GameStop naysayers see stock squeeze with losses of $6B
GameStop Corp. shares continued to rocket higher Monday as battered and bruised short-sellers who bet against the stock scrambled to exit their losing position.
Bullish stock bets explode as major indexes repeatedly set records
Options activity is continuing at a breakneck pace in January, building on 2020's record volumes. It is the latest sign of optimism cresting through markets as individual and institutional investors pick up bullish options to profit from stock gains and abandon bearish wagers.
Rising interest rates spell trouble for stocks
Wall Street is growing increasingly concerned that rising interest rates could derail the red-hot U.S. equity market which is hovering near record levels.
Nasdaq hits record high as Intel, IBM weigh on Dow
U.S. equity markets pulled back from record highs led by Intel and IBM after disappointing earnings.
Stock futures fall after record week
The big number in the U.S. that traders will be watching will be existing home sales for December
CSX profit slips, but railroad hauls 4% more freight
Strong demand for deliveries of shipping containers were up 11%, helped offset weakness in nearly every other category of freight
Elon Musk to offer $100 million prize for 'best' carbon capture tech
Capturing planet-warming emissions is becoming a critical part of many plans to keep climate change in check
S&P, Nasdaq hit records as tech leads rally
U.S. equity markets ended mixded on Thursday after President Biden signed a series of executive orders in the first hours of his presidency.
College student uses single bitcoin investment to pay tuition
Early bitcoin investor Nikki Beesetti explains how a single transaction paid off in a big way.
Stock futures add to records on stimulus hopes
A slew of earnings and economic reports may shape the direction of the trading day
Dow, S&P, Nasdaq close at records as Biden sworn in as 46th U.S. President
Stocks hit record highs Wednesday as President Joe Biden was sworn in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Bitcoin is 'most crowded' trade: survey
Big-money managers say too many investors have piled into the red-hot cryptocurrency bitcoin at the start of 2021, according to a Bank of America survey conducted in January.
Trump's booming stock market in peril as Biden assumes presidency
The record-breaking stock market that President Elect Joe Biden will inherit from President Trump is in danger of post-Inauguration Day selloff, according to Wall Street strategists.
Stock futures trade higher ahead of Biden inauguration
Earnings reports will include results from UnitedHealth, Procter & Gamble and Morgan Stanley
Trump pardons former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski
Levandowski was sentenced in August to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in March
Stocks climb as Yellen gives investors big dose of coronavirus stimulus hopes
Yellen, the former Federal Reserve chair, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee for her confirmation hearing.
Office Depot snubs Staples for $2.1B deal: Report
The Staples-Office Depot deal saga continues.
Goldman Sachs blows past estimates on trading, dealmaking
Goldman Sachs Group reported strong fourth-quarter results bolstered by record revenue from deal making and the best trading environment in a decade.
Will COVID-19 shake up capitalism?
The Covid crisis both accelerated demands for changes to the economic system and demonstrated that governments can spend freely to help those in trouble when they wish.
After stock surge, investors ask companies what’s ahead
Analysts estimate that companies in the S&P 500 fell 13% over 2020 due to the pandemic.
















