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 The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has topped 200,000, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, and makes up about one-fifth of the global total which is approaching one million. The new case tally has increased to 6,867,960 worldwide and to 6,867,960 in the U.S., the JHU data show, while the global death toll is at 966,152 and the U.S. death toll climbed to 200,182. The second-highest case tally in the world is India at 5,562,663 while the second-highest death count is 137,272 in Brazil. Within the U.S., the states where deaths per capita are showing the highest growth over the last 14 days include North Dakota, Missouri, Virginia, Rhode Island and South Dakota, according to New York Times data. The states with the highest death totals overall are New York, New Jersey, Texas, California and Florida.
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 Stocks shrugged off an early drop and closed higher Tuesday, halting the first four-day losing streak since the market sold off early in the pandemic.
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China, in Pointed Message to U.S., Tightens Its Climate Targets The New York TimesUN General Assembly: US-China tensions flare over coronavirus BBC NewsRivalries challenge UN as it marks 75 years since founding Al Jazeera EnglishUnited Nations: China's Xi Jinping showed he understands the system better than Trump Vox.comTrump tells UN to hold China accountable for coronavirus pan
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Gold futures fell Tuesday to tally a second loss in a row, with strength in the U.S. dollar continuing to pressure dollar-denominated prices for the metal. December gold fell $3, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,907.60 an ounce following a loss of 2.6% on Monday. Prices marked the lowest settlement for a most-active contract since July 24, according to FactSet data.
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 The day Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) fans have been waiting for is finally here. CEO Elon Musk has been teasing Battery Day over the past year, and has only been hyping it more in recent days.To tune in to get all the latest info, you can watch live here on Tesla's website. The event will take place today, following the company's annual shareholder meeting at 4:30 p.m. ET.Tesla is expected to announce the million-mile battery, that won't need to be replaced for over 1 million miles of driving. Battery cost improvements and energy density improvements are also expected.Musk has also been known to have a "one more thing," and hopes are high today will include this as well.Tesla's stock traded down 5% in Tuesday's session, after Musk said in a tweet late Monday that products revealed today "will not reach serious high-volume production until 2022."Related Links:Tesla Analysts: Battery Day All About Costs, 0 kWh MilestoneElon Musk Says Tesla, Suppliers Put Together Aren't Enough To Fulfill EV Maker's Battery NeedsSee more from Benzinga * Tesla Starts Talks For Research Center In India: Report * Leaked Musk Email Claims Tesla May 'Have A Shot At' Making Record Deliveries * Canadian Driver Accused Of Using Tesla Autopilot While Sleeping(C) 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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Shares of the three major cruise companies that are traded in the U.S., Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and Carnival Corp., are down at least 50% from Jan. 1. However, all three have outpaced broader market gains since their lows in mid-March.
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 Issues on the docket include copyright law, regulations tied to prescriptions and unsolicited text messages.
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U.S. stocks closed higher, snapping a four-day losing streak for two of the three major indexes, as investors attempted to look past rising coronavirus case counts around the world and intensifying political tensions in Washington. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 140 points or 0.5% to close near 27,287, according to preliminary closing figures, while the S&P 500 finished near 3,316, up 34 points or 1.1%. The Nasdaq Composite index jumped 185 points, 1.7%, and finished trading near 10,964. Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday repeated calls for Congress to enact additional aid to help the economy, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the White House was interested in reaching a deal with lawmakers. Shares of Amazon.com Inc. bounced more than 5% higher after an analyst price-target increase.
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Markets stabilise after Monday's falls as UK outlines stricter curbs to fight coronavirus
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VCs today are 80% white, 84% male, and invest the majority of venture capital funding into white, male founders. This is perplexing, since an avalanche of data shows that diverse investing teams and diverse founding teams drive better financial outcomes.
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 VMware (NYSE:VMW) has had a rough three months with its share price down 8.2%. However, a closer look at its sound...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading over 800 points lower, or down by about 3%, on Monday at 26,835, which would set up the worst decline for the blue-chip benchmark since April 1 when the index dropped 4.4%, or 973 points, according to FactSet data. The decline for the index came as global markets broadly swooned amid talk of renewed restrictions on business activity and reimplementation of social-distancing measures in Europe to limit the spread of COVID-19. London Mayor Sadiq Khan was in talks on Monday to discuss introducing new measures to stem the coronavirus' spread.
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 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said he's been impressed by employees' ability to operate remotely and predicted that some new work habits will remain after the pandemic.During an interview at The Atlantic Festival on Monday, Cook said Apple created products including new Apple Watches and iPads that are launching on time this year, despite the need for most employees to work away from the office due to Covid-19.Cook said he doesn't believe Apple will "return to the way we were because we've found that there are some things that actually work really well virtually."The comments contrast with the views of other executives, such as Netflix Inc.'s Reed Hastings, who recently called remote work "a pure negative," and Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase & Co., who warned of lasting damage if workers don't get back to the office soon.Cook said 10% to 15% of Apple employees have gone back to the office and he hopes the majority of staff can return to the company's new campus in Silicon Valley sometime next year.The CEO said he goes into the office at different points during the week and he noted that remote work is "not like being together physically." Working in the office sparks creativity such as during impromptu meetings, he added.The Apple executive also said the company focuses on policy and not politics when asked about his discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump.Cook was also asked how long he foresees running the Cupertino, California-technology giant. "We'll see," he said. "A
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A good, old-fashioned investor panic that punished even solid blue-chip stocks led investors to pull money out of hedge funds like crazy earlier this year. But now it appears that the good times are rolling again.
The benchmark Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index is sporting a five-month trailing return of almost 13% since March. That includes a 1.9% improvement in August. It's little wonder, then, that net inflows to hedge funds increased by nearly $18 billion last month.
If hedge funds are bullish on a recovery in both the economy and equity markets, it's not a bad idea to see how the so-called smart money is positioning itself for those bets. To get an idea of what hedge funds are holding these days, we turned to WhaleWisdom, where we were able to determine hedge funds' favorite names based on the number of funds holding a position in any given stock.
Big, blue-chip stocks are unsurprisingly over-represented on the list. Indeed, of the 25 most popular hedge fund stocks, 10 are components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Partly that's a function of their massive market capitalizations and attendant liquidity, which creates ample room for big institutional investors to build or sell large positions.
In plenty of other cases, however, hedge funds are betting on some of today's hottest growth stocks.
Have a look at hedge funds' 25 favorite blue-chip stocks to buy now. All these names likely appeal to the smart money because of their size, strong track records or outsized growth prospects, but we'll delve into a few specifics that make each pick special.
SEE MORE 20 Best Stocks to Buy for the New Bull Market
Data is as of Sept. 16, unless otherwise noted. Companies are listed in reverse order of popularity with hedge funds, according to WhaleWisdom. Dividend yields are calculated by annu
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