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 Next week's trading action could mark the culmination of some of the most significant hang-ups confronting investors, including the possible return to March-style shutdown as cases of COVID-19 rise domestically and elsewhere in the world.
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A win for Joe Biden in the presidential election is likely to be beneficial for European stocks, strategists said, with a number of sectors set to stand out.
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Experts attribute the record-breaking number of coronavirus cases to growing weariness among Americans to keep up with pandemic practices like social distancing and wearing masks.
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As Covid hits the economy and stock market again, these "entertainment" stocks hire people by the thousands to keep up with explosive demand.
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Election Day is still eight days away, but nearly 80 million Americans already have cast their ballots, surpassing an estimated early-votes total of about 58 million for the 2016 election.
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 Shares of Qualcomm (QCOM) might have dropped along with the broader market in this week's bloodbath, but the decline was counterbalanced by some good news.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with Qualcomm when denying the FTC's (Federal Trade Commission) request for an en banc hearing.The FTC filed its petition on Sep 25 following the Ninth Circuit Appellate Court's ruling to reverse a lower-court decision against Qualcomm.Qualcomm had originally lost an antitrust case against the FTC after it accused the chipmaker of anticompetitive patent licensing in an attempt to tighten its grip on the smartphone modem chip market. But in August, a three-judge panel overturned the ruling, saying the FTC hadn't established QCOM's behavior skewed the market in its favor. Should Qualcomm have lost it would have needed to renegotiate its patent licenses, which would have cut into its licensing revenue.For Deutsche bank analyst Ross Seymore, the decision removes the final overhang from a case which began all the way back in January 2017. The decision, says Seymore, allows investors to "remain focused on the company's strong positioning within 5G and the sell through of 5G devices."Seymore further added, "We note that QCOM has already signed and implemented new multi-year license agreements with every major handset OEM including Apple, Samsung, and Huawei (100 agreements covering 5G), with [the] decision likely bolstering Qualcomm in its current and future license negotiations. For QCOM's QCT busines
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 Under Armour Inc. shares jumped 7% in premarket trade Friday, after the athletic apparel and goods maker beat earnings estimates for the third quarter despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The company posted net income of $38.9 million, or 9 cents a share, for the quarter, down from $102.3 million, or 23 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings came to 26 cents, well ahead of the 3 cents FactSet consensus. Revenue was flat at $1.4 billion, but beat the $1.2 billion FactSet consensus. "Due to ongoing uncertainty related to COVID-19 and its potential effect on global markets, the company expects material impacts on its business results for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021," it said in a statement. Under Armour now expects fiscal 2020 revenue to fall at a high-teen percentage rate from 2019, and expects its adjusted loss per share to range from 47 cents to 49 cents. The FactSet consensus is for a loss of 71 cents. The company expects year-end timing impacts from COVID-19, including spring product deliveries that will come in early 2021 instead of late 2020. It also expects a substantial decline in licensing revenue due to lower contractual royalty minimums and contract settlements realized in 2019. Separately, the company said it's selling its MyFitnessPal platform to private-equity firm Francisco Partners for $345 million in a deal expected to close in the fourth quarter. Shares have fallen 26% in the year to date, while the S&P 500 has gained 2.5%.
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 (Bloomberg) -- When talking about the biggest company in the world, it's not unusual for there to be eye-popping numbers. But Apple Inc.'s latest superlative is not one investors would like to see.Since becoming the first American company to surpass $2 trillion in market value in August and peaking last month, the iPhone maker has lost $450 billion, wiped out by a 19% slump. The latest bout of selling -- a 5.6% drop on Friday -- took out more than $120 billion alone. Apple's now worth $1.85 trillion and still the most valuable U.S. company, but the amount shaved from its ledger since its September peak is more than the entire market cap of Visa Inc., the seventh largest member of the S&P 500, and greater than the value of Thailand's stock exchange.The drawdown comes as the tech giant reported iPhone sales that missed analysts' estimates and gave no forecast for the holiday quarter. Fiscal fourth-quarter revenue from the iPhone was $26.4 billion, compared to expectations of $27.1 billion.The Nasdaq 100 Index plunged 2.6% on Friday and had its worst week since the coronavirus-induced selloff in March. Disappointing sales forecasts from tech companies like Apple, Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. are sparking worries about further growth potential in the names that led this year's rebound.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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The future is uncertain. COVID proves that.
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Not only that, this election year is filled with unpredictability, especially for owners of small and midsize businesses. We are simultaneously navigating the uncertain waters of the Paycheck Protection Program as well as planning for possible changes in the business tax code.
2020 has been particularly brutal. According to MarketWatch, 55% of Yelp-listed businesses that closed due to COVID will stay closed permanently.
It's easy to see why many would assume a wait-and-see approach. Let's see who gets elected and how the tax code will change. Let's see how COVID stimulus is going to play out.
If you've found yourself saying things like this, let me be clear: This is anything but the moment to wait. I'm telling my clients that not only is it the right time to plan at least two years into the future, it's the right time to think big and consider whether an even bigger move makes sense.
Here's what you need to know to start making those plans:
Business taxes
Small and midsize businesses should be building contingency plans now for whoever ends up winning the White House, as well as which party controls the House and Senate. Yes, it will take time before any legislation is passed regarding business taxes, but as COVID-19 has taught us, building those plans now and thinking at least two years ahead will set your business up for success regardless of the outcome on election night.
First, let's think about the most drastic scenario: a Democratic president and Senate. This is where I'd expect
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