© Source: abolukbas / Shutterstock.com Luckin (LKNCY) logo on the wall of a coffee shop with a customer sitting at a table below it. Purveyor of coffee and fraud, Luckin Coffee (OTCMKTS:LKNCY) still commands plenty of attention and, for one reason or another, some investors remain captivated by Luckin stock. […]
Month: August 2020
Glancy Prongay & Murray Reminds Investors of Looming Deadline in the Class Action Lawsuit Against Wins Finance Holdings Inc. (WINS)
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”) reminds investors of the upcoming September 23, 2020 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of Wins Finance Holdings Inc. (“Wins” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: WINS) securities between October 31, 2018 and July […]
Not all insurance cover will let you down in a crisis
The insurance industry has hardly covered itself in glory in recent months, refusing to pay out on claims made by owners of small firms who understandably thought their business interruption policies would kick in as a result of the pandemic. Yet its reputation has not been entirely left in shreds. […]
S&P 500 shakes off a bumpy start, pushes to another record
The market has been making a lot of small moves recently on snippets of news about the virus, developments on a potential vaccine for it and other concerns. But the economy is still hurting, with airlines running at a fraction of their capacities and restaurants still mostly empty. “That’s not an economy that’s […]
Petition Launches to Mandate Personal Finance Courses are Taught to Students
The NFEC created this website to give people that believe that public schools should provide comprehensive financial literacy education a voice and encourages them to sign the petition at: https://TeachFinancialLiteracy.org/ The initial goal of this campaign to promote mandated personal finance education in U.S. public schools. The end goal is […]
The Main Benefits Of Buying Car Insurance Online
For more info and free auto insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/the-main-reasons-why-should-you-buy-a-car-insurance-policy-online/ In the past years, buying an online car insurance policy has become popular among people that want to save time. Purchasing car insurance online is simple and has multiple advantages for those that choose this method of getting an insurance […]
British start-up Culture Trip confirms CEO is stepping down
(L-R) Executive Producer Daniel Montalto, Executives in charge of Culture Trip Michael Fox and Dr. Kris Naudts and Executive Producer Elizabeth Carter attend Culture Trip premiere of the “The Soul of Soho” film at SXSW on March 09, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Getty British travel and entertainment start-up Culture Trip […]
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Invests in Acorns Finance App, New Users Get $7
Dwayne Johnson, left, and Dany Garcia. Photographer: Kevin Mazur/Eric Umphrey via Acorns Photographer: Kevin Mazur/Eric Umphrey via Acorns Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his business partner Dany Garcia are making a investment in digital personal-finance service Acorns — which will give each new user a $7 credit, a symbolic reference […]
J.M. Smucker lifts annual forecast on strong demand for coffee, frozen foods
(Reuters) – J.M. Smucker Co (SJM.N) on Tuesday raised its full-year targets after beating Wall Street estimates for first-quarter earnings and revenue on strong demand for its coffee, frozen sandwiches and peanut butter from stuck-at-home consumers. FILE PHOTO: Containers of Smuckers’s Jam are displayed in a supermarket in New York […]
South Korea urged to follow Japanese lead on coal finance ban
South Korea has been castigated by environmentalists and international investors for failing to follow Japan in slashing funding for coal power overseas. The criticism was levelled as Moon Jae-in’s government touted investment in clean energy as part of a Green New Deal, a vital component of an unprecedented $233bn stimulus […]
State insurance commissioner, advocacy group reverse opposition to wildfire bill following amendments
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Los Angeles advocacy group Consumer Watchdog issued separate statements Friday announcing they no longer opposed a wildfire-insurance bill. At a hearing earlier this week, lawmakers took out key portions of the bill that Lara said would undermine his authority to regulate homeowner insurance […]
Consumer Confidence Drops Unexpectedly in August | National News
Consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in the first two weeks of August to its lowest level in six years as households grew increasingly worried about the economy following a sustained surge in coronavirus cases this summer. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index, which measures how optimistic consumers […]
Small businesses in emerging Asia need more support to survive coronavirus fallout, International Finance Corporation says
Micro, small and medium-sized businesses remain some of the hardest hit in Asia-Pacific from the coronavirus pandemic and will need additional support as the regional economy recovers this year, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which provides financing for private sector companies in developing markets. Vivek Pathak, the IFC’s […]
Reseco Group adds Jason Gard to their Insurance Services Team
PHOENIX, Aug. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Resecō Group is pleased to announce that Jason Gard has joined their group of companies as Senior Advisor of Reseco Insurance Advisors, LLC a premier partner with United Benefit Advisors (UBA) and Insurance Agency Network (ISU). Jason brings 25 years of unparalleled expertise in the Insurance […]
Coronavirus update: U.S. death toll tops 177,000 as FDA head acknowledges he misspoke on convalescent plasma
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 climbed above 177,000 on Tuesday, as experts continued to question claims made about the use of convalescent plasma as a treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients and a leading government official conceded he misspoke at a Sunday press briefing. Food and Drug […]
ByteDance investors seek to use stakes to finance TikTok bid: sources
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. Dado Ruvic | Reuters ByteDance investors are in talks to use their stakes in the Chinese technology firm to help finance their bid for its popular short-video app TikTok, according […]
WeissLaw LLP Investigates Insurance Acquisition Corp.
If you own INSU shares and wish to discuss this investigation or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, visit our website: Or please contact: (888) [email protected] WeissLaw is investigating whether INSU’s board satisfied its fiduciary duties to its shareholders by conducting a fair and diligent […]
Dow extends losses, drops 200 points with Apple set to snap a 5-day winning streak
Stocks fell on Tuesday as Apple shares declined for the first time in six sessions and traders assessed the market’s recent run to all-time highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 200 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 slid 0.1% and Nasdaq Composite was up marginally. Apple dropped 1.6%, giving […]
Stock Adds 6.4% in Session
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of American Federated Insurance Company and American Federated Life Insurance Company
This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on AM Best’s website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see AM Best’s Recent Rating Activity […]