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As it tries to save itself from other disappointments, Boeing has fired its CEO Dennis Muilenburg. The decision was made necessary because of problems that stemmed from two separate incidents of fatal crashes of the Boeing 737 Max.The new Boeing CEO announcement caused BA stock to rise by 3% to $337.55 shortly after it was publicized. Regardless, prices are still down about 20% ever since the March 10 crash. The general consensus from much of Wall Street is that Boeing could have done a lot...

Yesterday, before the market closing, a milestone event took place. Tesla stock reached $420 per share, which made a new record height for the company. Besides, this jump brought Tesla’s market cap to more than $75 billion.Reacting to Tesla stock growth, the company’s founder Elon Musk tweeted:Whoa … the stock is so high lol— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 23, 2019It is notable that last year when the price was about $379.57 per share, Elon Musk stated he had a buyer that would take Tesla...

Joseph Davis who is the Vanguard Group Chief Investment Strategist and also its Chief Economist has said that stocks in the U.S. may reverse course by 50% in 2020. The strategist also asserted that the stocks also face the risk of being sold off in large moves by investors. Speaking to the sources, he said that:“Financial markets run the risk of getting ahead of themselves.”He pointed out that a 50% odds correction is more likely to occur than a 30% one. A correction in terms of percentage...

According to a recent report from Bloomberg, Tesla is making interesting strides with its car factory as it has now inched very close to erection. Per a statement from the Brandenburg state government, authorities have agreed to the terms of a contract between both parties, for the sale of land in Grunheide, a municipality close to the capital. The land near Berlin is 300 hectares large (741 acres) and will house the gigafactory that will be built by Tesla.Apart from the terms stipulated in...

Over the last decade, specifically after the 2008 global economic recession, chipmakers have emerged as the best performing industry across sectors and regions. The latest industry report shows that the chipmaking industry witnessed a 377% growth in the last 10 years. This is double the growth of the S&P 500 during the same period.This shows that the semiconductor industry remains at the core of this rapidly changing technology. Despite new technologies like AI, blockchain, ML, and others...

Tech giant Google seems to be putting a special focus on boosting its Stadia games and entertainment platform. On Thursday, December 19, Google announced acquiring the Montreal-based game development platform Typhoon Studios.Typhoon is a very young platform that started just three years back. The Studio has scheduled its first and upcoming release dubbed “Journey to the Savage Planet” in January 2020. Besides, the title shall be available on multiple platforms. Also, it is very much likely...

Footwear maker Nike’s quarterly earnings have risen by 35%. Fans of the limited edition Jordans brands have been going to the stores and have even ordered clothing online. According to the earnings release, the footwear maker indicated that the Jordan brand just hit its first billion dollars in one quarter buoyed by innovation in designs and increased attention given by the shoppers to the basketball-related activities in niche markets that include international sales and women’s basketball...

On the 24th of September, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives announced an official impeachment inquiry opened against sitting President Donald Trump. The issues against him ranged from obstructing Congress to some foul play in his recent dealings with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Even though Trump is yet to be removed from office, the president has now been impeached by the House and reactions have begun to pour in. Interestingly the stock market has...

Gold bugs certainly have had quite the field year in 2019. The price of gold, even though it’s had ups and downs like pretty much every other asset, has still brought in significant year-to-date (YTD) returns so far. The price behavior might be seen by gold bugs, especially those who are anti-Bitcoin, has a feather in the yellow metal’s hat, against Bitcoin, especially recently.2019 was an interesting year because of quite a few factors. These factors including trade problems, cross-border...

Tesla stock seems to be unstoppable in the last few days. At the time of writing, the stock just hit a record high, rising 2.39% to $402.67. This puts the company close to that $420 figure that costs its CEO Elon Musk $20 million in fines with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). When the stock reaches $420, Musk said Tesla will go private.Since Tesla announced a surprise profit in the third quarter, the stock has been on a rise. It finally recovered from its problems caused mostly...