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Jul 14, 2020
Stocks in Asia were mostly higher early Wednesday, following a rally in U.S. markets driven by optimism over the gradual economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jul 14, 2020
Despite earnings that are under pressure, major banks are raking in big fees from debt, equity and other capital markets activities as the Federal Reserve does ‘whatever it takes' to keep credit flowing.
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Jul 14, 2020
U.S. stocks, as measured by the benchmark S&P 500, are holding their own versus European rivals, even though U.S. coronavirus cases are surging again and threatening the economic recovery while European countries appear to largely have the outbreak under control.
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Jul 14, 2020
‘Although we are separated, we are good friends and I try to look out for her in any way that I can. We filed in February and, shortly thereafter, the pandemic hit.'
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Jul 14, 2020
Gold's new all-time high will have to wait.
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Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday's top personal finance stories
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Jul 14, 2020
Trial vaccine elicits ‘robust' immune-system response in larger group of people, Moderna said.
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Jul 14, 2020
President Donald Trump during a CBS interview espoused the view that white people in the U.S. are killed by law enforcement more often than Blacks — a statement that is likely to be seen as racially insensitive in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in May.
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Jul 14, 2020
Gold's new all-time high will have to wait.
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Jul 14, 2020
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Tuesday said the stock market's optimism has been validated by the economic data.
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Jul 14, 2020
Burger King has rebalanced the diet of some of the beef herd used for its Whoppers by adding lemongrass in order to limit the methane emissions that contribute to climate change.
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Jul 14, 2020
July 15 is Tax Day — and the deadline for a decision connected to trading loss deductions next tax season.
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Jul 14, 2020
The California Democrat's remarks suggest the possibility of an extended bargaining period with the Republican-run Senate and the White House over the next COVID-19 aid bill.
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Jul 14, 2020
U.S. stock-indexes finished near session highs Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard calls for sustained large-scale asset purchases by the U.S. central bank to help the economy rebound amid a "thick fog of uncertainty" brought on by COVID-19.
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Jul 14, 2020
U.S. stocks, as measured by the benchmark S&P 500, are holding their own versus European rivals, even though U.S. coronavirus cases are surging again and threatening the economic recovery while European countries appear to largely have the outbreak under control.
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Jul 14, 2020
The state has provided several examples in recent weeks of contract tracers linking a cluster of cases back to domestic travel.
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Jul 14, 2020
Shares of Wells Fargo & Co. closed Tuesday down nearly 5%, but well off the day's worst levels, after the bank reported a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss and said it was cutting its quarterly dividend by 80%.
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Jul 14, 2020
The new security product — initially available in parts of the U.S., Europe and Asia — is aimed at enticing businesses, especially those in highly regulated industries, to adopt cloud services.
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Jul 14, 2020
Fisker is hoping to take advantage of heightened investor interest in blank-check companies and in shares of electric-vehicle companies.
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Jul 14, 2020
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 climbed above 13 million on Tuesday, and the world's eighth biggest economy, California, moved to again temporarily shut down higher-risk businesses such as bars and restaurants after a spike in hospitalizations.
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Jul 14, 2020
Four former heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday the U.S. are fighting two opponents to contain the coronavirus pandemic: COVID-19 itself and the political leaders seeking to undermine the CDC.
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Jul 14, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. called her viral resignation letter a ‘must read'
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Jul 14, 2020
Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a plan to eliminate carbon pollution from power plants by 2035, while calling for spending $2 trillion over four years on clean energy projects.
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Jul 14, 2020
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, visited the White House on Monday after the Trump administration criticized him amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the U.S.
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Jul 14, 2020
Provisions in the CARES act can also help out some taxpayers.
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Jul 14, 2020
Ricky Gervais earlier this year was showered in praise, particularly from the conservative corners of social media, for his savage takedown of ‘woke' Hollywood at the Golden Globes. Now, he's getting some love again.
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Jul 14, 2020
Fed Governor Lael Brainard says the recovery from the pandemic may be weak and the central bank might have to use a new policy tool - known as yield curve control - to help bolster economic growth..
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Jul 14, 2020
Bill Gross says the dominance of Amazon, Microsoft and other technology giants throughout this year's stock-market slump and recovery won't last if inflation-adjusted bond yields rebound from their record low.
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Jul 14, 2020
The coronavirus has the potential to upend many Americans' retirement plans
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Jul 14, 2020
Technically speaking, the U.S. benchmarks have registered a mid-July market whipsaw, writes Michael Ashbaugh, pressured at least briefly amid the month's first real selling pressure.
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Jul 14, 2020
Joe Biden will propose on Tuesday a plan to eliminate carbon pollution from power plants by 2035, while calling for spending $2 trillion over four years on clean energy projects.
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Jul 14, 2020
Oil futures give up earlier losses to turn a bit higher on Tuesday, as traders weigh uncertainty over the next move for OPEC on production levels and a forecast for weekly decline in U.S. supplies. Mounting tensions between the U.S. and China, as well as a continued rise in COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and elsewhere are also in focus.
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Jul 14, 2020
Buyers of momentum stocks have made a lot of money, so they're unlikely to give up soon.
