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Jobless claims for last week, ended July 11, came out to 1.3 million. This outpaced estimates of 1.25 million and shows continuing damage from the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent economic

The race to develop a coronavirus vaccine is moving forward rapidly, and some drugmakers have taken an unusual step to rapidly deploy their respective vaccines the moment the Food and Drug

Shares of Dell (NYSE: DELL) have soared today, up by 14% as of 12:10 p.m. EDT, after the company announced yesterday evening that it was exploring the idea of selling its majority stake in

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said that its sales in Europe fell by more than half in the second quarter, in line with the overall market, as the coronavirus outbreak shuttered dealers across the

Shares of iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) were jumping 12% higher in midday trading Thursday after Politico reported the Justice Dept. had agreed to let Liberty Media increase its ownership stake to 50%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) had posted a modest decline by late Thursday morning, down about 0.3% at 11:10 a.m. EDT. Economic news was mixed: Retail sales jumped 7.5% in June

Investors curbed their enthusiasm over airline stocks Thursday, after Wednesday's coronavirus vaccine-inspired monster run-up in such shares.

In trading yesterday, shares of United Airlines (NASDAQ:

We've come a long way since the personal computer was introduced in the 1970s. Today we can communicate face-to-face with anyone in the world in real-time with a device that we can hold in our

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) will go global with its answer to TikTok. The alternative product, called Instagram Reels, allows users to make 15-second video clips set to music. This comes when Facebook has

Earlier this year, you probably wouldn't have guessed that MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) was a market-beater in the making. Over a period of less than four weeks between mid-February and mid-March, MongoDB

Shares of Lannett Company (NYSE: LCI) were jumping 12.1% higher as of 11:35 a.m. EDT on Thursday. The nice gain came after the drugmaker announced a deal to distribute Cediprof's levothyroxine

Shares of glass-packaging company O-I Glass (NYSE: OI) were climbing higher on Thursday morning after a report that it's divesting a business unit for over $650 million. Additionally, the company's

Shares of Livongo Health (NASDAQ: LVGO) were sliding 6.5% lower as of 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday. The digital health-management company didn't announce any news that would cause its stock to fall

The U.S. Commerce Department released June retail sales figures on Thursday that beat estimates, soaring 7.5% after an 18.2% jump in May, the biggest gain ever. While that shows great signs of a

Thursday morning brought a modest pullback to the stock market as investors weighed the latest economic data. New jobless claims for the week came in worse than many had expected, and that sent

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Insteel Industries Inc (NASDAQ: IIIN)Q3 2020 Earnings CallJul 16, 2020, 10:00 a.m. ET

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Parts of PepsiCo's (NASDAQ: PEP) business took a huge hit as the COVID-19 pandemic impacted consumer behavior in April, May, and June. But its latest earnings announcement showed that the broader

Instead of following the market lower, shares of space tourism company Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) shot to the moon this morning, jumping 3% out of the gate and not deigning to look back.

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For investors with a long-term focus, owning high-quality companies is essential. Formed in 1985, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is the premier retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Netflix (NASDAQ:

Shares of Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT) are up by 13.2% as of 11:14 a.m. EDT on Thursday, after the company announced the publication of a new study that estimates the annual cost of norovirus

Summer is here, and many of us may be thinking of beaches or golf courses. But this quieter time, when everything seems to move more slowly, is actually a perfect moment to study the market and

I've been asked by several Motley Fool Live viewers to share my investing checklist, so I pulled together this article.

This is the 10-question investing checklist that I'm currently using to

Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT) suspended its full-year 2020 guidance in April because of uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic. But the company appeared to be in a great position to continue its winning

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is stepping up to bigger delivery trucks to meet the now-higher demand for Prime orders. Drivers for the e-commerce giant's delivery service were recently seen in the large

Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) are different types of companies, but they both promote their products to active people. Nike is the world's largest maker of athletic shoes, and Garmin