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Stock futures opened slightly lower Wednesday evening, pausing after a rally sent US equities to their highest level in three months....
Elon Musk is a polarizing figure, to say the least, but the scope of his ambition cannot be denied. After Space X sent its first astronauts into space on Saturday May 30, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives believes the star dust will rub off on Musk’s other venture, Tesla (TSLA).“While SpaceX and Tesla are separate companies despite some R&D cross pollination in some key areas, from a consumer perspective the Musk DNA remains the linchpin to both of these next generation technology stalwarts and we would characterize the historic success of SpaceX as another major shot in the arm to the Tesla brand,” Ives said.Having said that, there’s another catalyst on the horizon. On the surface, Battery Day might not sound like the most exciting event, but as it is a Musk & Co. affair, anticipation is ramping up.The event is expected to take place this month, with Tesla set to reveal several potentially...
The global economy is slowly emerging from lockdowns enacted to beat back the coronavirus. The pandemic isn't going anywhere, however, and hopes of a return to a semblance of normal rest heavily on the speedy development of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.Fast-Tracking Vaccine Programs Vaccine development typically takes about 10-15 years, as it has to go through the same general pathway as that of drugs and biologics. With the advent of new classes of vaccines such as DNA and mRNA vaccines, development timelines could be tightened relative to traditional vaccines.Pandemics in recent history such as the MERS and SARS, also caused by coronaviruses, set in motion several R&D programs that have come in handy in today's scenario, as the new coronavirus shares 80% of its traits with its predecessors.Public-private partnerships have been forged to expedite vaccine programs. In mid-April, the National Institutes of Health announced a co-operative framework...
Snapchat’s CEO Evan Spiegel announced Wednesday that it would stop promoting President Trump’s content on its platform. This move would bring Snapchat’s approach to the president’s rhetoric closer to Twitter’s, while Facebook has maintained it will not take action. Yahoo Finance’s Akiko Fujita joins The Final Round panel to break down Trump’s response to Snapchat’s statements. ...
(Bloomberg) -- Oil traders and analysts scrutinizing U.S. inventory data for signs of a market recovery are being confronted by an odd situation: the math just doesn’t add up.Various government data sets including stockpiles, production, imports and exports are signaling that current official figures on at least some supplies are excessive. While it’s unclear where exactly the discrepancy lies, the difference could potentially signal a more bullish outlook for crude prices as they claw their way back after diving below zero in April.The excess is showing up in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s so-called crude supply adjustment factor -- the difference between stockpile numbers and those implied by production, refinery demand, imports and exports. That has averaged negative 980,000 barrels daily over the past four weeks -- the largest in records going back to 2001, and equivalent to more than 27 million barrels.The adjustment factor tends to swing back and forth,...
