Intl News Review: Prime Day, iPhone 12, Jobless Claims Up – Oct 16, 2020

Hello, MoneyMax101 readers! Here’s your international news review. A summary of some of the biggest global news stories this week.

Stripe is acquiring Nigerian fintech company Paystack as it expands in Africa

CNBC Television / USA – Thu Oct 15, 2020

Good to see the African fintech company making waves. Hope they made a good deal

U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump

Bloomberg Markets and Finance / USA – Thu Oct 15, 2020

Key figure to watch. The recovery is not a quick as we would have thought

Why analysts remain bullish on Apple after its latest product launch

CNBC Television / USA – Wed Oct 14, 2020

Apple announced new iPhones this week. The reaction to the release has been mixed

Disney’s pivot to streaming is a ‘significant positive’: Credit Suisse

Yahoo Finance / USA – Tue Oct 13, 2020

Disney’s reaction to the pandemic. The market seemed to like this move

Amazon Prime Day: How Amazon moved up the holiday shopping season during a pandemic

Yahoo Finance / USA – Tue Oct 13, 2020

Should be a monster quarter for them. Let’s see

Shopify rises 175% year-to-date as investors pour in

CNBC Television / USA – Mon Oct 12, 2020

SHOP is one of the top stay at home tech stocks benefiting from the digital push