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Jul 14, 2020
Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz's chief economic adviser, says "the financial stress caused by Covid-19 is far from over."
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Jul 14, 2020
Many Americans are enhancing their homes to get a break from the monotony of a summer with fewer options for fun.
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Jul 14, 2020
U.S. stock-indexes are mixed at midday Tuesday in volatile trading as investors monitor technology stocks and digested second-quarter earnings results from a trio of big banks.
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Jul 14, 2020
If your business entity's federal income tax return awaits completion, you may have more flexibility than you thought.
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Jul 14, 2020
Oil futures fall Tuesday, with pressure attributed to mounting tensions between the U.S. and China, as well as a continued rise in COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Jul 14, 2020
U.S. stock-indexes were mostly lower early Tuesday in volatile trading as investors took profits on technology stocks and digested second-quarter earnings results from a trio of big banks.
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Jul 14, 2020
Axon Capital co-founder Dinakar Singh gave a nod to the president and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jul 14, 2020
Separating emotions from monetary value — and planning ahead
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Jul 14, 2020
Rarely have gold timers been more bullish than they are today— a bad sign, writes Mark Hulbert.
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Jul 14, 2020
‘I fear it's too late for me to receive my $1,200 stimulus check. The tax return deadline for 2019 was extended to July 15.'
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Jul 14, 2020
There are also similarities between the 1918 influenza and SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China.
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Jul 14, 2020
The cost of consumer goods and services rose in June for the first time in four months largely because of higher gasoline prices, but inflation more broadly remained low and is likely to stay that way during the pandemic. The consumer price index jumped 0.6% last month.
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Jul 14, 2020
Our call of the day, from Nordea's Sebastien Galy, says the mad rush for tech stocks is going to end in pain for some investors.
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Jul 14, 2020
Stock-index futures point to a slightly higher start Tuesday as second-quarter results begin to roll in from a trio of big banks, kicking off corporate earnings reporting season.
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Jul 14, 2020
BT Group and Vodafone were the best performing U.K. blue chips on Tuesday, after the U.K. government allowed the telecom operators to slowly phase out the use of Huawei Technologies equipment.
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Jul 14, 2020
Our call of the day, from Nordea's Sebastien Galy, says the mad rush for tech stocks is going to end in pain for some investors.
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Jul 14, 2020
Bill Gross says the dominance of Amazon, Microsoft and other technology giants throughout this year's stock-market slump and recovery won't last if inflation-adjusted bond yields rebound from their record low.
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Jul 14, 2020
Gold futures edged lower Tuesday, slipping just under the psychologically important $1,800-an-ounce level.
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Jul 14, 2020
Optimism among small-business owners rose in June for the second straight month, an NFIB survey shows, but a fresh spike in coronavirus cases and tighter restrictions in states such as California and Texas could snuff out hopes for a faster economic recovery.
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Jul 14, 2020
Fund managers say the technology trade has never been more crowded. But that hasn't kept them from also betting big on the sector.
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Jul 14, 2020
Investors are too optimistic about more fiscal help given the rancorous political climate ahead of the November elections.
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Jul 14, 2020
The one certainty about the outlook for companies in a COVID-19 world is that second-quarter earnings will be very bad, the worst in over 10 years.
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Jul 14, 2020
British fund manager is hoping to launch the investment trust in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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Jul 14, 2020
The U.K. economy in May recovered by 1.8%, only a very slight recovery.
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Jul 14, 2020
German economic expectations fell slightly in July after three months on the rise, the ZEW economic research institute said Tuesday.
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Jul 14, 2020
As if finding a job isn't hard enough, navigating the hiring process from home presents its own obstacles.
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Jul 14, 2020
Many survivors feel stigma, and have other psychological effects ranging from anxiety to depression to PTSD.
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Jul 14, 2020
Both models offer a blend of groundbreaking features and the kind of tech you've come to expect from the best cars.
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Jul 14, 2020
The stock market has battered the largest U.S. banks because of coronavirus, but they have plenty of ways to make money, even when interest rates are very low.
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Jul 14, 2020
European stocks slipped on Tuesday, reversing the previous day's gains on worries about the state of California shutting down.
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Jul 14, 2020
The Chinese Embassy in Washington said that a statement issued by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo deliberately distorts the facts and disregards the efforts of China and the others to achieve peace and stability in the South China Sea.
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Jul 14, 2020
The British economy in May recovered by 1.8%, only a very slight recovery.
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Jul 13, 2020
Fox News' Tucker Carlson said Monday that his former writer who posted racist comments online was wrong but criticized "ghouls now beating their chest in triumph" after his staffer's resignation.
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Jul 13, 2020
Warning: extending a return past July 15 does not extend the due date for paying any taxes due.
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Jul 13, 2020
‘People who are making nothing or very little are receiving this money, so why can't the people who are paying the most taxes receive some of it back?'
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Jul 13, 2020
In a bid to ease European Union antitrust concerns, Alphabet Inc.'s Google has offered not to use health data from Fitbit devices to target ads, Reuters reported Monday.
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Jul 13, 2020
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he has not briefed the president since June 2.
