Apple and Amazon prices make sense and more signs from Goldman Sachs that stocks aren’t in a bubble
The bull rally in stocks continues to paw at the dirt, with both the Dow and S&P 500 indexes charging to new highs last week and momentum set to continue into the week ahead.And worries of a bubble are blowing. Earlier this month,China’s top banking regulator warned that Wall Street assets were trading at such high levels that they are bound to correct.But stocks aren’t in a bubble, according to Goldman Sachs.In ourcall of the day, analysts led by Peter Oppenheimer outline nine key characteristi
Trading tax hike won’t harm competitiveness of Hong Kong’s stock market, says financial secretary
Hong Kong’s plan to increase the stamp duty on stock trading will not harm the competitiveness of the city’s financial markets, Financial Secretary Paul Chan told CNBC on Friday.Chan said in his budget speech on Wednesday that the government will raise the stamp duty paid on listed stock trades from 0.1% to 0.13%.The move “will not harm our competitiveness and at the same time will bring additional revenue to the government at this juncture,” said Chan.Chan said in his budget speech on Wednesday
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission after one dose -UK study
LONDON, Feb 26 - A single dose of Pfizer and BioNtech’s COVID-19 vaccine cuts the number of asymptomatic infections and could significantly reduce the risk of transmission of the virus, results of a UK study found on Friday.Researchers analysed results from thousands of COVID-19 tests carried out each week as part of hospital screenings of healthcare staff in Cambridge, eastern England.“Our findings show a dramatic reduction in the rate of positive screening tests among asymptomatic healthcare