Major U.S. stock benchmarks struggle for direction Tuesday, with support tied to a strong round of earnings from major retailers, including Dow components Home Depot Inc. and Walmart Inc., offset by weaker-than-expected housing data.
President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit a Ford Motor Co. plant in Michigan on Tuesday in a push for his electric-vehicle plan, as the White House and lawmakers continue to wrangle over an infrastructure deal.
Not all companies are changing their policies in light of new CDC guidelines on masks. Kroger said Friday it ‘continues to require everyone in our stores to wear masks’
Gold trades higher Tuesday, with prices extending their climb after bullion hit its loftiest level since January on the back of a weaker U.S. dollar and continued fretting about inflation and market valuations.
U.S. Treasury yields edge higher Tuesday, with appetite for bonds cooling as stocks appears to catch a bid, dimming some of the support for long-term bonds.
Oil futures rise, with the global benchmark, Brent crude, briefly pushing above the $70-a-barrel threshold for the first time since mid-March, as traders focus on reopening activity in the U.S. and Europe.
Amazon.com Inc. is in discussions to buy MGM Holdings Inc, the studio behind the James Bond franchise, according to a report Monday by The Information.
More than a dozen states are taking steps to curtail jobless benefits, a move that some analysts say risks deepening poverty and inequality, and puts those states in a worse position for future downturns.
Amazon has entered talks to buy MGM, the last big independent Hollywood movie studio, in a deal that would help beef up the content portfolio of its Prime Video service,
Consumers have lost more than $2 million since October to scammers impersonating Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk saying he would multiply cryptocurrency sent to his wallet and send it back, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
French media giant Vivendi said on Tuesday that it may sell an additional 10% of Universal Music — the label behind acts including Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, and Kendrick Lamar — ahead of floating the group by the end of September 2021.