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The NYSE's Youngest Female Trader on Diversity in Finance: Employers Need ‘to Stop Making Plans and Just Do It'
In 2017, Lauren Simmons became the youngest female trader to ever work at the New York Stock Exchange. Though she’s grateful for her experience, the now 25-year-old says it’s long overdue for the financial industry to act on diversity and inclusion.
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Investor Activism Was Down Overall in 2020, But Big Companies Faced Scrutiny
In light of the global pandemic, it comes as no surprise that activism in 2020 was down.
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Asian Shares Mostly Up on Wall Street Rally, Stimulus Hopes
Asian shares are mostly higher on hopes for additional economic stimulus after the U.S. Congress confirmed Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election
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President Trump's Business Allies Start to Distance Themselves From Him After Capitol Hill Riot
President Donald Trump’s business allies are starting to distance themselves from him after the Capitol Hill riot. It comes after years of their allegiance.
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Nelson Peltz Says He Is Sorry He Voted for Trump, Calls Capitol Riot ‘a Disgrace'
“I didn’t vote for Trump in ’16. I voted for him in this past election in November. Today, I’m sorry I did that,” investor Nelson Peltz told CNBC.
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Carl Icahn Warns That the Market Rally Could End in a Painful Correction and Is Hedging Accordingly
Billionaire Carl Icahn told CNBC that “wild rallies” always end in the same dramatic fashion.
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Republican Senators in Georgia Runoffs Get Late Boost From Real Estate, Wall Street Donors
Wall Street and real estate executives are making a late push into Georgia Senate runoffs mainly to help the two Republican incumbents.
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S&P 500 Ends at Another Record High as Tumultuous 2020 Ends
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 2020 at more record highs Thursday, closing out one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory.
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The Stock Market Will Face a Big Test Early in 2021 With the Georgia Runoffs
The Georgia Senate runoff election is a wild card for markets, and it coul impact markets and the economy.
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Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth Galvin Says Robinhood Is a Reckless Company Gamifying Investing
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin accuses Robinhood of predatory practices on inexperienced investors.
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Trump Official Mick Mulvaney's Hedge Fund Seeking at Least $1 Million From Investors
Mick Mulvaney’s hedge fund is accepting at least $1 million from individual investors. The fund is raising money from high-net-worth individuals.
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Landry's CEO Tilman Fertitta Says He's Looking at Taking Parts of Restaurant, Casino Business Public
“I’ve listened to bankers, and they’ve said some very intriguing things,” Landry’s Chairman and CEO Tilman Fertitta told CNBC.
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Merrill to Pay $26 Million to New Hampshire, Former NH Governor to Settle Churning Allegations
It is the largest monetary sanction in the Bureau’s history and the second largest FINRA settlement in at least a decade.
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15 Days of 102 Fever, a Cracked Tooth From Chattering — Ex-NYSE Chief Shares His Covid Ordeal
“I felt like somebody was taking a sledgehammer to my back,” Tom Farley, now a dealmaker, told CNBC on Friday.
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Biden's Pick to Lead OMB Could Face Scrutiny for Wall Street Ties, Clashes With Progressives
Neera Tanden’s Center for American Progress and its political arm have raised millions from those with ties to Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
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Winklevoss Twins Say Bitcoin Will Be the Decade's Best Performing Asset, See '25x' Gains From Here
The price of Bitcoin rose 5% on Monday to top $19,000 as investors continue to piled into the cryptocurrency in 2020.
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Dow Pulls Back More Than 150 Points After Reaching 30,000 Milestone
Stocks took a breather after the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped a significant milestone.
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The Russell 2000 Is on Track for Its Best Month Ever as Vaccine Hopes Fuel Small Stock Boom
The small cap index is on pace for its best monthly performance since its inception in 1984.
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Stocks Making the Biggest Moves After Hours: FireEye, Williams-Sonoma, Workday & More
See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.
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Jay Clayton Looks Back on the ‘Driving Force' During His Term Heading the SEC
“One of the things we’ve tried to do is make sure our Main Street investor can sit side by side with professional investors,” Clayton told CNBC.
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Morgan Stanley's Head of Multicultural Client Strategy: Investors Can Do ‘Quite Well and Do Good'
Morgan Stanley’s latest venture capital report found 75% believe that investing in women and multicultural entrepreneurs can still maximize returns.
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Investors Have Become Too Bullish So Sell on the Vaccine News, Bank of America Says
“We say ‘sell the vaccine’ in coming weeks/months as we think we’re close to ‘full bull,'” BofA’s Michael Hartnett said.
