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U.S. equity markets posted modest gains Wednesday, putting the major averages within striking distance of their all-time highs as investors took in more earnings and Amazon's $8.45 billion Hollywood MGM deal.

U.S. equity markets slid Tuesday following a disappointing consumer confidence reading and mixed housing data.

A group representing pork producers urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing of pigs into bacon and ham despite a union’s claim that the increased volume endangers workers.

AutoZone says the federal government mandating a $15 per hour minimum wage would result in the company raising prices in order to offset the higher labor costs.

If you’re a small investor and own shares of AMC, don’t be surprised if you get a Twitter follow from the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Adam Aron. 

Amazon.com Inc. is nearing a deal to buy the Hollywood studio MGM Holdings for almost $9 billion, said people familiar with the matter, a pact that would turn a film operation founded in the silent era into a streaming asset for the e-commerce giant.

Investors are positioning for the risk of higher inflation as the reopening of the U.S. economy gathers steam, but may not be prepared if the worst of the price increases has already run its course.

U.S. equity markets rose Monday, putting the major averages on track for their first weekly advance in three.

Europe's largest bank's stance on cryptocurrencies comes as the world's biggest and best-known, Bitcoin, has tumbled nearly 50% from the year's high, after China cracked down on mining the currency and prominent advocate Elon Musk tempered his support.

Oil and gas producers Cabot Oil & Gas Corp and Cimarex Energy Co said on Monday they would combine to form a company with an enterprise value of about $17 billion, the latest in a sector rebounding from one of its worst downturns.

The U.S. Treasury Department wants a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%, a reduced ask from the 21% level it previously suggested.

Soaring demand for chicken has resulted in wing shortages across America, according to the country’s third-largest poultry producer.

Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan weighs in on cryptocurrencies, inflation and the Fed's economic plans.

U.S. equity markets rallied Friday, ending a volatile trading week.

Deere & Co on Friday raised its full-year earnings forecast after a 169% surge in quarterly profit, as a recovering global economy boosts demand for farm machine and construction equipment.

Kansas City Southern is expected to ditch its merger agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in favor of a competing proposal from Canadian National Railway Co. according to people familiar with the matter, a dramatic turn with big implications for the shape of the U.S. rail industry.

Guggenheim Partners Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd says the action in cryptocurrencies reminds me him of Tulipmania, one of the most famous financial bubbles and crashes of all-time.

U.S. stocks rebound from four sessions of losses as investors react to jobless claims which fell to a fresh pandemic low.

Celebrity-backed Swedish oat-milk maker Oatly Group AB prepared to price its initial public offering Wednesday amid another day of stock-market declines.

Big-money managers say too many investors have piled into bitcoin, according to a Bank of America survey.