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U.S. stocks managed to post gains on Thursday after recent steep losses as policymakers around the world took further emergency actions to try to help financial markets cope with deep coronavirus-driven economic damage.
While other retailers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by shutting their stores entirely, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) says it will take a different approach. The business is limiting total in-store customers to 10 to 15 individuals at once, encouraging people to use curbside pic
European and American stocks rebounded on Thursday, halting further declines, in a sign further steps to boost liquidity by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks has tentatively calmed markets that still fear a coronavirus-induced slowdown.
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began back in January, China has reported no new locally transmitted infections. At a news conference on Thursday, officials from China's National Health Commission said that although there had been 34 new cases in the past 24 hours
The CEO of American Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ: AAL) said Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on airlines will be worse than the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, urging lawmakers to move quickly to provide assistance for the U.S. airline industry.
The Dow rebounded from a three-year low today, spearheaded by big gains in the tech sector. Although the triple-digit win was modest in comparison to the roller-coaster volatility seen in recent weeks, the blue-chip index did pare a 700 point deficit at its session lows, and
Following the lead of a host of its retail peers over the last few days, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) announced Thursday that it will close all of its stores nationwide for a minimum of two weeks. The shutdown will go into effect virtually immediately, at 7 p.m. local-time today for all s
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Shares of shoe retailer Designer Brands (NYSE: DBI) surged on Thursday, after the company disclosed in regulatory filings that its CEO and chief financial officer both bought shares on Wednesday.
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Compass Minerals International Inc (Symbol: CMP) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.88), with the stock changing hands as low as $41
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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of J.M. Smucker Co. (Symbol: SJM) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.52), with the stock changing hands as low as $109.03 on the day.
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Newell Brands Inc (Symbol: NWL) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.92), with the stock changing hands as low as $11.10 on the day.
The S&P 500 was up more than 2% in afternoon trading on Thursday after policymakers around the world took further emergency actions to try to help financial markets and stave off a deep and lasting coronavirus-driven recession.
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Shares of Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN), the meal kit service that turned into a busted IPO, have been making an incredible rally in recent days, as demand for its meal kits seems to be climbing while there's been a run on food at grocery stores across the country. That
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has halted activities such as domestic compliance checks and vape shop inspections, the health regulator said on Thursday, as its staff switch to teleworking amid the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.