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Dow Returns to Record, S&P 500 Adds to Its on Vaccine Hopes
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high Monday, erasing the last of its pandemic losses, after a second drug company announced encouraging progress on developing a coronavirus vaccine
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Dow Futures Rise 100 Points After Last Week's Big Market Rotation
U.S. stock futures rose on Sunday night as traders assessed a sharp market rotation that led to a mixed weekly performance last week.
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The Dow Is Set to Rise 200 Points to End a Volatile, But Winning Week
U.S. stock futures were higher as Wall Street continues to grapple with the rising number of coronavirus cases and its potential economic impact.
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Goldman Sachs Just Named the Smallest, Most Diverse Class of Partners Since Its IPO
While nearly half, or 47%, of this year’s group was categorized as diverse, a high water mark for the firm, most of those named partner are men.
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Asian Shares Slip on Faltering Hopes for COVID Vaccines
Stocks are mostly lower in Asia after big technology shares staged a comeback overnight, pushing Wall Street benchmarks higher
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Stock Futures Flat After Nasdaq's Comeback Session
Stock futures opened little changed on Wednesday.
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Asian Stocks Rise for 2nd Day on Coronavirus Vaccine Hopes
Asian stock markets have risen for a second day on hopes for progress toward a possible coronavirus vaccine that might allow the world to revive manufacturing, shopping and normal life
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Asian Stocks Mixed After Wall Street Election Gains
Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street advanced amid protracted vote-counting following this week’s U.S. elections
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Asia Tracks Wall St Rally as Markets Shrug at Election Limbo
Asian shares have advanced after stocks rallied on Wall Street as investors embraced the upside of more gridlock in Washington, sending the S&P 500 index up 2.2%
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Asian Markets Follow Wall Street Higher Ahead of Election
Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as investors await U.S. election results
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Tech Losses Drive Wall Street Down Again, Ending Grim Week
Sharp drops in Apple, Facebook and other big technology companies ended a miserable week on Wall Street on another sour note
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Asian Stocks Fall on Worries Over Rising Virus Cases, US Aid
Asian shares are heading lower on worries about rising virus counts and Washington’s inability to deliver more aid to the economy
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Asian Stocks Follow Wall Street Lower on Lack of US Aid Plan
Asian stocks are following Wall Street lower as investors watched for signs of progress in negotiations over a U.S. economic aid plan
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Asian Shares Rise After Wall Street Gains on Solid Earnings
Asian shares are mostly higher, cheered by gains on Wall Street as investors welcomed a batch of solid earnings reports from U.S. companies
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Asian Shares Track Wall Street Fall as Virus Aid Hopes Fade
Asian shares have fallen, tracking Wall Street’s decline as hopes for badly needed new economic aid for the U.S. economy fade
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Asian Shares Lower After Tech-Driven Rally on Wall Street
Shares are mostly lower in Asia after solid gains for technology stocks pushed Wall Street higher on Monday
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Asian Stocks Follow Wall Street Higher on Stimulus Hopes
Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher on hopes Washington will provide more aid to the U.S. economy
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Stocks Rise as Trump Tweets on Stimulus Keep Market Spinning
Stocks are recovering Wednesday after President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack on his decision to halt talks on another rescue effort for the economy.
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Asian Shares Mixed After Trump Calls Off Stimulus Talks
Stocks are mixed in Asia despite an overnight decline on Wall Street after President Donald Trump ordered a stop to talks on another round of aid for the economy
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Asian Shares Gain on Stimulus Hopes, Trump Leaving Hospital
Shares are higher in Asia after hopes for economic aid from Washington helped Wall Street recover its losses from the initial shock of learning President Donald Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus
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Stocks End Bumpy Day Lower After Trump's Positive Virus Test
Wall Street’s major stock indexes fell on Friday after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, but the losses ended up milder than investors braced for early in the morning
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Asia Shares Mixed in Thin Holiday Trading After Wall St Gain
Asian shares are mixed in thin holiday trading, with markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong closed
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Tokyo Trading Stops Over System Failure, China on Holiday
Trading has been suspended on the Tokyo Stock Exchange because of a problem in the system for relaying market information.
