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We’ve all heard stories about people who suddenly start living lavish lifestyles after getting into trading. We’ve also watched TV ads of “revolutionary” trading platforms that promise us quick and easy income on the side. Of course, there’s much more to trading than just pouring money in and cashing profits out.
So, how does one become successful in this industry?
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Last Friday, CVS shares were up by nearly 6% at market close on the news that the company has generated higher-than-expected income after it expanded its drugstore chain business to also include health services covering all needs – from basic health insurance to COVID-19 testing. In its latest earnings call, CVS Health Corp also announced a new CEO.
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On Friday, shares of the multinational oil and gas company declined by 1% (53% so far in 2020) due to hindered performance, caused by crashing oil demand across the globe.
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As we witnessed in our previous article on the topic, flash crashes can sometimes be sparked by typical human flaws, such as greed or carelessness. This time around, we’ll examine 5 extra cases where the markets crashed not just under the hasty fingers of nervous traders, but also due to some serious malfunctions in the automated trading software they used. However, before we do that, we should probably briefly explain something first.
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Shares of the social media platform rose by nearly 27% this Thursday upon announcing a stronger-than-expected financial performance despite the ongoing pandemic.
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As expected, the unprecedented crisis, provoked by the global COVID-19 pandemic, led to significant economic problems and bankrupted many businesses of all sizes and in all economic sectors.
Аccording to some estimates, the negative effects of the downturn have already outweighed those of the 2008 crisis. “I’m pretty confident we will see more bankruptcies this year than ever before,” recently commented for Fortune magazine James Hammond, CEO of New Generation Research – the data analytics company that runs Bankruptcy Data.