European stocks were off to a sluggish start, though several stocks were climbing after upbeat results, including Deutsche Bank and WPP. A Fed decision due later was keeping a few investors on the sidelines.
Investors have kept their cash piles high in the pandemic, according to a UBS survey. But their optimism about the economy has risen over the past three months and here’s where they’re now considering investing.
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. shares dipped in after-hours trading Tuesday, after the theater chain disclosed plans to sell millions of fresh shares while revealing early returns from reopened theaters, but said it would not ask shareholders to approve the potential sale of 500 million additional shares.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s data-center business is not having any of the digestion issues that Intel discussed last week, leaving investors with the obvious conclusion.
The two most influential proxy advisory services in the nation are recommending that shareholders vote for a proposal calling for Uber Technologies Inc. to produce a report on its lobbying activities.
Shares of Visa Inc. were up more than 1% in after-hours trading Wednesday after its latest earnings showed some recovery in spending amid the pandemic.
Microsoft Corp.’s earnings easily surpassed estimates on Tuesday, but shares still fell in after-hours trading following a string of record closing prices.
The European Union is set to charge Apple this week with anticompetitive behavior linked to a complaint from Spotify about App Store rules, according to reports.
U.S. Treasury yields rose Tuesday as investors eyed a midweek Federal Reserve meeting that is likely to see the central bank stick to its patient stance.
Major U.S. stock benchmarks trade mixed Tuesday, a day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at records, as investors sift through a torrent of corporate earnings reports and prepare for results from technology heavyweights.
This chart shows market players are less concerned now about the path of expected future rate increases from the Federal Reserve than a month ago, even as the U.S. economic outlook brightens.
Oil futures finish at their highest prices in a week on Tuesday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies surprised the market by meeting a day earlier than scheduled, and decided to keep their current plan to gradually raise production in place.
Social media companies continued to defend themselves against charges that their products spread dangerous misinformation, manipulate Americans into spending unhealthy amounts of time online and are biased against conservative viewpoints during a hearing before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday.