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In the March-May quarter, H&M’s net sales dropped 50% from a year earlier to 28.7 billion crowns ($3.1 billion). But its online sales have increased by 36% in the period. The company’s stock price is down.
Within AstraZeneca’s agreement with Europe’s Inclusive Vaccines Alliance (IVA), France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands will accelerate the supply of the vaccine. AZN stock is up in the pre-market today.
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), airlines worldwide are expected to lose $84.3 billion this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a recent market rally, bank stocks were the biggest winners. But as investors are worried about the uncertainty around how much the economic decline will affect loans, bank stocks will not rebound as fast as shares of other sectors.
According to the Federal Reserve, the U.S. economy faces “considerable risks” over the medium term. The Fed promised to maintain a near-zero level of interest rates and keep buying bonds.
Ford (F) stock plunged on Wednesday. It ended 6% down, at $6.81 per share. In the pre-market today, Ford shares are down as well.
On the background of the pandemic, Inditex saw a 50% increase in online sales in Q1 2020. The peak was reached in April when Inditex online sales jumped by 95%. But the company said they are “not yet at normal levels”.
Following the report about takeover bids from private equity firms, Cloudera stock soared as much as 22% on Tuesday. At the close, Cloudera shares were 18.69% up, at $12.00.
Ron Baron’s statement came on “Squawk Box” after Tesla (TSLA) stock hit a new record at close on Monday. Currently, his company owns 814,595 SpaceX shares and 1.6 million Tesla shares.
Calling Amazon the “structural winner” and the “best global play” coming from the COVID-19 pandemic, RBC’s Mark Mahaney raised his price target for AMZN stock from $2,700 to $3,300.