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A blistering rally in Tesla Inc.’s share price fueled by news the electric-car maker would join the S&P 500 has catapulted its market capitalization into the No. 6 spot among U.S. companies.

U.S. stocks wrap a winning week with a basket of new records.

U.S. equity markets opened little changed Wednesday after a mixed batch economic data dropped the Dow back below 30,000.

The Dow is on pace for the best month since January 1987.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. CEO Edward Stack is stepping down from his role as he takes over as executive chairman.

U.S. President Donald Trump gave permission Monday to the General Services Administration to begin sharing information with President-Elect Joe Biden's transition team, leading U.S. markets higher Tuesday.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. economists expect the U.S. economy will contract in the first quarter as state rollback coronavirus reopenings due to the new wave of COVID-19 infections that are sweeping across the country.

Tesla Inc. shares could double from current levels as global electric vehicle demand ramps up over the next five years, according to one Wall Street analyst.

A reintroduction of COVID-19 lockdowns in California and other states adjacent to Nevada poses an emerging risk to Las Vegas casinos already battered by the pandemic and efforts to contain it.

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 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.

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.   

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.

The $4.4 billion payout, which will be made to shareholders of record as of Dec. 2, is the fourth special dividend issued by the board in the past eight years.

Under Clayton, the SEC has pursued changes to regulations that critics saw as burdensome or hindering corporate growth, often in the face of opposition from Democrats and investor advocates.

Southwest Airlines Co. says a pickup in bookings over the past three months is slowing as a second wave of COVID-19 infections sweeps across the country.