The Big Shorts

Trump calls governors 'weak' on call, encourages crack down on protestors

Trump has video teleconference with governors and tells them to increase aggression towards protestors; Brands like Amazon, Disney, and Nike are responding to the protests across the country. Yahoo Finance's On The Move panel discusses.

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  Markets grapple with civil unrest after George Floyd killing

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  Target, Lowe's, among other major companies, respond to protests, call for change

  Yahoo Finance Video

Don't resist order deferrals, Qatar Airways tells jetmakers

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker on Tuesday warned Airbus <AIR.PA> and Boeing <BA.N> against resisting the airline's requests to defer aircraft deliveries, in a battle over who should bear the strain of the coronavirus crisis. The state airline, whose CEO has more usually been known for criticising delays at planemakers, is now in talks like many rivals to push back deliveries due to the impact of the crisis. "We are negotiating with both Boeing and Airbus to fulfil our requirement to defer and we hope that both the manufacturers will oblige," he told Reuters by phone.

Embraer seeks business partners but not a repeat of the Boeing deal

The world's No. 3 planemaker Embraer <EMBR3.SA> is open to new business partners after Boeing Co <BA.N> ditched a $4.2 billion deal that was years in the making, the Brazilian company's chief executive told Reuters. "We are not looking for a partnership of the size that the company had with Boeing," he said. "We think that it would be faster and more efficient to have partnerships by project."

Geopolitics and U.S Riots Back in Focus with the Stats on the Lighter Side

With the RBA holdings policy unchanged, the focus returns to the key risk drivers. Continued unrest in the U.S and tensions between the U.S and China are in focus.

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  Manufacturing PMIs Put the EUR and USD in Focus as Demand for Riskier Assets Rises

  FX Empire
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  European Equities: A Lack of Stats Leaves Geopolitics and Policy Support in Focus

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Canadian dollar surges to three-month high as investors unload the greenback

The Canadian dollar <CAD=> was trading 1.5% higher at 1.3571 to the U.S. dollar, or 73.69 U.S. cents. "It just seems like everyone wants to sell (U.S.) dollars right now," said Bipan Rai, North America head of FX strategy at CIBC Capital Markets. "The Fed has implemented many measures to make sure that the world is awash in U.S. dollars."

US STOCKS-Wall Street closes higher as recovery signs soothe protest, pandemic worries

U.S. stocks posted gains on Monday as signs of U.S. economic recovery helped offset jitters over increasingly violent social unrest amid an ongoing pandemic and rising U.S.-China tensions. All three major stock indexes began the month with gains of less than 1% on the heels of a strong rally in May. "Certainly the pace of the stock market recovery can't contnue at the pace it has been," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago.

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  Asian shares mostly higher following Wall Street gains

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  Dow ends modestly higher as Wall Street looks beyond civil unrest to hopes for economic recovery

  MarketWatch

Steve Greenlee to Retire as President of ExxonMobil Upstream Business Development Company; Linda DuCharme Elected as Corporate Vice President and Appointed President of Upstream Business Development Company

Steve Greenlee to Retire as President of ExxonMobil Upstream Business Development Company; Linda DuCharme Elected as Corporate Vice President

Why Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems, and Harley-Davidson Stocks All Popped Today

It's the first Monday in June, trading is back in full swing after a holiday-shortened week, and stock markets are glowing a modest shade of green, with the S&P 500 up a healthy 0.5% in midday trading. Industrial stocks, in particular, are getting a nice boost, with shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) up 3.5%, Boeing airplane parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR) doing even better -- up 9.7% -- and Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) riding 7% higher as of 2:15 p.m. EDT.

Semiconductor Companies Gear up to Seek Federal Funding to Open U.S. Plants

The Semiconductor Industry Association, which represents U.S. chip companies, wants $37 billion in federal funding.

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  Semiconductor Industry to Lobby for Billions to Boost U.S. Manufacturing

  The Wall Street Journal
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  A semiconductor ‘cold war’ is heating up between the U.S. and China

  MarketWatch

Dow Jones Rises Despite Civil Unrest; Walmart and Apple Close Stores Over Weekend; Microsoft Replaces Editors With AI

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) shook off some truly bad news on Monday, up about 0.2% at 11:40 a.m. EDT. Just as the U.S. economy was beginning to recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest in major U.S. cities threatened to impede that recovery. Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) made only small moves as the companies closed some stores on Sunday due to the unrest.

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  Pfizer Stock Dives After Blockbuster Cancer Drug Flops In Late-Stage Test

  Investor's Business Daily
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  Here are the 10 most under and overbought S&P 500 stocks, according to Goldman

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Top Analyst Reports for Apple, Verizon & PayPal

Top Analyst Reports for Apple, Verizon & PayPal

US STOCKS-Wall St gains as recovery hopes overshadow U.S. protests

Wall Street's major indexes rose on Monday as investors chose to look past violent protests across the country over racial inequality and focused more on economic data that bolstered views of a quick post-pandemic recovery. U.S. manufacturing activity eased off an 11-year low in May, an Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey showed, the strongest sign yet that the worst of the economic downturn was behind as businesses reopen.

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  Manufacturers show faint signs of revival in May as economy slowly reopens, ISM finds

  MarketWatch
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  U.S. manufacturing activity crawls off 11-year low

  Reuters

Will protests and looting permanently damage the economy?

Here's how investors should be thinking through the impact of social unrest sweeping the country.

USD/CAD Daily Forecast – Canadian Dollar Continues Its Upside Move

USD/CAD breached the support at 1.3730 and moved closer to 1.3600.

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  GBP/USD Daily Forecast – U.S. Dollar Remains Under Pressure

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  Silver Price Daily Forecast – Silver Continues Its Rally

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Like Dividends? You'll Love These 5 Stocks

Picking the best dividend stocks to add to your investment portfolio requires more than looking for the highest yields. For years of dependable dividend income, you need to find well-run companies with solid business models capable of maintaining the dividend through tough economic times. The companies are listed in order of their dividend yields based on recent share prices.

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  What Is A Dividend? Plus The 5 Best Dividend Stocks Now

  Investor's Business Daily
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  Here’s How to Find the Best Dividend Stocks

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Cloudera (CLDR) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?

Cloudera's (CLDR) first-quarter fiscal 2021 results are expected to reflect its strong portfolio and the unveiling of Cloudera Data Platform on AWS and Microsoft Azure.

4 Tech Stocks to Soar on SpaceX Ship's Historic Voyage

The success of SpaceX and launch of new constellations of satellites to enter low-Earth orbit in the coming years brighten prospects for space technology.

Netflix Makes a Smart Move in Its Quest for 100 Million Subscribers

The streaming giant has come up with a smart promotional plan to lure more subscribers in this fast-growing market.

Facebook, Snapchat join chorus of companies condemning George Floyd death, racism

Facebook Inc and Snap Inc became the latest U.S. companies condemning racial inequality in the United States as violent protests flared up across major cities over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis last week. "We stand with the Black community - and all those working towards justice in honor of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and far too many others whose names will not be forgotten," Facebook's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post late Sunday.

5 Dogs of the Dow for the Month of June

Dogs of the Dow have large customer base, sustainable business model, a long track of profitability and strong liquidity, which allow them to offer sizable yields regardless of market conditions.

3 Dates for Disney Investors to Circle in June

It's going to be another big month for the media giant, with a couple of notable Disney+ releases and rivals reopening their theme parks.