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Wall Street Rallies to Close Out Strong, But Wild Quarter
Stocks rallied on Wall Street Wednesday, but only after zooming up, down and back up again in a fitting end to a wild month and quarter
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Markets Mixed After Trump-Biden Debate; Data Lifts China
Stocks are mixed in Asia while upbeat manufacturing data lifted shares in China as investors studied the outcome of the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden
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Asian Stocks Mixed After Wall St Rally Ahead of US Debate
Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rallied and clawed back some of this month’s sharp losses ahead of a U.S. presidential election debate
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Stocks Post Solid Gains as Technology Shares Lead Rally
U.S. stocks closed with solid gains, the latest shift in a recent stretch of turbulence for the market
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Asian Shares Gain, Cheered by US Rally on Hopes for Stimulus
Asian shares have advanced, cheered by a modest rally on Wall Street and rising hopes for fresh stimulus for the U.S. economy
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Asian Shares Fall as Caution Sets in After Wall St Retreat
Asian shares have fallen as caution again sets in following a retreat on Wall Street driven by a decline in technology shares
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Asian Shares Take Breather After Wall Street Gains
Shares are mostly lower in Asia as investors keep a wary eye on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the economic outlook
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Asian Shares Track Wall Street Retreat on Pandemic Pains
Shares are lower in Asia, tracking a retreat on Wall Street as markets tumbled on worries about the pandemic’s economic pain and a raft of other problems
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Global Markets Lower After Wall Street Declines for Third Week
Global stock markets and U.S. futures tumbled Monday after Wall Street fell for a third straight week and investors were rattled by U.S.-Chinese tension over technology and security and a rise in British coronavirus infections.
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US Stocks Fall as Market Decline Extends for Third Week
Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Friday, as another zig-zag week for markets ends with a third-straight weekly loss for the S&P 500
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Asia Slightly Higher Despite Wall Street Slump, Virus Fears
Asian shares are slightly higher despite some investor attention shifting again to the uncertainties in global economies amid the coronavirus pandemic, as reflected in the overnight fall on Wall Street
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Asian Stocks Retreat on Lack of New Fed Action
Asian stock markets have retreated after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it will keep interest rates near zero but announced no fresh stimulus plans
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Asian Shares Mostly Higher After Wall Street Gains
Shares are mostly higher in Asia after advances for big technology companies carried Wall Street to further gains overnight
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Asian Markets Mixed After Wall Street Rises on Dealmaking
Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street surged on a flurry of corporate deal-making and Chinese economic activity improved
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Tech Falters Again as Wall Street Ends Worst Week in Months
Wall Street closed out its worst week since June with another day of churning trading Friday
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Asian Shares Mixed After Technology Fall Leads US Stock Fall
Asian shares are trading mixed following a selloff of technology shares on Wall Street
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Asian Stocks Gain After Wall Street Rebounds From Tech Slump
Asian stock markets have gained after Wall Street rebounded from a slump for tech stocks
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Tech Chills Spill Into Asia, as Shares Sink Across Region
Shares have fallen in Asia after a sell-off of big technology stocks on Wall Street
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Global Markets Mixed After Wall Street Slides
Global stock markets were mixed Monday after Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decline in more than two months.
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Asian Shares Follow Wall Street Lower as Investors Pull Back
Asian markets are lower after stocks fell sharply on Wall Street, as investors’ exuberance faltered after a spate of record highs
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Asian Stock Markets Follow Wall Street Higher
Asian stock markets have risen after Wall Street turned in its biggest daily gain since July despite uncertainty about the global economic outlook
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Asian Shares Mixed After US Rally, Positive Data
Asian shares are mixed after another U.S. rally spurred by positive economic data, even while the coronavirus pandemic has regions around the world battling recessions
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Global Stocks Mixed After Wall Street Advances to Record
Global stocks were mixed Monday after Wall Street turned in its fifth straight weekly gain and China’s manufacturing growth held steady.
