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Shares of bluebird bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) were soaring 9.1% higher as of 3:13 p.m. EDT on Thursday after rising as much as 10.4% earlier in the day. The nice gain came as the overall stock market jumped

The advent of COVID-19, with its stay-at-home orders keeping workers from eating out and its social distancing recommendations making them leery of running to the grocery store, is jump-starting the

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) recently agreed to buy Fluidmesh Networks, a privately-held provider of wireless backhaul solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Wireless backhaul services "haul" data from devices

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) could be moving closer to bankruptcy. According to reports, major investor Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) -- the company behind investing firm Franklin Templeton -- has

It's Thursday, the final trading day of an abbreviated trading week -- and it's starting to look like me might end this one on a high note. After back-to-back days of rising share prices, the S&P

In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner chats with James Clear, New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. He has a unique and elegant style for

The coronavirus pandemic is abruptly altering the trajectory of the United States economy. The latest jobs report shows 6.6 million Americans filed jobless claims last week, bringing the three-week

Stocks were gaining today after the Federal Reserve announced another rounding of funding to help shore up the economy. The central bank said it would provide $2.3 trillion in loans, including $600

Commercial aerospace suppliers have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with airlines grounding planes in response to travel declines, and lower demand for spare parts and new planes from Boeing

In this episode of Market Foolery, Mac Greer and Motley Fool analyst Tim Beyers go through some business headlines. The market is showing some cautious optimism. The guys discuss the Zoom Video

As the coronavirus pandemic continues around the world, Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) plans to manufacture and donate 25 million bars of soap to health organizations. The company is switching

Airline stocks are gaining altitude again on Thursday, after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said assistance for the industry is a top priority, and companies could be hearing from his department

Shares of amusement park operators went on a wild ride Thursday, with the stocks of Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) and Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) up 13.6% and 19.9%, respectively, as of 1:30 p.m. EDT.

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In this episode of Market Foolery, Chris Hill and Bill Barker take a look at some of what's going on in the market. Topics include:

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In a business update released on April 8, Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) withdrew its previously issued guidance for fiscal 2020 due to uncertainty relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance had called

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) staged a modest rally on Thursday, up 1.9% at 12:40 p.m. EDT. While a report from the Labor Department put the number of Americans filing new

Shares of Bilibili (NASDAQ: BILI) have risen today, up by 2% as of 12:40 p.m. EDT, after the company announced that Sony (NYSE: SNE) had invested $400 million in the Chinese online entertainment

As the coronavirus pandemic picked up speed in the early part of March, consumers flooded into grocery stores to stock up on food and basic goods. Sales went from virtually flat to almost 79% growth

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is committing more content to its streaming service, perhaps in an effort to build a customer base while many people are stuck at home. On Thursday, the Disney+ Instagram

After marijuana companies sent a letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, the Canadian province is once again allowing cannabis dispensaries to operate. The provincial cabinet issued an emergency order

The stock market is rising on Thursday, a strong end to an already great week, with the market closed for Good Friday. As of 11:30 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 benchmark

Shares of Square (NYSE: SQ) have jumped today, up by 5% as of 12:30 p.m. EDT, after the U.S. government clarified aspects of the stimulus program designed to help small businesses, including opening

In these days of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus lock-ins and quarantines, Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) streaming service is becoming a mighty force. The company announced Wednesday that Disney+ has surpassed

The stock market is finishing a strong week with another rally on Thursday before heading into the long Easter weekend. As of noon EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index were