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Here are the biggest analyst calls of the day: Beyond Meat, Twilio, US Steel & more

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday

5 years ago

Bernstein downgrades Costco, says memberships will be the first to go in an economic downturn

Bernstein downgrades Costco to underperform from market perform but raises its price target on the stock to $230 from $220.

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Cambridge Alternative Finance Centre publishes 2nd Global Enterprise Blockchain Benchmarking Study

Cambridge Alternative Finance Centre | Sep 19, 2019 The second edition of the Global Enterprise Blockchain Benchmarking Study provides new insights into the current state of the enterprise blockchain ecosystem. The study gathers survey data from 160 start-ups, established companies, central banks, and other public-sector institutions from 49 different countries worldwide. The empirical analysis specifically

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The Fed's rate cut may hurt US retirement security. These countries offer more

Lower interest rates could make it more difficult for retirees to earn income on their investments. A new ranking takes a look at which countries offer the most retirement security — and the U.S. doesn't even crack the top 10.

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Airbnb plans public listing in 2020

In a short statement posted on its website on Thursday, Airbnb, which is widely expected to list through a direct listing, did not give any details about how it plans to list its shares.



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Banker tells German fraud trial he made millions from 'astronomical' trades

A British investment banker at the center of Germany's biggest fraud trial told judges on Thursday he earned millions of euros from deals involving "astronomical" trades that prosecutors say were a means to make bogus tax reclaims.



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Burger King scraps plastic toys in children's meals, launches amnesty

Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children's meals and said on Thursday it was launching an amnesty for customers to return any freebies in a bid to tackle the growing problem of plastic waste.



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Light Street's Glen Kacher says there's profitability in sight for Uber and Lyft

Newly public ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft have tumbled 25% since their initial public offerings, but Light Street's Glen Kacher still believes there's a path for profitability for them.

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Microsoft drives S&P 500 near record high

Gains in Microsoft shares pushed the benchmark S&P 500 within striking distance of its record high, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but played down hopes of further monetary easing.



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Huawei hails own apps in Mate 30 challenge to iPhone 11

Huawei [HWT.UL] directly challenged Apple's new iPhone 11 with its new Mate 30 smartphone range on Thursday, highlighting its own apps brand while sidestepping the critical issue of access to Google services.



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Walmart chief to chair CEO group Business Roundtable

Walmart Inc Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon will chair the Business Roundtable, the CEO trade group.



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BMW CFO wants to cut 5,000-6,000 jobs by 2022: Manager Magazin

BMW's finance chief Nicolas Peter wants to cut between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs by 2022, mostly at the carmaker's Munich headquarters, a German magazine reported on Thursday.



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Pimco CEO says the US economy is slowing and will grow just above 1% in the first half of 2020

The U.S. economy will have a tough time at the start of 2020, says the head of one of the largest bond managers in the world.

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SEC's Clayton worries about private markets, negative rates

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Jay Clayton said on Thursday he was concerned about the growth of private markets and negative interest rates as policymakers try to stimulate growth.



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Women make this big mistake when it comes to life insurance

While all parents agree their death would have a huge impact on their family's quality of life, moms get a lower amount of life insurance coverage.

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