In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Andy Cross about the latest headlines and quarterly reports. They have news on a surprising potential acquisition, impressive results in the CRM and SaaS space, some stocks hitting a
A top Mexican ruling party senator has proposed a bill aimed at "reinforcing" the constitutional role of state-oil firm Pemex, as debate heats up about unwinding recent reforms that promoted the private sector's involvement in the energy sector.
Sancai Holding Group, a real estate holding company in China, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $30 million in an initial public offering.
The company commenced operations through Sancai Real Estate. It currently leases 1,267 properties from property owners. I
Several COVID-19 vaccine developers, including Pfizer Inc, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna Inc, plan to issue a public pledge not to seek government approval until their vaccine candidates are proven to be safe and effective, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Just one SPAC is scheduled for the week ahead. More SPACs may join the IPO calendar, and another wave of new filings will likely hit after Labor Day as well.
Several companies are set to launch in the shortened holiday week, including software providers Unity Software (U), Snowfl
In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker about the latest headlines and market reports from Wall Street. They discuss Zoom Video Communications' (NASDAQ: ZM) quarterly report. They've got news on a new membership service in the e-c
What happened
Technology stocks' September swoon continued on Friday. By the close of trading, shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), and Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) were down 2.2%, 2.9%, and 3.9%, respectively, after falling as much as 8% earlier in the day.
A world eager for progress on vaccines to guard against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and/or COVID-19 might have to wait a bit longer for a breakthrough. The CEO of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), the developer of what many experts consider the leading vaccine candidate, said Friday that h
ArcLight Clean Transition Corp., a blank check company formed by ArcLight Capital Partners targeting a renewable energy business, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $300 million in an initial public offering.
The Boston, MA-based company plans to raise $300 million by of
Today was better than yesterday for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index, which finished better than it looked for most of the trading day. The index closed down 28 points, or 0.81%, but was down more than 2% for most of morning trading. A late-day rally actually had the ind
Softbank Group is taking a direct role in managing its virus-hit hospitality startup Oyo's operations in Latin America through a joint venture which will control all hotels in the region, the head of Oyo Brazil told Reuters in an interview on Friday.
Pulmonx, which makes minimally invasive medical devices for emphysema, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $86 million in an initial public offering. The company previously filed to raise $86 million in February 2020 but withdrew the following May after raising $66 millio
Venezuela's supreme court on Friday suspended an earlier ruling that changed the leadership of opposition political party First Justice, as the government of President Nicolas Maduro seeks to boost opposition participation in a congressional election.
Star banker Erik Maris is in the process of leaving investment banking boutique Messier Maris & Associés after a power struggle with partner Jean-Marie Messier, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
What happened
While the broader stock market had a downbeat ending on Friday, AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) stock surged ahead by 6.4%. Investors are clearly expecting a good weekend for the company due to the fresh release of a blockbuster film, which should then conti
Shares of Tesla dropped nearly 7% in extended trade on Friday after the electric car maker was excluded from a list of companies being added to the S&P 500.
What happened
Many growth stocks continued their brutal descent on Friday. By the close of trading, shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), Square (NYSE: SQ), and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) were down 4.2%, 4.2%, and 6.4%, respectively, after falling more than 10% earlier in the day.
Graybug Vision, a Phase 2 biotech developing transformative medicines for ocular diseases, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $86 million in an initial public offering.
The company's lead candidate, GB-102, is an intravitreal injection being developed as a 
In the latest trading session, Shell Oil (RDS.A) closed at $28.91, marking a -0.1% move from the previous day. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.81%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.56%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.27%.
The strong and sustained rally in tech stocks, which appears to have finally come to an end, was due in no small part to a single investor. According to the Financial Times, citing "people familiar with the matter," Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank (OTC: SFTBY) was the respon