Wall Street's major averages rose on Friday as investors shrugged off data showing a jump in inflation, although recent worries about a spike in prices kept the S&P 500 on course for its smallest monthly gain since February.
Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Friday as investors shrugged off data showing a jump in inflation, although recent worries about a spike in prices kept the S&P 500 on course for its smallest monthly gain since February.
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U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as focus turned to a closely watched inflation report after recent worries about a spike in prices put the S&P 500 on course for its smallest monthly gain since February.
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Tata Sons [TATAS.UL] has acquired a majority stake in online grocery seller BigBasket, putting the Indian conglomerate in a direct race with e-commerce players Amazon.com Inc, Walmart's Flipkart and Reliance Industries.
Shopify stock (NYSE: SHOP) gained about 9% over the last week (five trading days) rising to about $1,240 per share, outperforming the S&P 500 which was up by 2% over the same period. Although there hasn’t been much news specific to the company over the last few days,
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is about to make the biggest change to its lineup in more than a quarter-century. Founder Jeff Bezos will formally relinquish his role as CEO, handing the reins to Andy Jassy, the head of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company's cloud computing unit.
The European Commission and European Parliament's use of cloud computing services provided by Amazon and Microsoft has prompted two EU privacy investigations over concerns about the transfer of personal data to the United States.
The organizers of the Oscars on Thursday moved the date of the 2022 ceremony to late March, a month later than originally planned, and said that films released on streaming services would again qualify for Academy Awards consideration.
Draft rules targeted at Alphabet unit Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple should be beefed up to allow regulators to vet their acquisitions of start-up rivals, Germany, France and the Netherlands said on Thursday.
Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) blockbuster acquisition of MGM Studios for $8.4 billion could cause headaches for rival Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) as it creates a much more formidable competitor in the streaming arena.
The Dow was set to open slightly higher on Thursday after data showing fewer weekly jobless claims pointed to an improving outlook for the U.S. economy.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are both making noises of entering the healthcare field. Will these retailing giants try to build up their healthcare offerings from scratch? Or will they try to acquire existing businesses in the space?
Before markets open for trading, investors will be eyeing the latest weekly jobs data, as well as the April Durable Orders data, as they try to gauge how the Fed will react to these metrics.
Cloud computing makes it possible to access storage, computing, software, and other services through the internet. This helps enterprises save money and operate with more agility, eliminating the need to buy and maintain costly on-site hardware.
Mediaset shareholders on Thursday agreed to ditch a loyalty share scheme at the Italian broadcaster as part of a wider agreement struck earlier in May to end a years-long dispute with its second-largest investor, French media group Vivendi.
On Wednesday morning, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and MGM announced a definitive agreement under which the e-commerce and cloud computing specialist will acquire the movie studio, adding MGM's massive library of films and TV shows to Prime Video's already impressive slate of content.
U.S. stock index futures ticked lower on Thursday as investors turned to weekly unemployment claims data amid fears that signs of an improving economy would lead the Federal Reserve to start tapering its accommodative monetary policy.