As it has become known that AstraZeneca and Oxford University are working together on a coronavirus vaccine, the AZN stock price is rising.
50,000 units of Remdesivir are ready for shipment. The drug has passed initial trials and has been proven to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19. Gilead (GILD) stock price is increasing.
Credit card stocks, Visa (V), MasterCard (MA) and American Express (AXP) rose 5.4%, 6.6% and 6.3% respectively on Wednesday, April 29. MasterCard Q1 earnings report beat analysts’ expectations.
In an unprecedented move, Shell has cut down the interim dividend for its shareholders by 66% from $0.47 last year to now at $0.16. The massive crash in oil demand due to COVID-19 has been responsible for this move as per the oil giant.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked the government to give people back their freedom amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company reported Q1 earnings that beat analysts’ expectations. TSLA stock is up.
Microsoft (MSFT) stock price has risen as the software giant released its fiscal Q3 results. Sales increased by 15%, powered by Microsoft cloud business.
On April 29, when Facebook released its Q1 earnings, its shares rose by 6.17% to close at $194.19. In the pre-market today, FB stock has added 9.38% and is making up $212.40 per share at the moment of writing.
Zoom (ZM) stock is in the red. It happened after Google’s recent announcement that it is making its Meet free for everyone.
Following the positive news on the remdesivir trial, Gilead stock rebounded. Yesterday, GILD closed at $83.14 per share or 5.68% up. After hours, it added another 2.29% to trade at $85.04. The price is also rising today in the-premarket trading.
Tesla reported Q1 results, including a $16 million profit. A Covid-19 outbreak in China forced the company to suspend manufacturing in Shanghai for more than a week in February, and in the U.S. at the end of March. TSLA stock jumped 9% after hours.
As the airline industry is going through its worst period in the last several decades, all the companies are initiating necessary steps to make their passengers feel safe while traveling again. Meanwhile, American Airlines (AAL) shares are in the green.
General Electric (GE) stock price fell after the release of the company’s Q1 2020 earnings report. The revenue declined by 8%.
Tesla rival Nio hasn’t lowered its annual forecast as a result of the coronavirus. At the time of writing, NIO stock is 12% up.
Barclays reported that its Q1 net profit had plunged 42% year-on-year and it decided to take a credit impairment charge. Meanwhile, BCS stock is up.
Alphabet (GOOG) stock price is rising today after the company has published its earnings report for the first quarter of this year. The results are better than it was expected.