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The investment fund JPMorgan Chase, which for many years has been steadily absorbing utilities, intends to make the largest deal in the sector. The bank will absorb El Paso Electric, an energy company from Texas, for $2.78 billion. Taking into account debt obligations, the transaction amount will be $4.3 billion, reports The Wall Street Journal. Analysts believe JPMorgan shares are a reliable investment and expect their further appreciation. The JPMorgan Foundation, which invests in US infrastructure, already has 19 energy, water and infrastructure companies. JPMorgan’s public assets include such companies as Summit Utilities, a distributor of natural gas, and Novatus Energy, a solar and wind energy producer. The company El Paso Electric, which is being acquired now, is Managing Director of JPMorgan Asset Management, Landy Gilbert called the fund's flagship investment in the United States. Gilbert declined to discuss why the foundation chose El Paso Electric. ...

According to Bloomberg, online giant Amazon has begun  developing a wearable device that will be able to recognize human emotions. Voice-activated smart watches are claimed to be a product for health and well-being. Referring to his anonymous source and the company's internal documentation, the media reports that the wearable device being developed at Amazon has microphones paired with software. This software will be able to distinguish the emotional state of the owner by the sound of his voice. In the end, the device will be able to advise the owner how to more effectively interact with the outside world. Jeff Bezos took another step towards gaining a share of the health care market. Last year, the billionaire showed his interest in entering the market by purchasing online pharmacies PillPack for $753 million. Wall Street experts predict a rise in prices for shares of the American technology giant. In the company CFRA, experts predicted the rise in the price of A...

The United States may soon lower the key rate. According to the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, such a need may arise because of low inflation in the United States and trade tensions in the world. These factors negatively affect the economic growth in the country. The US stock market reacted to the news by lowering. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed lower by 1.6%. This is 10% below the maximum reached at the end of April. The S & P 500 dropped 0.28%. Investors are also concerned about the news that the US authorities are going to inspect the activities of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google for violations of antitrust laws. Investigation against Amazon and Facebook will be dealt with by the United States Federal Trade Commission. Apple and Google will be audited by the US Department of Justice. The statistics on American manufacturing activity did not add positive to the markets. In May, ISM's business activity fell to its lowest lev...

The KBW Nasdaq Bank index in May fell by 7.5%, while the S&P500 index fell by only 5.5%. This dynamic shows: over the past month, the shares of large American banks have fallen more than the market as a whole. Paper Wells Fargo in May fell by 6.1%, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America lost 6.7% and 9.3% respectively. Some analysts see the reason for the decline in stock prices of banks in a sharp drop in government bond yields. The fact is that in recent days, the yield on ten-year US Treasury bonds has dropped to its lowest level since September 2017. Falling interest rates reduce the difference between what banks take from borrowers and what they pay to depositors. This difference is the net interest margin. Its reduction reduces the income of banks. Instability in the stock market can be beneficial to banks because it stimulates stock trading. And this leads to an increase in bank income. Activity on the stock market has declined in the past few weeks. According to...

US President Donald Trump called on the British authorities not to pay compensation to Brussels in the amount of 39 billion pounds (about 50 billion dollars) for failure to fulfill obligations to the EU in connection with leaving the Union. "If I were them, then I would not pay 50 billion dollars. So I would. I would not pay, this is a huge amount," - said the American leader in an interview to The Sunday Times. He confirmed that he proposed that the British Prime Minister Teresa May sue the EU in order to have more leverage on Brussels. According to him, the UK will be "very difficult to achieve a good deal when they enter into negotiations in this way." Trump suggested that London follow the path of exit from the EU without an agreement if the community authorities refuse to provide the British side with what it seeks. Also, the US president promised to exert maximum efforts to conclude a free trade deal with the UK within a few months after Brex...

For more than three years, the whole world has been following the drama called Brexit, and at the same time the behaviour of the pound sterling exchange rate, which still remains one of the world's reserve currencies. It is curious that having collapsed immediately after the referendum on the UK leaving the European Union in June 2016, the British currency continued to decline against the US dollar until mid-January 2017, when the final depreciation approached 20%. The decline was generally justified - the prospects for the economy were not clear, given the very dense financial, industrial and business links of the island with the mainland. However, gradually the configuration of the UK exit from the European Union began to emerge, and it was assumed that this exit would still be ordered. In the second quarter of 2018, the pound won back almost all the losses of 2016, returning to the level of $1.43 per pound, but then resumed its decline, heading towards values of abou...

Huawei continues to be at the centre of a trading scandal between the United States and China. Following Google, ARM, Intel, Qualcomm and Broadcom, the Chinese vendor suspended Wi-Fi Alliance and SD Association. Due to this company's decision, new Huawei smartphones may lose a number of very important functions. Google announced the first breaking of business relationships. The developer of the Android operating system, based on which Huawei smartphones work, will no longer provide the operator of the operating system and limit access to branded applications. But Huawei has registered a new trademark - HongMeng. According to available information, this will be the name of its own operating system Huawei, designed to replace Android and Windows. If the relationship between the United States and China is not settled, it can end at the end of this year. The following about the termination of cooperation with Huawei have announced the manufacturers of processors: AR...