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Wall Street stock indexes surged on Wednesday as hopes for an effective COVID-19 treatment prompted a broad rally and helped investors look past bleak economic data.

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday said any user will soon be able to host free video conferences on Meet, turning its previously business-only tool into a bigger rival to Zoom and others battling for users during the coronavirus outbreak.

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT), where a total of 225,356 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 22.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to

Amazon.com Inc has bought cameras to take temperatures of workers during the coronavirus pandemic from a firm the United States blacklisted over allegations it helped China detain and monitor the Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) was in rally mode Wednesday, up roughly 2% at 10:45 a.m. EDT. The gains come as the economic damage from the novel coronavirus pandemic becomes clearer. The U.S. economy contracted at an annualized rate of 4.8% in the first quar

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In late March, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced that COVID-19 lockdown measures in Italy sparked a 775% jump in Teams' calling and monthly meeting users within a single month. It also noticed a "very significant spike" in Teams usage worldwide, as over 44 million daily users

Wall Street looked set to jump at open on Wednesday after Gilead Sciences reported an encouraging update on a potential COVID-19 treatment, while upbeat earnings reports from Google-parent Alphabet and Boeing boosted the mood.

Spotify Technology SA's paid music subscribers surged to 130 million in the first quarter, driving shares in the Swedish music streaming firm higher as its business model proved more resilient than expected in the coronavirus lockdowns.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, bolstered by solid earnings reports from Google-parent Alphabet and Boeing that provided some optimism as the country moved cautiously to ease lockdowns, while investors braced for data which could reveal a sharp contraction in the domestic economy.

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) cloud business is booming, as work-at-home becomes the new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the rest of its operations are being hurt by the same forces driving demand for its cloud services. It's unclear which will win out, or even

Software giant Microsoft (MSFT) is set to report third quarter fiscal 2020 earnings after the closing bell Wednesday.

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World shares eked out slim gains on Wednesday, with optimism over economies easing coronavirus lockdowns and rebounding oil prices leavened by a mixed picture on corporate earnings.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday after Google-parent Alphabet reported upbeat quarterly results, while investors braced for data that could show a sharp contraction in the domestic economy.

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday said any user will soon be able to host free video conferences on Meet, turning its previously business-only tool into a bigger rival to Zoom and others battling for users during the coronavirus outbreak.

Amazon.com Inc has bought cameras to take temperatures of workers during the coronavirus pandemic from a firm the United States blacklisted over allegations it helped China detain and monitor the Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

World shares eked out slim gains on Wednesday, with optimism over economies easing coronavirus lockdowns and oil prices clawing back ground leavened by caution over corporate earnings.

More Indian investors are turning to U.S. stocks to escape tumbling markets at home and pick up exposure to global technology giants that are rising through the coronavirus-led market turmoil.

Asian shares climbed to a near two-month peak on Wednesday as investors took heart from easing coronavirus lockdowns in some parts of the world, better-than-expected corporate earnings and a welcome rebound in oil prices.