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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors are
in for a treat, given expectations regarding a strong September quarter and the momentum around its tenth anniversary iPhone:
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As of last week, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) was reportedly behind more than five energy projects powering schools,
community centers and a children’s hospital in Puerto Rico:
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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) shares reached
new record highs after smashing third-quarter earnings estimates:
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Wall Street Journal
The White House has notified Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell that President Donald Trump intends to nominate him as the
next chairman of the central bank:
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The House Republican tax bill and the changes it will bring to the tax code, if it becomes law, are likely to vary across the
country:
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Reuters
Conservative activist Laura Loomer was banned from the ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft on Wednesday after unleashing an
anti-Muslim tweetstorm in the wake of the New York City attack on Tuesday that killed eight people, the companies said:
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Facebook faced harsh criticism in Washington on Wednesday over its failure to prevent Russian operatives from using its platform
for election meddling, but the earnings report it issued hours later showed just how insulated its business remains from political
risk:
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Bloomberg
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (NYSE: RDS-A) has
taken Exxon Mobil Corp.’s (NYSE: XOM)
cash-flow crown, a year after completing the biggest deal in its history:
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Everyone in the world can look forward to another year of healthy growth in 2018:
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ECONOMIC DATA
- USA Initial Jobless Claims for Oct 27 229.0K vs 235.0K Est; Continuing Claims for Oct 20 1.88M vs 1.90M Est
- USA Nonfarm Productivity (QoQ) for Q3 3.00% vs 2.40% Est; Unit Labor Costs (QoQ) for Q3 0.50% vs 0.50% Est
- The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage is schedule for release at
10:30 a.m. ET.
- New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley will speak in New York at 12:20 p.m. ET.
- Data on money supply for the recent week will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET.
- Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic is set to speak in Chicago at 6:15 p.m. ET.
ANALYST RATINGS
- Benchmark upgraded Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) from Hold to Buy
- RBC upgraded Yelp (NYSE: YELP) from
Sector Perform to Outperform
- Cowen upgraded US Steel (NYSE: X) from
Underperform to Market Perform
- BTIG downgraded Papa John's (NASDAQ: PZZA) from Buy to Neutral
- Stifel downgraded Square (NYSE: SQ) from
Buy to Hold
- Jefferies downgraded OraSure (NASDAQ: OSUR) from Buy to Hold
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