Sam Corey - Spark Newswire

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The Lotto Goes Digital: Watch Out For These Small Stocks

Today, 8:20 AM

Like almost everything consumed and serviced, the American lottery is adapting to the world wide web. That is, the industry is going online, according to recent reporting by Modern Retail.

GDEN

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Airline Recovery Continues Even As Some Cut Trips: Watch Out For These Airline Stocks

By Sam Corey

Today, 8:20 AM

A recovery for airline companies is in the works. The industry accrued a total of $4.1 billion in July ticket sales — a 947% increase compared with the prior year’s numbers, according to Airlines Reporting Corp.

DAL

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Economics

Unemployment Falls For 17th Consecutive Month

By Sam Corey

Today, 8:20 AM

Unemployment claims continue to drop. That’s the storyline that has persisted for almost a year and a half since close to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in March 2020.

TWTR

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Economics

US Consumer Sentiment Drops To Lowest Level Since Pandemic’s Onset

By Sam Corey

Today, 8:20 AM

Consumers are not very happy: sentiment among shoppers fell by 13.5% to 70.2% in August, according to the most recent Surveys of Consumers University of Michigan report. The drop is the consumer sentiment index’s third-largest single-month decline.

TWTR

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$1T Infrastructure Bill Passes US Senate: What You Need To Know

By Sam Corey

Today, 8:20 AM

It may no longer be infrastructure week come Monday.

SPY

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‘Limiting Climate Change A Priority’: New IPCC Report Warns Of Catastrophic Climate Change

By Sam Corey

Today, 8:20 AM

The town of Greenville in California just burned to the ground, like the town of Paradise a few years before it.

SPY

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Paid Time Off For Employees Boosts Vaccination: Study

By Sam Corey

Today, 8:20 AM

A year-and-a-half later, COVID-19 is still here. The Delta variant is surging, specifically in places like the American southeast.

AAL

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Unemployment Rate Reaches Lowest Level Of Pandemic: What You Need To Know

By Sam Corey

Today, 8:20 AM

Employment rose by almost 950,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate dropped by 0.5%, according to Friday's Bureau of Labor Statistics report. That leaves the unemployment rate at 5.4%, the lowest it's been since the pandemic began in America in March 2020.

SPY

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Half Of American Cars Sold May Be EVs By 2030 — Now These Car Stocks Are Spiking

By Sam Corey

Today, 8:20 AM

The Biden administration revealed its new target Thursday: it wants half of American cars sold by 2030 to be electric vehicles. What Happened: In an effort to combat climate change, the Biden administration is trying to give an extra boost to American auto makers to reduce their emissions and produce more EVs.

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What Are The Stock Winners For The 2021 Back-To-School Season?

By Sam Corey

Today, 8:20 AM

Consumers are preparing to spend “record amounts” for both K-12 and college supplies as students prepare to return to school in-person in the fall, according to a recent National Retail Federation report.

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