to 3,635.41 points on Tuesday. And in general in November – by 11.2%.
US President Donald Trump reacted to such an increase in stock indices. During a press conference at the White House, he congratulated Americans and members of his administration on the “absolutely incredible” importance of the Dow Jones.
“This is the 48th time we have broken a record during the Trump administration,” he said.
Shares of Pfizer and BioNTech fell 1.74% and 2% (respectively) on Thursday amid news that companies will deliver half of their planned number of vaccines against COVID-19 in 2020. On November 20, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech applied to the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) for permission to use their vaccine in an […]
Shares of US electric car manufacturer Tesla continue to rise sharply amid news of the company’s future accession to the S&P index. On Tuesday, November 24, the market value of Elon Musk’s company crossed the $ 500 billion mark for the first time. Tesla shares are said to have risen nearly 550 percent this year, […]
Trading on Asia’s largest stock exchange on Asia on Tuesday opened another rise amid the continuing strengthening of indices in New York. This is evidenced by the data of stock trading on the website of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei index, which reflects fluctuations in the stock prices of 225 leading companies in the […]
In the last week of October, investors expect a lot of news, as more than one-third of the components of the S&P 500 index, or 186 companies, must report financial results for the third quarter. The information field is even richer given the election race in the United States, the situation with the pandemic and […]
NASA has provided to Nokia with $ 14.1 million to deploy 4G (LTE) network on the moon. The US space agency noted that telecommunications networks of this standard will be able to provide more reliable than radio signals, communication on the Earth’s satellite, where it is planned to build the lunar base by 2028. NASA […]
Eli Lilly and Regeneron have applied to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the permission to use emergency coronavirus drugs. Eli Lilly conducted clinical trials with the placebo group, as a result of which the drug has proven its antiviral action. Regeneron did not provide the research data, but the company’s drug was widely […]
South Korean electronics maker Samsung Electronics has signed an agreement with US cellular operator Verizon to supply $ 6.64 billion worth of 5G equipment to the United States, reported Reuters. According to Samsung representative, the order concerns to supply of network equipment. Company declined to comment on the detailed terms of the contract. Noted that […]
Microsoft has accused a group of hackers from China of attacking its mail server software. According to the company, the hackers “with a high degree of probability” were members of the Hafnium group. This group is probably funded by the state and operates outside China. In particular, the hacking campaign used four previously undiscovered vulnerabilities […]
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Shares of Pfizer decreased by 3.2% since the beginning of the year, fell by 1.65% on Tuesday after the company announced the results of the third quarter, which ended on September 30. Pfizer reported a 4% drop in earnings per share (compared to the same quarter in 2019) to $ 0.72, but this was slightly […]
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Two newest An-132D and An-178 aircraft were excluded from the state register of civil aircraft in Ukraine. The relevant order was published on the portal of the State Aviation Service of Ukraine. The decision was made due to the lack of airworthiness certificate for the aircraft for two years, and the State Aviation Service did […]
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In China, two more developers are unable to repay their debts: Fantasia Holdings has been unable to repay bonds worth $ 205.7 million, and Sinic Holdings is uncertain about the repayment of $ 246 million in bonds, the BBC reports. The day before, trading in Evergrande shares was suspended on the eve of “an announcement […]
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Ukrainian IT company the Archer Software has announced an agreement with the American company Cprime. This was reported on the company’s website. The amount of the deal is not disclosed, but the publication Ain says, “According to experts, 100% of the company could be valued at 5-8 million dollars.” But the transaction amount may vary […]
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ATB-Market LLC (Dnepropetrovsk), completed 2015 with a turnover of 46.7 billion UAH (including VAT) by increasing the rate for 16.5% comparing the level of 2014. This was stated by the chairman of the board of the directors, CEO of the “ATB” Boris Markov in an interview to “Business” from 29 February 2016. According to him, […]
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Previously unknown to the Ukrainian market Iranian airline company Mahan Air announced the launch of several regular eastbound flights from Kyiv. This reported the “Delo”. According to the publication, in the list are flights to India, China, Malaysia, Thailand and the UAE. Entering the Ukrainian market for the Mahan Air became possible due to the […]
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According to Segodnya.ua, EX.UA has declared the domain sale for 1 million dollars in connection with the termination of work since 1st of December 2016. There is reported on the website: “We notify that the most expensive UANET domain is sold. The EX.UA domain price is 1 million dollars. 100% of proceeds will be spent for […]
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In the north of England, in the shire of Durham closed the last commercial coal mine Bradley Mine, which operated for almost 200 years. It is noted that the open coal sump, which produced 150 thousand tons of coal per year, decided to close after failed plans to expand production areas. Environmentalists have fought against […]
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During the week, the National Bank of Ukraine bought $ 228 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. At the same time, the central bank did not sell currency on the interbank market. So the NBU continued to buy currency on the interbank market, the bank increased it compared to last week ($ 15 million) […]
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The net loss of the second largest American oil and gas company Chevron, which accounts for the parent company, in the first nine months of 2020 amounted to 4.878 billion dollars against a profit of 9.534 billion dollars a year earlier, the company said. The diluted loss per share was $ 2.63 against earnings of […]
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The “Agrotrade” Company Group renegotiated long-term agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the next 5 years, – said the press service of the company. According to the report, it will be key to the success of the Group companies, to improve the investment climate in the region, economic development and […]
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Ukrainian businessman Serhiy Tigipko was denied the purchase of more than 99% of Prominvestbank (PIB) shares through Luregio Limited. National Bank made the relevant decision due to problematic issues of the Bank’s activity. “The Committee on Supervision and Regulation of Banking, Oversight (Oversight) of Payment Systems adopted this decision on February 5, 2021. The decision […]
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More than the half of the American companies plan to reduce their office space because of the remote work will become a common option even after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was reported by the Bloomberg, citing to the study by Cisco Systems. Agency interviewed 1,569 business leaders, employees of companies responsible for […]
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The construction of the port terminal is a major investment project for UkrLandFarming. This was told by the founder and owner of the agricultural holding Oleg Bakhmatyuk in an interview to the Latifundist.com. “The main investment project, for which we will raise money, is the construction of the port terminal. In my opinion, today there […]
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LDaily has prepared for the readers the short overview of latest news in the sphere of business and finance for last week. If you missed something, you would have a good opportunity to correct it. 1.Trump won: the companies begin to take out assets abroad By the last calculations, Donald Trump has won in […]
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