Volunteer Reuben Levy disinfects a voting booth after voters cast their ballots at a polling station inside Frederick Douglass Academy during the Michigan primary elections in Detroit, on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. | Salwan Georges/Washington Post/Getty Images A realist’s guide to voting — by mail or in person — this election season. The presidential election…
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SAO PAULO — Delta Air Lines is facing a fresh Latin American headache as a Monday deadline nears for former Brazilian partner Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes to repay a $300 million loan that the U.S. carrier guaranteed. Read More
Delta, facing its own troubles, may have to repay $300 million on behalf of Brazil’s Gol — Financial Post
Stephen Ross, a friend of President Trump, talks about politics, philanthropy and his pet peeve: wastefulness.
Stephen Ross, the Man Behind Hudson Yards, Thinks New York Is Too Expensive — NYT > U.S. > Politics
Gold fell on Thursday as investors reassessed their positions, booked profits after a more than 1% jump in the prior session and anticipated fresh stimulus announcements from the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman could spur an economic revival. Read More
Gold dips as investors await Powell’s speech — Financial Post
Crocs is up 275% since the beginning of the Pandemic.
Biogen BIIB +0.26% will find out in early 2021 whether it will have the largest sales opportunity for the pharmaceuticals industry in at least a decade. Meanwhile, the drug company’s stock is a worthy risk for investors who can stomach a roller-coaster ride.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biogen-stock-is-a-big-risk-worth-taking-11598448600?st=xvtni8ycjurivc5
Parts of the cyclical trade could be prime for a comeback, says Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue.
With stocks closing at all-time highs after a record-making week, the narrow leadership from growth stocks may be an indicator of what’s to come, the firm’s head of investment strategy told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Friday.
“A lot of commentators and strategists will point to this as a risk, and there are risks around that narrow leadership, but it also presents an opportunity,” the $114 billion money manager said.
Facebook just keeps charging higher.
The stock hit an all-time high Tuesday, closing at $280.82, and has roared 105% off its March low. Even after that run, Cowen analysts are still backing the company — the firm on Tuesday set a Street high price target of $330 on the stock, highlighting increased exposure to e-commerce as a major tailwind.
Joule Financial President Quint Tatro is more bullish on Facebook than even Cowen’s price target.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/26/facebook-could-be-the-next-1-trillion-company-heres-how.html
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