Vanguard Expands Portfolio With Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Vanguard on Tuesday rolled out its first actively managed bond ETF focused on securities with two years or less to maturity, according to a report by Yahoo! Finance. The Vanguard...
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U.K Limits AstraZeneca Vaccines To Ages 30 And Above On Blood Clot Worries
The United Kingdom has limited the inoculation of the AstraZeneca PLC COVID-19 vaccine to preferably people over 30, the WSJ reported. The European Union's health agency said it found possible...
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Beyond Meat Opens Manufacturing Plant In China, Eyes Another In Europe
Plant-based protein firm Beyond Meat Inc. opened its first manufacturing facility outside the United States in China on Wednesday, according to a report. Located in the Jiaxing Economic & Technological...
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World’s Richest Man Backs Higher Taxes For American Firms
Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has issued a statement of support for President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan that includes increasing the corporate tax rate, according to SeekingAlpha....
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Treasury’s Yellen Calls For Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday called for international cooperation for a global minimum corporate tax rate, according to the WSJ. Yellen said competitiveness is about more than how...
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Celebrity Investor Says U.S. Should Extremely Aggressive To Level Playing Field With China
Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary said the United States should be "extremely aggressive" to level the economic playing field with China, CNBC reported. O'Leary said the U.S. should make Chinese companies...
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Disney Plus Pulls In Closer To Rival Netflix’s Subscriber Loyalty. Amazon Prime and Hulu to Follow
Disney's streaming service is pulling closer to rival Netflix when it comes to subscriber attitudes and loyalty, according to a report by SeekingAlpha. Hub data shows that 77% of U.S....
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IMF Warns Global Economy ‘Diverging Dangerously’
The global economic outlook has improved overall but prospects are diverging dangerously, according to a BloombergQuint report. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director Kristalina Georgieva said differences could hold back the...
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Financial Markets Close for Good Friday
Major financial markets are closed for Good Friday despite not being a federal holiday, according to a report. Stock markets including the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be...
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Coinbase Sets Nasdaq’s First Major Direct Listing on April 14
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will start trading April 14 after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved its direct listing, according to CNBC. Coinbase will be Nasdaq's first major direct listing. The...
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China’s Sinovac Doubles CoronaVac Annual Production Capacity to 2 Million Doses
The Chinese drug company Sinovac Biotech has doubled its annual capacity for the COVID-19 vaccine to 2 billion doses, according to Reuters. The additional capacity comes from its third production...
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Auto Makers Open 2021 With Strong Sales Growth Despite Supply Issues
U.S. vehicle sales jumped 11.3% in the first quarter of 2021 as consumer demand continued amid chip shortages, the WSJ reported. Data from Wards Intelligence indicated that the annualized selling...
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