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What happened Shares of BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) rose nearly 30% today after the company announced it will soon begin clinical trials of coronavirus vaccine candidates in Germany. The biotech and its development partner, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), were granted permission from the Paul-E

In his annual letter to shareholders as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), Warren Buffett made some poignant observations. He wrote, "Whatever the downsides may be, strong and immediate action by government was essential ... like it or not, the inhabita

Gold prices jumped 1% on Wednesday on hopes for more fiscal and monetary stimulus measures amid massive economic damage due to stay-at-home and business shutdown orders around the world to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU) said on Tuesday that it has borrowed 6.25 billion euros ($6.8 billion) from a revolving line of credit in an effort to buffer its cash reserves while many of its factories remain closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

(RTTNews) - Shares of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (LH) are rising more than 6 percent or $9.79 in Wednesday's trading at $157.97. The stock has traded in a range of $98.02 to $196.36 in the past 52 weeks.

Last October, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) its coveted Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract. The deal, which will be worth up to $10 billion over the next 10 years, allows Microsoft to provide cloud infrastructure serv

(RTTNews) - Sportswear company Lululemon apologized after an employee promoted a T-shirt design that created an outrage in China for its reference to the origin of coronavirus, multiple reports said.

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday his government will increase the budget for social programs and critical projects by $25.6 billion in order to address the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis.

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (Symbol: DTD) shows an impressive 21.6% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. Equitrans Midstream Corp (Symbol: ETRN), which makes up 0

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund (Symbol: DLN) shows an impressive 22.0% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM), which makes up 2.18% o

Lebanon's government needs to enact a rescue plan that rebuilds confidence in the economy and tackles root causes behind the country's financial crisis, a senior International Monetary Fund official said in comments published on Wednesday.

(RTTNews) - Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) reported first quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.44, compared to $0.55, a year ago. On average, 16 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of $0.35, for the quarter. An

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) is one of the true blue chips in the technology space. Founded all the way back in 1930, it's one of the oldest technology companies in America. The key to TI's longevity? Chalk it up to superior technology, capital allocation, and product diversi

Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) is set to report first quarter fiscal 2020 earnings results before the opening bell Thursday.

Clearway Energy (NYSE: CWEN) (NYSE: CWEN.A) has had its share of ups and downs in recent years. Its prior sponsor mismanaged the renewable energy company, causing its performance to lag. Meanwhile, one of its largest customers, California utility PG&E (NYSE: PCG), went b

Millions of people have lost their jobs in the wake of COVID-19, and while unemployment benefits can be a lifeline in that scenario, they're often not enough to compensate for an absent paycheck. That's part of the reason a massive economic stimulus package was introduced in lat

Keep calm and play Fortnite. The popular Battle Royale game is back in the Google Play Store after 18 months in the wilderness of third-party app stores.

Yesterday, social media heavyweight Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced a $5.7 billion investment in Jio Platforms Limited. Jio is India's largest telecom operator by subscriber base, sporting 388 million customers. It is part of Reliance Industries Limited, one of India's largest c

Stocks have now dipped about 5% to start this week, as the indices declined for a second straight session amid a drop in oil prices. Of course, it should be mentioned that stocks had been on an amazing run prior to this week that brought them halfway back from the epic bear m

China was the first ravaged by coronavirus and the first to recover, so it makes sense to want to extrapolate its situation to Europe and the U.S. But Qian Wang, Vanguard Group’s Asia-Pacific chief economist, doesn’t think the situations are comparable.