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Cisco Systems Inc. has made a takeover offer worth more than $20 billion for software maker Splunk Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the networking giant's biggest acquisition ever.

Walmart announced on Friday it has ended its mask mandate for fully vaccinated employees.

Mask mandates on Wall Street are becoming a thing of the past as some of the biggest players in finance are relaxing stringent requirements for vaccinated employees

Stock investors are debating the pace and series of rate hikes coming down the pike.

Zillow is betting big on the housing market with a major technology push.

Fed senior staff don’t vote on monetary policy, but many are actively involved in compiling data, doing research, and briefing Fed leaders to help them analyze the economy, financial markets and the central banks’ policy options.

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday informed staff at its U.S. warehouses and logistics sites that they must report being fully vaccinated by March 18 if they wish to receive paid leave due to COVID-19.

AOC said public pressure forced congressional leaders to take up a stock trading ban for lawmakers and credited House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for standing down from her original opposition.

Stocks cratered after inflation spiked to a near 40-year high and bond yields jumped.

Virginia Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria is criticizing a proposal to ban congress from trading stocks, a proposal that some like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., have backed.

Peloton's leadership change is not enough, says one investor. A sale is still the best option.

Uber’s ride-hailing service edged closer to returning to its pre-pandemic levels during the final three months of last year, but its prospects remain clouded by the future direction of the novel coronavirus that has plagued its business.

Stock investors are keeping close tabs on earnings, with 79% of companies already reported beating expectations.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday the House is making progress on legislation to curb stock tradings in Congress, but added that she's insisting any legislation apply to the Supreme Court too.

Tesla Inc said on Wednesday the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) intends to file a lawsuit against the company alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment.

Toyota Motor Corp.’s third-quarter net profit fell 5.6% compared with the same period a year earlier as sales dropped due to the parts shortage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lyft Inc. said revenue increased 70% in the fourth quarter, as longer trips and higher fares offset weaker-than-expected ridership numbers

U.S. investors took a cautious tone as more earnings rolled in ahead of key inflation data due later this week.

Investors are focusing on a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions as well as a busy week for earnings.

House Democrats are split on the issue of whether members of Congress should be restricted from owning or trading stocks, with moderate Rep. Abigail Spanberger becoming the latest to voice her support and urge the consideration of legislation to block what she called an “inappropriate” practice.