by Bloomberg
|Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Oil declined to the lowest in a week.
(Bloomberg) Oil declined to the lowest in a week amid expectations that a new spreading coronavirus variant and related travel curbs will weaken global fuel consumption already under pressure.
Futures slid 2% in New York on Tuesday. The new Covid-19 strain that emerged in the U.K. is possibly already in Germany, France and Switzerland, officials in those countries said. More than 40 countries are restricting flights and effectively isolating the U.K. In the U.S., the virus has hospitalized almost twice as many Americans as at any point in the pandemic and vaccine doses for most people are still months away.
Oil Slips With New Coronavirus Strain Threatening Fuel Demand
Bloomberg 12/22/2020 Jessica Summers and Sheela Tobben
(Bloomberg) Oil declined to the lowest in a week amid expectations that a new spreading coronavirus variant and related travel curbs will weaken global fuel consumption already under pressure.
Futures slid 2% in New York on Tuesday. The new Covid-19 strain that emerged in the U.K. is possibly already in Germany, France and Switzerland, officials in those countries said. More than 40 countries are restricting flights and effectively isolating the U.K. In the U.S., the virus has hospitalized almost twice as many Americans as at any point in the pandemic and vaccine doses for most people are still months away.
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LONDON, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Continuing its investment in its Consumer & Retail practice, Raymond James announced today the addition of Terry Huffine as Managing Director. Huffine will play a leading role in the growth and development of the Consumer & Retail business within the European Investment Banking practice. Based in London, Huffine s hire marks the next step in the firm s continued aggressive expansion of its global Consumer team. I am excited for Terry to join our European practice, said Jim Bunn, president of Global Equities and Investment Banking. Attracting top talent like Terry is an integral part of growing our Consumer & Retail group. Terry, along with Financo, the pending acquisition of which was announced last week, will play a pivotal role in strengthening our global Consumer & Retail banking practice.
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ISELIN, N.J., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ U.S. Retirement & Benefits Partners (USRBP) announced today that TSA Consulting Group (TSACG) has joined USRBP.
Based in Florida, TSACG is a technology-based independent, full-service Third-Party Administrator and Compliance expert. They were founded solely for the purpose of providing retirement plan compliance and administration services to eligible employers in public school systems and colleges.
The company was formed in 1994 and utilizes their proprietary technology platforms to deliver plan compliance and administration services, while raising employee awareness and education. We have known the USRBP leadership group and many of their Partners for quite some time and one of the many things that attracted us to them was their culture and commitment to excellence in serving their clients, stated Joe Rollins, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of TSACG.
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Travis D. Heath, Financial Advisor, located at 100 Military Plaza, Ste. 120, in Dodge City, was recently named a member of the 2020 Executive Council.
This marks the 11th consecutive year that Heath has qualified for this important recognition.
Heath, who joined Raymond James in 2006, has more than 18 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Raymond James Financial Services Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., is a financial services firm supporting more than 4,300 independent financial advisors nationwide.
Since 1974, Raymond James Financial Services Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, has provided a wide range of investment and wealth planning related services through its affiliate, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC.