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As investors celebrate soaring stock prices, some are calling on lawmakers to tighten the screws among these industry leaders with new regulations as big-tech critics allege that Amazon and some of its FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google's Alphabet) peers have been operating at an unfair disadvantage.

Wall Street pulled back from record-high territory on Monday, weighed down by a drop in Merck shares, as investors assessed President Donald Trump’s plan for corporate tax cuts.

Wall Street pulled back from record-high territory on Monday, weighed down by a drop in Merck shares, as investors assessed President Donald Trump’s plan for corporate tax cuts.

INSYS Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:INSY) founder Dr. John N. Kapoor resigned from his role with the company’s board in the wake of being charged with participating in a nationwide opioid bribery and kickback scheme.

Executives are leaning disturbingly hard on nonstandard accounting measures: analyst  Investors cheering stocks to all-time highs on another tide of strong earnings might be somewhat disturbed to discover the extent to which American corporations are emphasizing numbers that don't follow accounting standards.

Executives are leaning disturbingly hard on nonstandard accounting measures: analyst  Investors cheering stocks to all-time highs on another tide of strong earnings might be somewhat disturbed to discover the extent to which American corporations are emphasizing numbers that don't follow accounting standards.

Next year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch three new flagship iPhones.

Next year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch three new flagship iPhones.

Strong earnings from tech giants and Apple's upbeat statement on its iPhone X demand lifted the Nasdaq Composite index 2 percent and led the gains on Wall Street.

The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after a round of positive corporate earnings announcements, but gains were curbed and the Nasdaq lost ground on a drop in the healthcare sector.

The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday after a round of positive corporate earnings announcements, but gains were curbed and the Nasdaq lost ground on a drop in the healthcare sector.