GameStop, Pivotal Software fall; Campbell, Salesforce rise
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Salesforce.com Inc., up $7.63 to $158.44
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
Stocks finished higher on Wall Street for the second straight day Wednesday, extending the market's strong gains from the previous day.
YouTube updates hate speech guidelines to prohibit videos
YouTube is updating its hate speech policies to prohibit videos with white supremacist and neo-Nazi content.
Markets Right Now: Stocks rise again, though energy tanks
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.
Online Rx startups offer convenience but also raise concerns
How do you get men excited about decades-old pills for hair loss, erectile dysfunction and other potentially embarrassing health conditions?
At Amazon event, Robert Downey Jr. reveals plan to use 'robotics' and other tech to clean up earth
Robert Downey Jr. reportedly has a new mission that’s focused on helping the environment.
SEC to require brokers only to reveal financial conflicts
Federal regulators are moving to require that brokers provide their customers with detailed disclosures of their potential conflicts of interest when dispensing advice for retirement planning and other investments.
Kate Spade foundation accomplishes $1M pledge toward mental wellness organizations
The Kate Spade New York Foundation on Wednesday said they’d accomplished their $1 million pledge aimed towards helping mental wellness organizations.
5 Delaware residents sue firms over water contamination
Residents of a small Delaware town whose water supply is contaminated by chemicals linked to health issues ranging from cancer to infertility are suing several companies who manufactured the chemicals.
Trade war comes to Louisville, Jack Daniels takes tariff hit
The company that makes Jack Daniels took a hit from the Trump administration's tariff fight, estimating that the standoff dragged sales growth down by a percentage point for the entire year.
The Latest: Amid trade war, China's Xi heads to Moscow
The Latest on rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Chinese President Xi Jinping is talking up the Chinese economy's resilience as he heads to Moscow for a state visit affirming increasingly close ties between the former Cold War rivals.
Kawhi Leonard, other Toronto Raptors stars' tax bills among worst in the NBA
U.S. players in Toronto face a top combined Canadian tax rate of more than 50 percent.
Cyprus says it stands to gain $9 billion from gas field
Cyprus' energy minister says the east Mediterranean island nation stands to gain more than $9 billion over 18 years from the export of gas from its offshore 'Aphrodite' field.
Washing your hair with champagne? It's a thing
Using champagne to wash and style your hair is becoming a unique beauty trend.
Reforms to Dutch pension system agreed after years of talks
The Dutch government, employers and labor unions have after years of discussions hammered out a new pension framework to make it more sustainable as people live longer and swap jobs more often.
Sephora closes US stores for 1-hour diversity training
Sephora is closing its U.S. stores for an hour Wednesday morning to host "inclusion workshops" for its 16,000 employees, just over a month after R&B star SZA said she had security called on her while shopping at a store in California.
EU commission urges legal action against Italy over debt
The European Commission is recommending that legal action be taken against the Italy because it failed to respect EU debt rules last year and looks like doing so in coming years, too.
Edgar Allan Poe’s pocket watch could snatch 6-figure sum at auction
American writer Edgar Allan Poe’s personal pocket watch will be up for auction on June 12 and could fetch up to $120,000.
Under fire from opponents, FCC poised to advance robocall proposal
Critics say legitimate calls could be blocked under the proposal.
US tariffs looming, many in Mexico back president's approach
Facing possible crippling tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose on the United States' biggest trading partner, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has responded with calm and calls for continued friendship, and avoided strong language that could cause the dispute to deteriorate.















