Finance

With or without the Federal Reserve’s involvement, Peter Boockvar of the Bleakley Advisory Group sees signs inflation is making a comeback. His call comes two days before Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to deliver a key policy speech at this week’s virtual Jackson Hole event. During his comments, Powell is expected to tackle how
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Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: AstraZeneca (AZN) – The White House is considering fast-tracking the Covid-19 vaccine candidate being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, according to the Financial Times. The paper said one option being considered is having the Food and Drug Administration give the potential vaccine treatment
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A firefighter rubs his head while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Noah Berger | AP Photo Some of California’s largest wildfires in state history are growing larger and more destructive, with no end in sight as emergency response
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Inmate firefighters prepare to put out flame on the road leading to the Reagan Presidential Library during the Easy Fire in Simi Valley, California on October 30, 2019. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Deadly wildfires are still ripping through California, decimating land and homes and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.  But first responders lack
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Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives for Apples “The Morning Show” global premiere at Lincoln Center- David Geffen Hall on October 28, 2019 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been relying on its powerhouse Apple to shake off its coronavirus damage, but that’s about to change once the juggernaut’s
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A Pacific Gas and Electric firefighter walks down a road as flames approach in Fairfield, California during the LNU Lightning Complex fire. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Major wildfires continue to spread across Northern California on Thursday as thousands more residents are forced to evacuate their homes and resource-strapped firefighters battle the blazes. 
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Thousands of people in California are under evacuation orders as dozens of wildfires continued to ravage parts of the state on Wednesday with an unrelenting heatwave and high winds making firefighting conditions difficult.  Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency during evacuations and rolling blackouts and called on the California National Guard to
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The Federal Open Market Committee expressed concern at their last meeting over the future of the economy, saying that the coronavirus likely would continue to stunt growth and potentially pose dangers to the financial system. At the July 28-29 session, the Federal Reserve’s policymaking arm voted to keep short-term interest rates anchored near zero, citing
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