Amazon Disappointed Investors Despite Making 100 Billion USD in Quarterly Revenue; Its CFO Expects Slower Growth in the Months to Come

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An increasing number of people are reverting back to pre-covid shopping habits, and perhaps nobody felt the shockwave better than Amazon. After falling short of analysts’ forecasts, the company stock slid over 7% in extended-hours trading last Thursday.

Now, it’s up to the company’s new CEO, Andy Jassy, to reassure investors as to how the business is planning to retain its record growth, especially under the mounting scrutiny of regulators both on U.S. and European soil.

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Ivaylo Chaushev: Robinhood Only Stands to Benefit from Higher Market Volatility

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“Robinhood will only benefit from higher market volatility as its trading volumes are expected to rise due to its main source of income being the selling of client orders to market makers. A less volatile market, on the other hand, might present a problem because it risks boring speculators.”

 Ivaylo Chaushev, chief financial analyst of DeltaStock

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Jefferies Group Posts a Record-shattering Quarter, Significantly Boosts Its Quarterly Cash Dividend

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The U.S. multinational independent investment bank and financial services company posted a record quarter ending May 31, 2021, in addition to a record last twelve month net revenues of $6.739 billion – a staggering 81% year-over-year growth and a clear sign of good things to come, COVID-19 notwithstanding. Here’s what else has been happening for the past three months at Jefferies Group’s HQ.

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