(Bloomberg) -- Bank of America double-downgraded payments stock Square Inc. to underperform from buy on concern small and medium businesses like restaurants, retailers and salons will struggle to stay afloat once they’ve spent government Covid-19 crisis funds.“A significant number” of small and medium outfits may struggle to survive, especially if the U.S. economy only partially reopens and firms are limited to 25% to 50% occupancy, analyst Jason Kupferberg wrote in a note.“The extent of SMB churn is hard to quantify, and likely won’t be known for perhaps another 6 months, but we note that 75% of Square’s payment volume comes from merchants with less $500,000 in annual card volumes,” he said.He also flagged Square’s 26% rally so far this year, which compares with a 9% decline for the S&P 500. The stock may have “moved too far and too fast relative to its near-term fundamental prospects,” he said.In the same note,...
Stocks are moving higher Monday after Moderna announced that its vaccine trial produced COVID-19 antibodies in all participants. Meanwhile, Jerome Powell told CBS's 60 minutes 'we’re not out of ammunition by a long shot.' However, James McDonald, Hercules Investments CEO, thinks otherwise, he joins Yahoo Finance to discuss. ...
Biotechnology company Moderna announced that its early-stage human trial for a coronavirus vaccine produced COVID-19 antibodies in all trail participants. ...
