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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is a global financial services holding company and the largest U.S. bank by total assets. The company traces its origins back as far as 1799, when The Manhattan Co. was founded in New York City. The bank’s current form is built on the foundations of more than 1,200 predecessor institutions,

Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) develops, manufactures, and sells advanced technology products in the areas of aeronautics, defense, energy, telecommunications, and more. The company was formed in 1995 through the merger of defense contractors Lockheed Corp. and Martin Marietta Corp. Since this merger, Lockheed Martin has dramatically strengthened its position as one of the primary contractors

You may have heard about iron condors, a popular option strategy used by professional money managers and individual investors. Let’s begin by discussing what an iron condor is, and then how you can benefit from learning how to trade them. What Is an Iron Condor? An iron condor is an options strategy that involves four

Lading is the activity or process of loading cargo onto a ship or other vessel. A bill of lading is a document that is provided to the shipper upon pickup and is then given to the receiver upon delivery. In international trade, the document ensures that an exporter is paid and an importer receives their

Choosing the right health insurance policy involves knowing the benefits and limitations of your options and giving some thought to your individual and family requirements. Two of the most popular options are compared here. Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) are a popular type of health plan in which the group contracts with a network of healthcare

A merger is defined as an agreement between two existing companies to unite into a single combined entity. Companies engage in this activity to create shareholder value by increasing market share or by foraying into new business segments. For example, in August 2017, Dow Chemical, the mega-maker of plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products, famously merged with polymer manufacturer DuPont,

Optimistic investors have started to bid up share prices of PepsiCo (PEP) ahead of its quarterly earnings announcement. There’s no way to accurately predict the direction a stock will move after an earnings announcement. However, a comparison of the price action between stock prices and option prices shows that if PEP shares fall, creating a

Investors have kept the share prices range bound for JPMorgan Chase (JPM) ahead of its fiscal second-quarter earnings announcement. On the surface, it appears that options traders are positioned to anticipate a negligible move, and are perhaps even anticipating bad news. But the unusual option trading may create an unexpectedly strong upward trend in the

As cruise lines begin to set sail again this summer after a 15-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would-be passengers will find a rapidly changing set of new travel policies and health protocols to navigate—including mandatory travel insurance requirements in some cases. Key Takeaways As they begin to sail again this summer, cruise lines

In this article FTXL Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat during the second half at American Airlines Arena on March 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Michael Reaves | Getty Images A city trying to rebrand itself as the center of the crypto

Are you looking for a job? Then you should know that the latest (April 2018) jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a gain of 164,000 jobs added in April and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.9 percent, the lowest it’s been in 18 years. So, it’s not a bad time to be out

Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi  Adam Jeffery | CNBC Online finance start-up SoFi is lowering the barrier for amateur investors to buy shares of companies as they go public. These IPO shares have historically been set aside for Wall Street’s institutional investors, or high-net worth individuals. Retail traders don’t have a way to buy into

The ever-growing legal marijuana industry has inspired a wave of confidence among eager investors who expect cannabis-related stocks to continue to rise. There are ample reasons to expect that this trajectory will play out, including the recent move toward national legalization in Canada and the increasing number of states in the U.S. which have legalized

A man looks at GameStop at 6th Avenue on February 25, 2021 in New York. John Smith | Corbis News | Getty Images GameStop snapped a five-day losing streak with a significant surge on Thursday, as shares of the retail company rose roughly 50% and showed that their wild swings are not yet over. The

Bank guarantees and medium term notes (MTNs) are different types of instruments that serve different purposes for corporations. Bank guarantees are instruments issued by a bank or other lending institutions ensuring that the money owed by a debtor will be paid. In other words, the bank or lending institution is promising to be liable if

An RS1 rocket booster undergoes acceptance testing. ABL Space Rocket builder ABL Space closed a $170 million round of funding, the company announced on Thursday, making it the latest private space venture to reach the unicorn valuation mark. ABL raised the funds from T. Rowe Price and Fidelity Management, as well as a third unnamed

Cryptocurrency Hard Forks vs. Airdrops: An Overview If you’ve followed the cryptocurrency world for even a short time, it’s likely that you’ve heard both the terms hard fork and airdrop come up before. Perhaps you’ve even seen the totals in your digital currency wallet increase for no apparent reason at all and then discovered it was

A Fidelity Investments location in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Fidelity Investments is preparing to launch its own bitcoin fund as the investment giant works to cement its clout in the market for digital assets and virtual currency. FD Funds Management, a subsidiary of Fidelity, said on Wednesday that it plans to provide financial

At the beginning of 2017, initial coin offerings (ICOs) were regularly raising amounts in the millions of dollars. At the same time, their white papers were full of promises about what new features and developments their news tokens would offer to the market. Eventually, some cracks began to show in the ICO model; in the

Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors are finally getting a look at GameStop‘s fundamentals following a Reddit-fueled trading frenzy earlier this year. Here’s what the company did after the bell Tuesday. It released quarterly results that missed Wall Street’s estimates. In its latest executive shake-up, the company named former Amazon and Google executive