ForexLive European FX news wrap: Dollar steady awaiting NFP release Forex news from the European trading session - 6 August 2021 Headlines: Markets: - CAD leads, EUR lags on the day - European equities slightly higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.1%
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In Real Estate, Price Isn't Just a Number Solid second-quarter results from Zillow and Redfin did little to move shares after their extraordinary run earlier this year.
United Airlines will require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Employees will be required to upload proof of vaccination within five weeks of the Federal Drug Administration fully approving a vaccine or by Oct. 25, whichever comes first.
BOE's Broadbent: We do think the factors behind inflation will prove temporary Remarks by BOE policymaker, Ben Broadbent
Zynga, Robinhood, Yelp, GoPro: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today Zynga slips as usage declines; Yelp jumps as it lifts its guidance.
Morrisons agrees to raised £6.7bn takeover offer from Fortress The new £6.7bn bid for the supermarket from Fortress comes amid rumours of a rival offer from another US firm.
An Ohio Factory's Test: Will Higher Wages Help More Than They Hurt? A rubber parts factory in Cleveland was struggling with labor shortages when a PPP loan gave it a chance to raise workers’ pay. So far the experiment has boosted the bottom line.
Carvana Whooshes Past Milestone Carvana has wiped away investors’ fears around its path to profitability. It still faces some high-class problems.
Eviction Moratorium's Renewal Squeezes Small Landlords Many individual property owners have struggled to collect their monthly rent checks and some have gone into forbearance on their mortgages.
Two Big Asian Tech IPOs Surge on Market Debuts Shares in a newly listed South Korean digital bank and an Indonesian e-commerce group both soared, pointing to investor appetite for tech deals in emerging markets across Asia.
Dollar holds slight advance ahead of payrolls The dollar keeps steadier in European morning trade EUR/USD is keeping at the lows, down 0.2% to 1.1807 as the dollar maintains a slight advance amid the countdown to the US non-farm payrolls release at 1230 GMT.
USD/CAD Facing a Double Dose of Critical Jobs Data USD/CAD traders are sitting on their hands as crucial US and Canadian jobs data hit the wires later in the session.
How Honest Should You Be During Your Exit Interview? As more employees head out the door, their talks with HR are heating up over issues such as burnout, toxic work cultures and fears about returning to the office in the pandemic.
SPAC Backed by Corvex, Casdin Near Deal for Drug-Price Startup EQRx EQRx has developed medicines that mimic the biological function of existing drugs but have molecular structures distinct enough that they don’t infringe on patents of brand-name drug manufacturers.
The bond market still poses more questions than it offers answers at this point What to anticipate ahead of the US non-farm payrolls release? 10-year Treasury yields are up 3 bps to 1.248% on the day as bond sellers are wrestling back some short-term momentum after seeing yields test the July low earlier in the week.
China Tech Selloff Hits Hong Kong Hard Once the market settles, many investors and bankers figure, China’s growing wariness about its companies listing abroad will win the financial hub more IPOs.
Nasdaq's Board Diversity Proposal Faces SEC Decision Staffers at the Securities and Exchange Commission are expected to release a decision on whether to approve or reject the exchange operator’s plan to include gender and race in its listing rules.
Delta Variant Threatens Robust U.S. Job Gains Employers are estimated to have added jobs at a robust rate in July, consistent with an economy that was on the mend before the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus threatened to slow the strong hiring trend.
Australia Takes Center Stage in Global Deals Spree The volume of mergers and acquisitions in Australia is already at its highest annual level on record with nearly five months of the year to go.
Universities Face Student Lawsuits Over Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate More than a dozen university students have brought federal lawsuits challenging the vaccination requirements at major public university systems in Indiana, Connecticut, California and Massachusetts.Demonstrators at Indiana University in June.
Wall Street Needs You to Keep Spending Your Pandemic Savings Spending figures are eye-popping now, but the profligacy will have to last well into 2022 if consumer-facing companies are to meet analysts’ expectations.