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With a public option for health insurance, the government would become the Sam’s Club of health care, which would drive prices down. And it would remove some enduring legacies of Jim Crow.

Long-term U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday after a weak auction for government bonds weighed on trading.

A study by a team of global researchers revealed a drug used to treat diabetes can lead to significant weight loss in obese individuals.

Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” on his show on Wednesday described markets as on uncertain footing to say the least.

It’s not too late to cut last year’s tax bill.

ETF Wrap is a briefing of what investors need to know about the exchange-traded fund sector, including exclusive commentary and interviews on the industry from MarketWatch

U.S. stock benchmarks head slightly higher Thursday morning, but enough for a fresh round of records, as investors digest weekly data on jobless claims and assessed corporate earnings reports.

As if the pandemic, millions of lost jobs, and scores of other problems aren’t top of mind with President Joe Biden, here’s something else on his plate: Batteries.

A new commodity ‘supercycle’ has started, according to Marko Kolanovic, the highly regarded quantitative analyst at JPMorgan.

Nearly 800,000 people applied for unemployment benefits in early February, signaling that scores of workers are still losing their jobs despite the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and a decline in Covid-19 cases.

Royal Dutch Shell shares traded lower on Thursday after the company presented its decarbonization strategy, which includes gradually reducing oil output.

A new commodity ‘supercycle’ has started, according to Marko Kolanovic, the highly regarded quantitative analyst at JPMorgan.

Bank of New York Mellon, the nation’s oldest bank, is making the leap into the market for cryptocurrencies.

Oil futures lost ground Thursday, putting the U.S. benchmark on track to end an eight-day winning streak as the global benchmark threatened to end a nine-day run of gains.

U.S. Treasury yields slipped early Thursday as investors noted remarks from senior Federal Reserve officials comments that they would do everything to support the economy through the pandemic, pushing back the timetable for a tapering of asset purchases and rate hikes.

‘It’s indefensible,’ said one bioethics expert.

‘I don’t want to be out in the cold.’