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United Wholesale Mortgage, the No. 1 wholesale mortgage originator in the U.S., is becoming a publicly traded company. It announced that it will merge with a special purpose acquisition company

The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) fell sharply on Sept. 23, losing 78 points, or almost 2.4% in a broad sell-off. Of the 505 stocks in the index, 478 finished today's trading session lower than

The Nasdaq composite index spent most of Wednesday in the red, but things really started melting down around 1:30 p.m. EDT, and the index closed the day down 3%.

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Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) declined by 4.2% on Wednesday, following an analyst downgrade.

UBS analyst David Vogt took over coverage of Apple and lowered the investment bank's rating on its stock

Well, that certainly got ugly in a hurry. For most of Wednesday trading, the Nasdaq composite index was in the red a bit -- down 1%, which isn't great, but isn't horrible in the context of some of

So long, internal combustion engine. We hardly knew ye -- and starting in 2035, you'll be banned from California new car lots. On Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive

The stock market had a tumultuous Wednesday, falling prey to a late-day plunge that sent major market benchmarks down 2% to 3%. Coming just a day after a solid rebound from recent declines, the

A prior investigation into fraudulent trading activity at JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) could come to a head this week and result in a $1 billion fine for America's largest bank, according to

Prime Day 2020 for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will likely kick off on Oct. 13, according to a report on Tuesday by CNET, which cited four people with knowledge of Amazon's plans. An Amazon spokesperson

A few weeks after a Wedbush analyst said Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) is "on the cusp of a dramatic improvement in profitability," the home merchandise company announced it is hiring a new chief

Shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) climbed 6.1% on Wednesday, following an analyst upgrade. 

Pivotal Research analyst Michael Levine boosted his rating on Twitter's stock from hold to buy. He also

The stock market can't seem to decide which way to go, and that's made September a bumpy month for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC). After it posted a significant gain Tuesday, investors

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General Mills Inc (NYSE: GIS)Q1 2021 Earnings CallSep 23, 2020, 8:30 a.m. ET

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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has moved into phase 3 development of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, which goes by the code name JNJ-78436735. The study, called Ensemble, will enroll up to 60,000

Shares of embattled electric-truck start-up Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) closed down more than 25% on Wednesday, following reports that energy giant BP (NYSE: BP) has backed away from a potential

Auto parts retailer AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) ended its fiscal 2020 year in a high performance "zone" as its fourth-quarter results, issued Tuesday, attested. AutoZone's net sales increased by 14% year

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Cintas Corp (NASDAQ: CTAS)Q1 2021 Earnings CallSep 23, 2020, 10:00 a.m. ET

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Shares of Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ: WRTC) fell as much as 30.1% in trading Wednesday after a less-than-impressive update from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). At 3:30 p.m. EDT today

The coronavirus pandemic has inspired numerous surprising business combinations. The latest such collaboration is between Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT), which will join

Shares of solar manufacturer JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) jumped as much as 21.7% in trading Wednesday after the company reported second-quarter 2020 results. Shares kept the momentum going throughout the

Shares of electric-van maker Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS) and DiamondPeak Holdings (NASDAQ: DPHC), a shell company that will soon merge with electric-pickup start-up (and Workhorse offshoot)

Even as the price of gold has fallen below $1,900 per ounce at the time of this writing, after skyrocketing to an all-time high of around $2,075 per ounce in August, Citigroup believes the yellow

Nike's (NYSE: NKE) fiscal 2021 is off to a fast start. The footwear giant this week reported surprisingly strong operating results through late August as its business mended from COVID-19

This does not look like the week to own shares of Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KODK).

Last week, the former photography giant that has now turned to producing pharmaceutical ingredients could do no wrong

GoodRx (NASDAQ: GDRX) had its initial public offering (IPO) today at $33, substantially higher than the expected range of $24 to $28 per share. After trading started, shares jumped as high as