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(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is modestly lower on Thursday despite the overnight gains on Wall Street, while the safe-haven yen strengthened as investors turned cautious ahead to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium later in the

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The biggest issues with COVID-19 testing have been speed and cost. Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE: ABT) newest offering seems to have those covered, and the healthcare company is even providing a phone app that will display negative results for customers who need to prove that they'

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The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained 35 points, a solid 1%, on Aug. 26, setting another all-time high, driven upwards by huge gains from tech giants Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). 

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A group of more than 2,000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India, alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business, a legal filing seen by Reuters showed.

What happened Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) jumped 8.2% to a new closing high of $303.91 on Wednesday, after analysts helped to focus investors' attention on the digital ad titan's massive growth opportunity in e-commerce. 

What happened Shares of salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) rocketed 26% to a record high of $272.32 on Wednesday, following the release of the cloud computing leader's outstanding fiscal 2021 second-quarter results. 

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(RTTNews) - The Canadian stock market ended on a bright note on Wednesday after staying firm right through the session thanks to sustained buying in technology, materials and financial shares.

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Greif (GEF) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.85 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.86 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.26 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

Worries about job prospects and business conditions have deeply impacted U.S. consumer confidence in August, slipping to the lowest level since 2014. The Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence index stands at 84.8, comparing unfavorably with July’s revised reading o

Prologis (PLD) closed at $101.03 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.93% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 1.02% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.3%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.73%.

BlackRock (BLK) closed at $592.10 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.16% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.02%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.3%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.73%.

In the latest trading session, Dynagas LNG (DLNG) closed at $3, marking a -1.96% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.02%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.3%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.73%.

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser about the latest headlines and earnings reports from Wall Street, including the second-quarter results of a major retailer. They also discuss the simultaneous exit and entry of three stocks i