Jobless Claims Fall but Remain Above 400,000 for a Consecutive Week
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims plunged by 7,000 for the week that ended June 19 to hit 411,000. Previous week’s jobless claims were revised by up 6,000 to 418,000.…
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims plunged by 7,000 for the week that ended June 19 to hit 411,000. Previous week’s jobless claims were revised by up 6,000 to 418,000.…
(IHS Markit) U.S. June Manufacturing Index Increased the fastest since 2007 from 62.1 to 62.6 as restrictions were lifted. The increased index was also due to a recovering domestic economy.…
(LIZHI) LIZHI Inc. 's vertical podcast platform has launched on Tencent’s in-car platform WeScenario to enrich user’s digital experience. The launch allows LIZHI to bring a collection of curated and…
(Census Bureau) New single-family house sales in the US fell by 5.9% to hit 769,000 in May, trailing April’s rate of 817,000. House sales in May were still 9.2% higher…
(Nikola) Nikola Corporation will invest $50 million in cash and stock in Wabash Valley Resources for a clean hydrogen project. Nikola will have a 20% equity stake in the project,…
(WSJ) Self-driving truck startup Embark Trucks Inc. will become public by merging with a blank cheque company. Deal could be valued at $5.2 billion. Embark will merge with Special Purpose…
(IHS Markit) UK Composite Output Index eased to an expansion of 61.7 in June, down from a record 62.9 in May. Service Business Activity index also eased to a 2-month…
(Bloomberg) Aluminum year-to-date performance outshined copper, with a 21% gain compared to copper’s 18%. Both aluminum and copper have been struck by attempts by China to suppress price inflation in…
(3D Systems) 3D Systems has partnered with CollPlant Biotechnologies to develop a 3D bioprinted regenerative soft tissue matrix to be used in breast reconstruction procedures. The soft tissue matrix will…
(Coindesk) Financial services firms PayPal Holdings Inc. and Visa Inc. have joined Blockchain Capital's $300-million venture fund as limited partners. As limited partners, both firms will have an outside manager…
(GlobalFoundries) GF is partnering with Singapore Economic Development Board, committing more than $4 billion investment to meet the expanding demand for manufacturing technologies and services to help firms globally to…
(SEMI) North America headquartered Semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a three-month average of $3.59 billion billings globally in May. The figure is 4.7% more than April’s $3.43 billion this year, and…