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S&P 500 Rises to Close Out Longest Weekly Win Streak of 2020
More gains for stocks Friday gave the S&P 500 its fifth straight winning week
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Markets Higher as Fed Chair Says Interest Rates to Stay Low
Asian markets are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve said it might keep interest rates low in a major overhaul to its strategy
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Asian Stocks Mixed Ahead of U.S. Fed Chair's Speech
Major Asian stock markets are mostly lower as investors look ahead to a speech by the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve
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Asian Shares Lower as Investors Await Fed Chair's Speech
Asian shares are mostly lower after a lackluster session on Wall Street following talks between the United States and China on the status of a deal meant to work as truce in their trade war
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Asia Stocks Rise, Spurred by Hopes for COVID Treatment
Asian shares are mostly higher as investors hang onto hopes the coronavirus pandemic may come under control as treatments are developed
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S&P 500 Ticks Higher to Record, Powered Again by Tech Stocks
The S&P 500 ticked higher to close at another all-time high Friday, powered by strength for technology stocks and better-than-expected reports on the U.S. economy
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Asian Shares Track Wall Street Gains Amid Vaccine Hopes
Asian shares are higher on hopes for development of a coronavirus vaccine, although worries remain about long-term economic damage from the pandemic
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Asian Shares Retreat After Fed Minutes Bring Reality Check
Asian shares are slipping after sobriety set in on Wall Street, and the U.S. Federal Reserve minutes laid out challenges for the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic
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Shares Mixed in Asia After S&P 500 Logs Fresh All-Time High
Stocks are mixed in Asia after the S&P 500 logged a fresh all-time high
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Asia Shares Mixed After Tech Rally Takes S&P 500 Near Record
Shares are mixed in Asia after a rally in technology stocks pushed the S&P 500 closer to its record high
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Stocks Barely Budge on Wall Street; S&P 500 Just Shy of High
Major stock indexes on Wall Street ended Friday more or less where they started after a day of drifting between small gains and losses
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Asian Shares Mixed on Weak China Data, Worries Over Pandemic
Asian shares are trading mixed as investors study data out of China showing its recovery remains subdued
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Stocks Rebound on Wall Street, S&P 500 Trades Above Record
The S&P 500 briefly traded above its record closing high Wednesday, nearly erasing the last of the historic losses it took due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Shares Mostly Lower in Asia After Retreat on Wall Street
Shares are mostly lower in Asia after a late slide in big technology companies left indexes broadly lower on Wall Street, breaking a seven-day winning streak for the S&P 500
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Asian Shares Extend Rally; S&P 500 Within 1% of Record
Shares have advanced in Asia, extending another rally that took the S&P 500 to within striking distance of its all-time high set in February
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S&P 500 Ekes Out 6th Straight Gain Following Jobs Report
Wall Street’s big rally let off the accelerator on Friday, despite a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market, amid worries about worsening U.S.-China tensions and whether Washington can deliver more aid for the economy
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Asian Shares Skid Amid Virus Woes, China-US Trade Tensions
Asian shares are mostly lower in lackluster trading as trade tensions between the U.S. and China offset optimism about more fiscal stimulus in the U.S. Benchmarks in Japan, China and Australia fell in Friday morning trading
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Asian Shares Mixed as US Talks on Stimulus Still Stalled
Stocks are mixed in Asia as investors watch to see if lawmakers will come ahead with fresh stimulus for the U.S. economy
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Asian Shares Fall on Jitters Over US Stimulus, China Trade
Major Asian stock markets have declined amid investor concern about the status of U.S. stimulus spending and a trade agreement with Beijing
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Global Shares Mixed Amid Coronavirus Waves, Recovery Hopes
Global shares were mixed on Monday as investors weighed risks from rising coronavirus cases with hopes for a recovery in some places like China.
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Tech Giants Lead Gains as S&P 500 Closes 4th Winning Month
Big Tech continues to steamroll through the pandemic, and strong gains for some of the market’s most influential companies on Friday helped Wall Street close out its fourth straight winning month
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Asian Benchmarks Tumble, Looking to Earnings, Central Banks
Asian shares are tumbling as earnings coming in around the world showed mostly dismal results amid the coronavirus pandemic
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Asian Stocks Gain After Fed Keep US Interest Rates Low
Asian stock markets have risen after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged to support a struggling economy
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Asian Shares Mixed Amid Dismal Earnings, Wall Street Slump
Asian shares are mixed as reports of dismal company earnings add to pessimism over the widespread economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic
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Asian Shares Advance After Wall St Rally; Gold Extends Gains
Shares are trading higher in Asia after U.S. stocks resumed their upward march on Wall Street, while the price of gold pushed to new record highs
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Wall Street Down After Worldwide Slide; Gold at Record High
Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday as tensions flared again between the world’s two largest economies, jitters continued over the fallout from the coronavirus and companies turned in a mixed batch of earnings
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Asia Shares Slip After Worst S&P 500 Loss in Nearly 4 Weeks
Worsening China-U.S. friction, worries over aid to Americans and U.S. businesses and a stumble on Wall Street have combined to push shares in Asia lower
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Shares Mixed in Asia After Wall Street Advance
Asian shares are mixed, with the region’s biggest market in Tokyo closed for a four-day weekend
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Asian Shares Mixed After Lackluster Session on Wall Street
Shares are mixed in Asia, with Australia’s benchmark down sharply on reports of a steep rise in coronavirus cases in the Melbourne area
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Asia Shares Rise on Vaccine Hopes, Tech Rally on Wall Street
Asian shares are mostly higher on rising hopes for a vaccine to combat the coronavirus pandemic
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Wall Street Ticks Up; S&P 500 Nets 3rd Straight Weekly Gain
Wall Street ended another wobbly day broadly higher, giving the S&P 500 its third straight weekly gain
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Asian Stock Prices Rebound After Wall Street Slips
Asian stock markets are mostly higher after Wall Street closed lower amid uncertainty about the U.S. economic outlook