The Dow and the S&P 500 indexes gained on Wednesday, helped by gains in industrial and defensive names, while investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting after the central bank took a more hawkish tone last month.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was filing lawsuits against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Alphabet Inc's Google, as well as their chief executives, alleging they silence conservative viewpoints.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was filing class action lawsuits against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Alphabet Inc's Google, as well as their chief executives, alleging they silence conservative viewpoints.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dismissed 12 cabinet members including the health minister on Wednesday to try to reinvigorate his government after fierce criticism of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 hit new highs on Wednesday, helped by a rally in technology-heavy growth stocks, while investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting after the central bank took a more hawkish tone last month.
Popular local social network Nextdoor is going public, announcing a deal to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Khosla Ventures Acquisition II (NASDAQ: KVSB). The news comes following reports in late 2020 that Nextdoor was preparing to go public targeting a va
The Nasdaq was set to hit a new high at the open on Wednesday as falling Treasury yields lifted tech-heavy growth stocks, while investors focused on the Federal Reserve's minutes from the June meeting to gauge the trajectory of policy support going forward.
The Nasdaq futures hit a record high on Wednesday as a fall in Treasury yields supported tech-heavy growth stocks, while investors focused on the Federal Reserve's minutes from the June meeting to gauge the trajectory of policy support going forward.
The Federal Reserve recently announced that all 23 banks subject to the 2021 stress tests passed with flying colors, clearing the way for dividend increases and new buyback plans. Plus, Visa (NYSE: V) is planning to acquire another open banking start-up after its previous attempt
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Shares of Gores Holdings VI (NASDAQ: GHVI), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that plans to merge with spacial-data company Matterport, jumped 15% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after announcing some key partne
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Nextdoor is trying to keep up with Joneses. The neighborhood social network is merging with a blank-check firm sponsored by Khosla Ventures in a deal that values it at $4.3 billion. What Nextdoor is trying to b
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 792,058 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 79
For more than a decade, Wall Street and investors have focused their attention on growth stocks. That's because historically low lending rates and ongoing quantitative easing measures from the nation's central bank made it easy to access cheap capital.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that proposed changes to the city's privacy law will only target illegal "doxxing" behaviour, referring to the practice of the sharing of people's personal data without their consent.
An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with plans to change privacy laws.
La Liga will return to more traditional mediums to showcase Spanish soccer's top flight in the Indian subcontinent, three years after it linked up with Facebook to broadcast matches free of charge on the social network.
The Asia Internet Coalition, an industry body backed by Google and Facebook, has warned Hong Kong's personal data privacy commissioner that proposed amendments to the territory's privacy laws may force its members to stop investing there.
U.S. tech giants Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc have privately warned the Hong Kong government that they could stop offering their services in the city if authorities proceed with planned changes to data-protection laws, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a letter.