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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos made a cool $24bn this week as the tech giant surges on online demand

Mohit Oberoi

Amazon stock hit an all-time high, which saw founder Jeff Bezos (pictured) add another $24bn to his fortune. The tech giant’s stock lifted 5.3% to an all-time of $2,283.32 trading on Nasdaq on Tuesday, netting Bezos, who owns an 11% stake in the company, a further $24bn. This swells the net worth of the richest…

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US airlines stocks rise after $25bn bailout, government takes stakes in firms

Siraj Sarwar

US airlines accepted a $25bn government rescue package to avoid potential bankruptcies and employee layoffs as the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the industry. Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK), American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL), and others agreed a deal with the Treasury Department. The stock…

Delta stock nears year-long low, airlines edge closer to government bailout

Siraj Sarwar

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) stock has struggled to recover losses it has made over the last couple of weeks amid a lack of clarity over the government’s $25bn payroll relief package. Delta is entitled to receive $5.6bn of payroll grant on an agreement that the airline will repay 30% of the total grant along…

US-Listed Chinese Companies Suffer on News of Luckin Coffee Fraud

Galina Mikova

The disclosure of the fraud by Luckin Coffee has had an adverse effect on the majority of Chinese companies listed on United States exchanges, Financial Times reported on Sunday. “It makes you question the whole system, honestly,” the Citron Research founder Andrew Left told the FT. “It just shows you the lack of controls; you obviously…

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Hotel and casino operators tap into credit lines as economic uncertainty worsens

Galina Mikova

US companies Hilton Worldwide and Wynn Resorts were among the ones to start exploring credit lines to shore up liquidity amid worsening market conditions triggered by the coronavirus outbreak. Hilton stock has dropped 46% amid the current crisis. Shares of Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) fell 44.3% in March, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, and fell another…

Inovio Stock Gains 12% on FDA Approval of Clinical Trials for New Coronavirus Vaccine

Galina Mikova

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INO) stock jumped more than 70% in the space of a week due to the company’s involvement in the development of a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus. Previously burdened by debt and a lack of profitability, the latest update from the Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical firm turned around the downtrend of its stock. As Inovio…

Billionaire hedge fund manager urges investor caution amid market ‘earthquakes’

Siraj Sarwar

Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven Cohen (pictured) warned his staff to remain cautious over stock market rallies following the coronavirus driven sell-off. He said stock markets never regain the losses in a straight line and that’s why he told staff at his Stamford-based Point72 Asset Management to be disciplined when trading stocks. “After an earthquake…