Markets
Nikkei 225
27,781.02
▲ +497.43 / +1.82%
SSE Composite
3,464.29
▲ +66.93 / +1.97%
IBOVESPA
123,298.88
▲ +1,498.09 / +1.23%
Straits Times
3,161.22
BMV IPC
50,868.32
▲ +1.15%
Dow Jones
35,117.14
▲ +181.67 / +0.52%
DAX 30
15,588.44
▲ +44.05 / +0.28%
BSE SENSEX
52,950.63
▲ +363.79 / +0.69%
FTSE 100
7,075.11
▲ +42.81 / +0.61%
JSE Top 40
63,029.34
Market News
- Dow Jones: The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped the 35K mark at open.
- S&P 500: US indices, like the S&P 500, opened at record highs on Monday as economic recovery and earnings roll in.
Last Week’s Highlights
Oil companies’ earnings are up as demand resurges
Oil giants Chevron and Exxon’s earnings reports, submitted on Friday, have beat the market expectations. Their reports are a far cry from last year as they have regained profitability as oil product demand is resurging amid the world’s reopening economies. Chevron reported more than $37b in profits, while Exxon topped $67B. Oil prices are nearing $74, giving operations another boost for the next quarter.
Tesla hits $1B in quarterly earnings for the first time in its history
Tesla hit a new milestone this Quarter by reporting a net income of more than 1 billion dollars for the first time in history. This is a more than 100% increase from last year and higher than the markets expected. This impressive growth comes in a quarter in which the EV giant boomed in delivery and sales numbers, giving revenue of almost 12 billion dollars.
Coming Up This Week
SEC to halt all Chinese IPOs in the US
The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission has announced this Friday that it will halt all Chinese IPOs temporarily. In addition, it is asking its employees to ask for more disclosures from Chinese companies in the future before it approves the sale of their shares in the U.S. This shows that regulators are taking more care in the approval of IPOs as the Chinese market remains risky and has affected trading in the U.S.
Big tech is asking employees for vaccine certificates
As the Delta variant spreads worldwide, the list of companies asking for vaccination proofs for their staff to go back to work is becoming larger. Tech giants lead this list with Facebook, Twitter, and Google asking all their U.S.-based employees to vaccinate fully before coming back to their offices. In the Airline industry, Delta and United have required new hires to be vaccinated and are asking other employees to do so.
More Things to Sip On…
Facebook announces the launch of their Ray-ban smart glasses.
Amazon’s earnings disappoint expectations by $2B.
Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over Black Widow going to streaming.
Porsche SE joins the space race by Investing in Isar Aerospace.
How to pay off debt (while prioritizing saving)
There is no one-size fits all answer. However, the options to pay off debt and saving are not, and should not, be mutually exclusive.
Bull and Bear Markets: How to tame these beasts
As long as you understand how the bull and bear markets work, there is anything for long-term passive investors to get too worked up about.
“Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.”
– Benjamin Graham –
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