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Biden Presidency Starts With a Giant Bet on Run-It-Hot Economics By Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden’s administration has dedicated its first few weeks in office to spending more money on pandemic relief -- and shrugged off warnings that the economy may overheat as a result.If the president sticks to his guns, it could mark another milestone in the great policy rethink that got under way after the 2008 financial crisis.Biden’s $1.9 trillion aid plan would...

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H&M Faces Russian Criminal Investigation Over Customs Duties By Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- Russian authorities opened a criminal investigation into clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (ST:HMb) for allegedly avoiding 3.1 billion rubles ($42 million) of customs duties. The Federal Customs Service opened the case in December against H&M’s Russian unit for not including some of the license fees it pays to its Swedish parent in declarations when importing goods from...

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Simon Property, Chegg Rise Premarket; Coty Falls By Investing.com

By Peter Nurse  Investing.com -- Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Tuesday, February 9th. Please refresh for updates. Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) stock soared 33% after Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA), up 1.4%, announced plans to acquire the mobile gaming company in a deal worth $2.4 billion. Glu is best known for its titles based around celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Katy...

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Bitcoin Record, Trump Trial, WHO Covid Investigation – What’s up in Markets By Investing.com

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- Bitcoin and other crypto assets surge to fresh highs after Elon Musk’s latest intervention, the Senate prepares to try Donald Trump for a second time, a WHO team effectively rules out a lab accident as the source of the Covid-19 pandemic, and oil consolidates above $60. Here’s what you need to know in financial markets on Tuesday, February 9th....

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Britain wants to resolve post-Brexit N.Ireland trade issues quickly By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants to resolve what it describes as issues with an agreement for post-Brexit trade with its province of Northern Ireland as quickly as possible with the European Union, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. Michael Gove, in charge of implementing the Brexit deal, will meet European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic on Thursday to...

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EU urges governments to think green, digital before recovery plan launch By Reuters

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission urged governments on Tuesday to make a genuine effort to focus on digitalisation of their economies and fighting climate change in designing reforms and investments financed by EU grants as part of the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The European Parliament is set to approve later on Tuesday hundreds of billions of euros...

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Incyte Earnings, Revenue beat in Q4 By Investing.com

Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY) reported on Tuesday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations. Incyte announced earnings per share of $0.93 on revenue of $789.5M. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $0.5346 on revenue of $659.5M. Incyte shares are down 5.75% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $93.62 , down-from-52-week-high.They are...

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Dow Futures Down 60 Pts; Earnings and Impeachment Ahead By Investing.com

By Peter Nurse    Investing.com - U.S. stocks are seen trading slightly lower Tuesday, consolidating from record levels, with investors keeping a wary eye on the ongoing earnings season and ahead of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. At 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT), the Dow Futures contract was down 60 points, or 0.2%, S&P 500 Futures traded 5 points, or 0.1%, lower, and Nasdaq...

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