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Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs since the world's COVID-19 pandemic became a U.S. crisis in March, and while the country's overall unemployment numbers fell in both May and June

There's been some significant buyer's remorse of late in the cannabis industry, with would-be acquirers backing out of deals or amending them. It's not uncommon for such deals to change between the

This has been a challenging year in so many respects for the American public. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the way we interact with one another, and it's displaced more than 20

A clinical trial with thousands of hospitalized coronavirus patients failed to hit the mark for the last time on Thursday. A group of COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation failed to

It certainly hasn't been the easiest slog, but we've done it, folks. We've reached the second half of 2020, and it only took what felt like five years.

There's little question that the coronavirus

Shares of Baozun (NASDAQ: BZUN) were climbing last month after the Chinese e-commerce services provider posted better-than-expected earnings results during the peak of China's coronavirus lockdowns

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock rocketed 61.5% higher in the first half of 2020 (January through June), according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The S&P 500 returned negative 3.1% over

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) rose as much as 5.5% on Thursday before settling down to close 3.6% higher. The online hobby-posting company continued to benefit from the news that social media behemoth

Shares of Chinese e-commerce services provider Baozun (NASDAQ: BZUN) shot up nearly 9% on Thursday on seemingly no news, though there had been some bullish analyst sentiment published in the past 24

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) is now an internally managed company, after formally acquiring the entity that used to perform that work. The mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT)

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is stepping up as so many other major corporations have during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company isn't producing personal protective equipment or ventilators, though. Instead

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has issued notices to 2,558 pilots warning of potential layoffs, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, a worrisome sign of what to expect from airlines this fall if passenger

The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) finished trading on July 2 up 14.15 points, or 0.45%, ending the shortened week on a positive note as people head into the July 4 holiday weekend. 

Today's gains

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Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY)Q4 2020 Earnings CallJul 2, 2020, 12:00 p.m. ET

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On paper, it would appear the first half of 2020 set up nicely for Warren Buffett, the investor who famously said, "Be greedy when others are fearful, and fearful when others were greedy." Investors

The Nasdaq exchange has had some of the most exciting companies in the stock market, and they've helped to make the Nasdaq the first major market benchmark to reach new highs. On Thursday, the

The stock market continued to gain ground on Thursday, going into the three-day holiday weekend with some strong momentum. Although the gains for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI)

On Thursday, Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) announced the closing of its acquisition of InTouch Health, a privately held provider of enterprise telehealth services. As a result of this news, Teladoc's

Shares of Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM), a provider of premium streaming content, jumped 16% on Thursday. The stock's gain followed two important deals for the company over the last few days, including a

Shares of Pinduoduo (NASDAQ: PDD) were climbing to all-time highs today on a broader wave of gains among Chinese tech stocks. Though there was no clear reason for its gains, the stock finished

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares rose 13% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The retail giant has been a top performer this year even as the coronavirus pandemic

Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) shares slid 12.9% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the company lost a patent ruling on its blockbuster multiple sclerosis (MS) drug.

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Shares of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) were down 34.6% in the first half of 2020. Given the weakness in commercial aerospace due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some amount of pressure is to be

Home appliance company Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) announced this week in an SEC filing that it expects to pay between $260 million and $280 million in restructuring costs this year, including severance

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) shares climbed 19% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the clothing retailer reported double-digit gains in digital