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The three major Wall Street indexes were higher in early trading as gains in Amazon and other retailers on Cyber Monday outweighed losses in semiconductor makers and energy stocks.

Shares of retailers such as Macy's Inc. and Wal-Mart were up on Monday following a promising start to the holiday season and ahead of what is expected to be the largest U.S. online shopping day in history.

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Starbucks Corp said Howard Schultz will be stepping down as chairman and chief executive officer of the coffe chain, but will continue as executive chairman.

Investors who followed the old adage, sell in May and go away missed an opportunity for a pop in portfolios invested in the technology sector this month.

The lack of action from OPEC at its June meeting Thursday shows more cracks are beginning to show in the cartel's oil-world dominance.

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Last Friday’s jobs report released by the Labor Department fell well below Wall Street’s expectations.

Investors will turn this week to a full slate of economic data and a Federal Reserve meeting in hope of fresh reasons whether to drive stocks to new highs.

Markets across the globe kicked off what’s likely to be a volatile 10-day period on a risk-averse note as investors ditched risky equity positions in favor of safe-haven assets.

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As the U.S. consumer gained confidence in the second quarter of 2016, data from the Commerce Department released Friday showed businesses sentiment didn’t quite keep up.

After climbing to fresh record highs in July and five-straight months of gains for the S&P 500, U.S. equity markets appear ready to take late-summer breather.

Wall Street retreated from record levels on Wednesday after a drop in oil prices pressured energy stocks, while shares of Walt Disney surged on its results and an acquisition.

Wall Street retreated from record levels on Wednesday after a drop in oil prices pressured energy stocks, while shares of Walt Disney surged on its results and an acquisition.

Wall Street retreated on Friday as lower oil prices weighed on energy shares and Facebook and Apple declined, but major indexes still posted gains for the week.