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Renaissance Capital says that the 5 initial public offerings this week will raise a total of $5.1 billion. This is the most money that has been raised in a single week this year. There is a lot going on because the market is very unstable. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq had their worst one-day percentage drops since 2022 on Wednesday. Another big deal this week is the price setting for Lineage’s shares on Wednesday. Lineage is a cold storage warehouse company. That’s how much money it wants to get. Trading could begin as early as Thursday. Lineage wants…

When Honeywell International goes public, investors want to see growth from two places: better end markets and acquisitions. HON -1.72% report its profits. The industrial conglomerate will release its numbers for the second quarter on Thursday morning. On Wall Street, they expect Honeywell to report earnings per share of $2.42 on sales of $9.4 billion. This is up from $2.23 on sales of $9.1 billion last year. In the last few quarters, sales have grown faster. This kind of sales growth was 3% in the first quarter. Honeywell thinks that growth will be between 4% and 6% for the whole year…

Once President Joe Biden announced that he would not be running for president in 2024, Democrats quickly backed Vice President Kamala Harris as their most likely candidate. Things were still unstable in politics, though, just months before the November election. Soon after Biden stepped down, he strongly backed Harris, who would go on to become the first Black and South Asian woman to become the presidential nominee of a major party. Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the first major female presidential nominee, also backed her. So did several well-known U.S. senators, a large group of House representatives, and…

There are a few stocks that look like they will do well from company spending no matter who wins the election for president. The S&P 500 index has been giving a discount to stocks that directly benefit from investments in infrastructure and manufacturing. A July 19 BofA Global Research note says that they should still benefit from a “capex boom” that would probably outweigh any possible rollback of Biden’s policies if former President Donald Trump wins the election. BofA equity and quantitative analysts wrote in a note that clients are worried that President Biden’s programs will be cut back under…

Despite preparations to boost the flow of crude oil to global markets next month, oil prices surged to their highest levels in two weeks on Tuesday. Over the weekend, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, or OPEC+, a powerful group of oil producers, decided to boost crude production by 548,000 barrels per day in August. However, the decision to release additional barrels into the open market has triggered a new war for global market dominance rather than prices declining ahead of that increased supply. “Their surprise superhike…isn’t just a number, it’s a declaration – a shot…

According to reports, Meta Platforms has invested in EssilorLuxottica, the largest eyewear manufacturer in the world, as the American tech behemoth makes even more commitments to metaverse and AI-powered smartglasses. Separately, Reuters and Bloomberg News revealed that Meta had acquired a 3% share in the Ray-Ban eyewear manufacturer, valued at approximately $3.5 billion. Both businesses did not immediately respond to messages left. Following the announcement, shares of Franco-Italian EssilorLuxottica (FR:EL), which was created in a 2018 merger, surged 5% during Wednesday morning trading. Before the specifics were made public on Wednesday, there had been a lot of speculation in the…

Delta Air Lines is still having trouble getting back to normal after CrowdStrike’s bad software update caused problems. On Monday, 11% of its flights had to be canceled. FlightAware says that 421 of its flights, or 11%, are canceled and another 67 are late on Monday. That’s on top of the 3,768 flights that were canceled in the three days before. Delta’s competitors aren’t having the same problems. FlightAware reports that 30 American Airlines flights are canceled and 54 are delayed, while only 6 United flights are canceled and 28 are delayed. CEO of Delta Ed Bastian said in a…

When President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for president on Sunday, he said it was “in the best interest of my party and the country.” He also said he would explain his decision in more detail later that week. It’s time for those specifics. Wednesday around 8 p.m. Eastern time, Biden is going to give a speech from the Oval Office. He said he would talk about “what lies ahead and how I will finish the job for the American people.” Age was always going to be a problem for Biden, who is 81 years old, in the…

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. shares went up after business hours on Wednesday after the fast-casual Mexican chain reported second-quarter results that were better than expected and kept its sales outlook. This comes as the restaurant industry as a whole is in the middle of a discount war. The company said that the results were helped by a renewed focus on speed of service and the return of at least one popular menu item. This was done because the company was still worried about the demand for dining out as consumers struggled with inflation. CEO Brian Niccol said in a statement,…

People are wondering if Vice President Joe Biden will stay in the race for president. At the same time, people in the financial markets were thinking about how the economy might be affected by Donald Trump’s tariff plans if he wins the Republican nomination. A lot of people in the market were counting on inflation to keep going down, the U.S. Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates, and the world’s largest economy to have a “soft landing” without a recession or big job losses. Any changes to these ways of thinking could lead to more volatility, especially in U.S.…