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Spirit AeroSystems Inc. is the biggest winner from the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to allow the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to return to service, according to UBS.  

Foot Locker Inc. said its profit and sales rose for the third quarter, even as the back-to-school selling season started later than usual because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Investors are weighing vaccine progress and stimulus talks as week wraps.

On Wall Street on Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% after spending much of the day flipping between small losses and gains

United is among the major U.S. airlines that began implementing temporary waivers of change fees this year

Investors discounted rising COVID-19 restrictions, pushing stocks higher.

Macy's Inc reported a more than 20% drop in quarterly comparable on Thursday and said it expects that to continue into the fall season, signaling a tough holiday season for the coronavirus-battered department store chain.

Investors will also get to digest reports on manufacturing and housing

The employees are in the R&D and manufacturing area

Passenger volumes remain 65 percent below 2019 levels

The direct-to-consumer business jumped 67%, helping to make up for weaknesses at retail partners

The film will also debut in international theaters on Dec. 16

Bath & Body Works posted a 55% jump in quarterly sales as the coronavirus fueled demand for soap and hand sanitizer, helping its parent company offset another quarter of declining sales at its Victoria’s Secret lingerie brand.

Nvidia Corp shares declined nearly 3% on Wednesday after company executives said data center chip sales would fall slightly in the fourth quarter.

Tesla Inc.’s transformation from an electric-car maker to a software/connected vehicle services provider is the “entry ticket” to a much larger business, according to Morgan Stanley.

Target Corp. reported booming digital sales and same-day services growth helped fuel a 42% year-over-year spike in third-quarter profit.   

Global shares were little changed and oil rose on Wednesday as weak U.S. retail sales and a surge of new coronavirus cases dampened but did not extinguish the euphoria from recent COVID-19 vaccine breakthroughs.

Technology wiz Elon Musk is on track to become the world's third-richest person.

Big money managers are growing concerned that civil unrest could upend the stock market rally, but remain more worried about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Bank of America survey conducted in November.

Walmart Inc. said third-quarter profit soared 56% from a year ago as customers stocked up on health and wellness products and electronics amid the COVID-19 pandemic.