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As US Dollar Sinks, Top Economist Warns 10% Slide Could Spark New Inflation Spike
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 8:48am | 742The United States is bracing for a potential acceleration in inflation, with a significant depreciation of the dollar now identified as a key contributing factor, according to a new analysis by Torsten Sløk, the chief economist at Apollo. What Happened: As per Sløk’s analysis, a 10%...
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Elon Musk Dreams Of A 'Permanently Occupied Moonbase' Despite Being Far From Landing On Earth's Only Natural Satellite
Monday, July 22, 2024 - 8:36am | 792SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday envisioned a permanently occupied base on the Moon, 55 years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the natural satellite. What Happened: “We should create a permanently occupied moonbase,” Musk wrote on X in response to users commemorating the...
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'Apollo Programme On Steroids:' Analysts Weigh On New US-Japan Lunar Mission To Outshine China
Monday, April 29, 2024 - 3:54am | 646Analysts react to Japan’s newly announced plans with the U.S. to send an astronaut to the moon in a move to outpace China in the space race. What Happened: President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have recently disclosed Japan’s collaboration with the U.S. to launch an...
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Fintech Focus For July 2, 2021
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 7:42pm | 1995Quote To Start The Day: “I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a one size fits all standard for happiness.” Source: Kanye West One Big Thing In Fintech: Six fintechs — PayPal, Square, Varo, Affirm, LendingClub and Oportun —...
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Fintech Focus For April 19, 2021
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - 7:54pm | 2187Quote To Start The Day: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." Source: Lao Tzu One Big Thing In Fintech: Coinbase’s public listing documents revealed an unusual set of circumstances for a startup: Its venture arm, Coinbase Ventures, had acquired stakes in a handful...
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Fintech Focus For July 7, 2020
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 - 10:19am | 1668Daily Perspective: Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the result of other people’s thinking. - Steve Jobs Fintech Movers: On March 1, 8% of U.S. Square sellers were effectively cashless; 54...
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FreightWaves Flashback: Moon Craft Arrives On Ocean Barge
Friday, March 27, 2020 - 2:52pm | 528The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each Friday, FreightWaves will explore the archives of American Shipper's nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories...
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Apollo Cryptocurrency Brings You Database Sharing
Friday, July 26, 2019 - 3:04pm | 210Apollo (APL), a cryptocurrency backed by the Apollo Foundation, said Friday it successfully implemented database sharding to reduce blockchain bloat. “With the release of sharding, Apollo has officially become the fastest, most feature-rich and most sustainable cryptocurrency available,...
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Alnylam Pharmaceutical Surges After Rare Disease Drug Met Key Endpoints
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - 8:25am | 415Shares of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNY) surged higher by more than 20 percent early Wednesday morning after the company impressed investors with encouraging data from a phase 3 clinical trial. Alnylam, a company dedicated towards treating a wide range of debilitating diseases through...
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Susquehanna: Positive On Blackstone, Alternative Assets Becoming The 'New Active'
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 1:16pm | 1011On May 21, Susquehanna Research published a report initiating coverage on Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX), along with a thesis that alternative asset managers are fast becoming the new normal for investors seeking higher returns. Analyst Doug Sipkin's rationale is that, "It is getting harder for...
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Citi Reiterates Hold on Apollo, Raises PT to $44
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 9:22am | 52Citi reiterated its Hold rating on Apollo (NASDAQ: APOL). At the same time, Citi raised its price target on the company's stock from $41 to $44. On Thursday, Apollo closed the day at $43.68. Its shares added 4.4% to their value in today's pre-market trading to trade around $45.60.
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Morgan Stanley reiterates Overweight on Apollo Group, Raises PT to $56
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 8:32am | 56Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating on Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL). At the same time, the rating agency raised its price target on the company's stock from $54 to $56. On Thursday, Apollo closed the day at $43.68. Its shares added 4.65% to its value in today's pre-market trading to...
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Credit Suisse Updates 7/1
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 8:14am | 364Credit Suisse made a number of updates in a research report published today. Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) had its coverage initiated with an Outperform rating and a price target of $55. On Thursday, MPC added 3.32% to its value to finish the day at $41.40. Its shares lost 1.57% of their...
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Apollo Group to be a "Great Story" in Late 2012/Early 2013, Piper Jaffray Reports
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 7:36am | 120“In dialing back enrollments, screening students more aggressively and trimming costs we believe Apollo (NASDAQ: APOL) has taken the right steps to improve student outcomes and ultimately drive a reacceleration in revenue and earnings growth,” Piper Jaffray wrote in a report. “Largely in-line F3Q...
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Deutsche Bank Updates 7/1
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 7:30am | 312Deutsche Bank made a number of updates in a research report published today. KB Home (NYSE: KBH) had its rating maintained at Hold. At the same time, its price target was lowered from $18 to $12. On Thursday, KBH lost 2.98% of its value to end the day at $9.78. Its shares regained most of...