ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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3M Agrees To Pay $6 billion To Settle Lawsuits Over U.S. Military Earmuffs
On Monday, 3M (NYSE:MMM) agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle nearly 260,000 lawsuits brought by current and former members of the US military who claim to have suffered hearing loss due to the use of the company’s earplugs, according to a person familiar with the matter. The settlement comes after a failed attempt by…
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Keep An Eye Out: Pre-Market Movers And Recommendations
AT&T (NYSE:T): Citi upgrades to buy from neutral. PT up 20% to $17. Celanese (NYSE:CE): Piper Sandler downgrades to underweight from neutral. PT down 7.8% to $112. Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD): Jefferies upgrades to buy from hold. PT up 20% to $85. Hersha Hospitality (NYSE:HT): Barclays upgrades to equal-weight from underweight. PT up 2.1% to $10.…
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Tuesday’s Wall Street Highlights: Alphabet, Verizon, Joann, Intel, Catalent, and more
US Index Futures are marginally lower in Tuesday’s premarket, awaiting important economic data, which may define the trajectory of interest rates around the world. By 6:51 AM, Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) were down 7 points, or 0.02%. S&P 500 futures were down 0.01% and Nasdaq-100 futures were down 0.01%. The 10-year Treasury yield was at 4.21%. On…
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North American Morning Briefing: Investors Look Ahead to Some Key Data This Week
Market Wraps Watch For: S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for June; Conference Board Consumer Confidence for August; Earnings from Bank of Montreal, Best Buy, HP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, PDD Today’s Top Headlines/Must Reads: – Chinese Stocks Are in a Slump-and Value Investors Are Excited – Chevron Workers in Australia Set Date for Work Bans,…
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US Futures, European Stocks Rise
In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.6% in morning trading. NN Group rose 9.2% and Grand City Properties added 7.1%. On…
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Top Company News of the Day: 3M, Chevron, BYD, Zip Co.
3M Board Approves $6 Billion Earplug Settlement Payments are expected to be paid out over multiple years, and the total is substantially less than some analysts expected. Chevron Workers in Australia Set Date for Work Bans, Stoppages The walkout threats bring concerns of a sudden drop in liquefied natural gas exports, disruptions to global gas…
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U.S. Stocks Close Firmly In Positive Territory
U.S. stocks settled firmly in positive territory on Monday despite seeing some wild swings during the course of the day’s session. The major averages all closed notably higher. The Dow settled with a gain of 213.18 points or 0.62 percent at 3,560.08. The S&P 500 ended up 27.57 points or 0.63 percent at 4,433.28, while…
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Crypto this Monday: Robinhood in Top 3 BTC Holders, Friend.tech Rapid Decline, and More
Shibarium resumes token withdrawals and bolsters network readiness After setbacks in its initial launch, Shibarium, the Tier 2 blockchain created by the Shiba Inu team, has restarted withdrawals of tokens including ETH (COIN:ETHUSD), SHIB (COIN:SHIBUSD) and others. Lead developer Shytoshi Kusama reported that transactions can take up to 3 hours, and up to 7 days for…
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Monday’s Wall Street Highlights: Jabil, Xpeng, 3M, Hostess Brands, and more
US index futures are higher in premarket trading on Monday, amid the start of the last trading week in August with a quieter global schedule. By 6:50 AM, Dow Jones (DOWI:DJI) futures were up 77 points, or 0.22%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.15% and Nasdaq-100 futures were up 0.25%. The 10-year Treasury yield was at 4.233%. On…
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US Futures, European Stocks Up Amid Hopes Fed Rate Rises Are Nearing End
In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the UK market was closed. Other stocks in Europe were up. France’s CAC 40 increased 0.9% and Germany’s DAX climbed…