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Stock-market futures and oil hold steady as U.S. launches attack against Iran-backed militia in Syria
U.S. stock-market index and oil futures Thursday night were seeing muted moves amid news that the Biden administration had launched…
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$15 minimum wage won’t make it into Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package — but lawmakers have other options
Democratic lawmakers pushing to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour were elated when President Joe Biden included…
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DoorDash shares sink as revenue more than triples but loss more than doubles
DoorDash Inc., the food-delivery app whose pandemic-fueled boom helped it pull off one of 2020’s biggest IPOs, said in its…
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This investment mix beats the S&P 500 — by a mile
This article is the core of my best advice for long-term investors. If you want the very best equity portfolio,…
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Positive news on COVID vaccines weighs against concerns over new variants
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and German partner BioNTech SE has proved to be as effective in the…
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Durable-goods orders post biggest gain in six months — that’s a good sign for the U.S. economy
The numbers: U.S. manufacturers booked the biggest increase in orders in six months last month, pointing to an economy that…
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European stocks rise after Wall Street rally as banks boosted by steepening yield curve
European stocks rose on Thursday, catching up with the rally on Wall Street after a key official laid out the…
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This stock fund may be for you if you want to sleep well at night and still make money
Just about every financial adviser recommends that individual investors avoid timing the stock market. That advice can go in one…
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It’s not too late to save on your 2020 tax bill — here’s how
Even though 2020 is, thankfully, in the review mirror, you can still take actions that will lower last year’s federal…
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GameStop and AMC stocks spike anew, as Reddit struggles to stay online
A previous version of this report inaccurately indicated, based on an erroneous tweet, that Robinhood intended to limit trading in…
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Nvidia’s quarterly sales topped $5 billion for first time amid holiday scramble for gaming gear
Nvidia Corp. reported Wednesday that quarterly topped $5 billion for the first time in the fourth quarter, as holiday gaming…
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The new USPS trucks are delivering strong reactions — here are some first-class responses
These new mail trucks don’t have everyone’s stamp of approval. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has rolled out a preview…
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Dow up over 400 points to carve out fresh record in 2nd day of Powell testimony
The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday afternoon surged to an intraday record and stocks erased early losses, as Federal…
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Pound reaches for new high atop $1.42, weighing on London stocks
The pound pushed toward levels not seen in three years on Wednesday, making it among the world’s strongest currencies, though…
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J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine nears authorization as FDA says it has no ‘specific safety concerns’
The Food and Drug Administration said that Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate has no unexpected safety concerns, in…
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U.S. death toll atop 501,000 as Biden calls for unity, face masks and vaccination ‘when it’s your turn’
Just one day after the U.S. recorded half a million deaths from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19, the death toll hit…
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These are the stocks helping to tank the high-flying ARK Innovation ETF over the past week
(Updates story with closing prices for Feb. 23.) The Ark Innovation ETF has been a top performer. But there are…
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Billionaire philanthropy is a ‘PR scam,’ says CEO who raised his workers’ minimum pay to $70,000
He’s not buying what America’s billionaires are selling. The CEO known for increasing his employees’ base annual pay to $70,000…
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Tesla stock’s drop likely related to bitcoin bet
Tesla Inc. stock entered a bear market on Tuesday and a few analysts pinned that on the Silicon Valley electric-car…
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Should I buy bitcoin? Why the cryptocurrency is on the verge of a bear market
Bitcoin was on the brink of entering a bear market Tuesday as the volatile crypto asset suffered a double-digit plunge…
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#LaserEyes meme campaign goes viral on Twitter in apparent bid to double bitcoin price to $100,000
Numerous Twitter TWTR, +3.80% users including Tesla TSLA, -2.19% CEO Elon Musk and investor Tyler Winklevoss are changing their profile…
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Dow and S&P 500 stage biggest comeback in months as Powell momentarily quells interest-rate fueled selloff
The stock-market finished mostly higher on Tuesday as stocks managed a powerful recovery in the final hour of trade on…
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Home prices see biggest jump since 2014 — worsening affordability challenges for many buyers
The numbers: Home prices rose at the fastest pace in seven years, according to the leading barometer released Tuesday. The S&P CoreLogic…
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Home Depot beats profit, sales expectations and boosts dividend, but stock slips
Shares of Home Depot Inc. HD, -1.36% fell 1.0% in premarket trading Tuesday, even after the home improvement retail giant…
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Facebook will restore news stories in Australia after government agrees to amend bill
Facebook Inc. will restore links to news articles in Australia, five days after blocking news from its platform in response…
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Lucid Motors finally confirms SPAC deal, and the stock is plunging
After weeks of spiking share prices for a blank-check company rumored to be targeting the acquisition of electric-vehicle company Lucid…
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Worldwide chip shortage expected to last into next year, and that’s good news for semiconductor stocks
A global shortage of semiconductors has pushed chip stocks to record highs, and analysts expect that chips will continue to…
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U.S. COVID deaths top 500,000 as experts look to FDA meeting on J&J’s one-dose vaccine
The U.S. surpassed half a million deaths from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 on Monday, as experts braced for a Food…
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‘Excessive stimulus’ puts value stocks on track to outperform growth over next 4 years, says Stifel’s Bannister
There isn’t a lot of upside from here for the S&P 500, but value stocks could solidly outpace their growth…
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Treasury’s Yellen criticizes bitcoin again as ‘inefficient’ and highly speculative
Bitcoin keeps going up in value and setting records, but U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is not as high as…
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Boris Johnson outlines road map to take England out of lockdown
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to detail on Monday in Parliament the path to gradually lift COVID-19 pandemic-related…
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Investors flee bonds and snap up commodities on economic recovery hopes, while European stocks trade lower
Investors continued to flee bonds and snap up commodities on hopes the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines will reinvigorate the global…
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IRS should postpone tax-filing deadline to prevent ‘taxpayer anxiety,’ Democratic lawmakers say
A handful of federal lawmakers want the Internal Revenue Service to push back this year’s income tax filing deadline, just…
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Why food costs aren’t done climbing yet
More American consumers ate at home last year because of the pandemic, contributing to the largest yearly rise in food-at-home…
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Bitcoin’s $1 trillion market valuation is Twitter gold
Bitcoin was carving out fresh history on Friday, and generating a ton of buzz on Wall Street and Main Street…
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Copper prices top $4 a pound for the first time in over 9 years
Copper futures topped $4 a pound on Friday for the first time since 2011, with expectations for a global economic…
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Facebook, Twitter, United Airlines and other large companies pledge to boost numbers of diverse leaders
A previous version of this report inaccurately included Bank of America as a company taking the diversity pledge. Silicon Valley…
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Silicon Valley is not suffering a tech exodus, and money is flowing in at record rate — for a fortunate few
Despite reports of an exodus, Silicon Valley remains the tech capital of the world, with new data showing continued record…
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Big Tech is swallowing the rest of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley’s deepening descent into wealth inequality is particularly stark when comparing Big Tech with the San Francisco Bay Area’s…
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