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Jul 13, 2020
‘At best, the company's stance is irrelevant to these particular siblings. At worst, these positions are a key reason for their support.'
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Jul 13, 2020
Analog semiconductor design has been called an art in which chip designers translate the fuzzy signals from the real world — not the binary world of zeros and ones — into digital form. In Monday's hefty semiconductor merger, Analog Devices Inc. will add to its team of analog engineers and target opportunities to develop more products for the cloud computing market.
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Jul 13, 2020
The steep ascent of Big Tech, which is fueling a resurgent stock market despite a deepening pandemic, underscores the enduring power of the industry as consumption of it escalates in a work-from-home economy.
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Jul 13, 2020
Walt Disney Co. said it would again close the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park, less than a month after it reopened, amid an increase of new coronavirus cases in the city, in a new setback for the entertainment company.
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Jul 13, 2020
It's official: the first half of 2020 was the worst in at least 15 years for the global mergers and acquisitions business, according to Dealogic data. Here's how rainmakers are making due in the new M&A landscape.
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Jul 13, 2020
About 1,400 women die from breast cancer every day around the world.
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Jul 13, 2020
SoftBank Group Corp. is exploring alternatives including a full or partial sale or public offering of British chip designer Arm Holdings, which the Japanese conglomerate bought four years ago for $32 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Jul 13, 2020
While there's certainly a lot to be worried about in the corona-crisis economy, Goldman Sachs economists see a brighter picture than some analysts do.
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Jul 13, 2020
In one S&P 500 sector fund category, Vanguard's assets just topped those of the industry titan, State Street Global Advisors' SPDR suite.
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Jul 13, 2020
The World Health Organization's chief on Monday slammed some government leaders for eroding public trust by sending mixed messages on the coronavirus and warned that their failures to stop their countries' spiraling outbreaks mean there would be no return to normal "for the foreseeable future."
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Jul 13, 2020
‘We're moving back into a modification mode of our original stay-at-home order," Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said. ‘This continues to be a deadly disease.'
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Jul 13, 2020
Stocks closed mostly lower Monday, with the Dow booking a modest gain, after technology stocks fell and rising coronavirus cases led California's governor to order businesses across the state to shutter once again.
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Jul 13, 2020
Stocks closed mostly lower Monday, with the Dow booking a modest gain, after technology stocks fell and rising coronavirus cases led California's governor to order businesses across the state to shutter once again.
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Jul 13, 2020
U.S. Treasury yields fall from their intraday highs on Monday as the stock-market rally reversed gear amid fresh concerns around how a rollback of reopening measures in some states could stall the U.S. economic recovery.
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Jul 13, 2020
Silver futures on Monday mark their highest settlement in nearly four years, buoyed by a sharp climb in investment demand as the metal continues to play catch up to the gains in sister metal gold.
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Jul 13, 2020
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he has not briefed the president since June 2.
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Jul 13, 2020
Royal Collection Trust, a department of the Royal Household, launched a premium small-batch London dry gin for sale in its shops on Monday, infused with bay and mulberry leaves found in her back garden.
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Jul 13, 2020
His most recent Instagram post included a picture of a Rolls-Royce with the caption: "Thank you lord for the many blessings in my life... continue to shame those waiting for me to be shamed." Well, those waiting to shame Ramon Abbas need not wait any longer.
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Jul 13, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a scathing critique of President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, saying he has denied the reality of the situation from Day One.
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Jul 13, 2020
Tesla Inc.'s second-quarter results come amid another massive rally for the stock, which is now pricier than shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc. and other consistently profitable heavyweights.
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Jul 13, 2020
Online food prices have climbed 4.2% over the past six months according to the latest Adobe Inc. data as grocery e-commerce accelerated amid the COVID-19 pandemic and food producers struggled to keep up with continued high demand.
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Jul 13, 2020
The stock market is moving sideways, but historic levels of credit and liquidity should ensure that this bout of consolidation is "resolved to the upside," argues one Wall Street bull.
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Jul 13, 2020
The Trump administration plans to retain a national limit of 70 parts per billion for the pollutant ozone, the standard set by the Obama administration five years ago after business groups fought tougher standards.
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Jul 13, 2020
The past has shown that stock prices can remain above so-called trend channels for a long time.
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Jul 13, 2020
Change the world with your money — one investment at a time.
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Jul 13, 2020
Apple Inc. shares are up 3% in Monday trading and on track to record yet another record high after a pair of analysts chimed in with increasingly upbeat views of the smartphone giant.
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Jul 13, 2020
The federal government's budget deficit soared in June to a record $864 billion as Washington doled out huge sums of money to try to stave off a depression and save the economy from the coronavirus.
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Jul 13, 2020
New York Fed President John Williams emphasizes that officials will follow through with plans to discontinue a embattled benchmark for rates in financial markets at the start of 2022, despite all of the focus by financial firms on the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jul 13, 2020
Stocks rally Monday as investors cheer news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted "fast track" status to a pair of vaccine candidates produced by Pfizer Inc. and German biotech firm BioNTech SE. The upbeat mood on Wall Street comes even as investors prepare for a tough earnings season.
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