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The past month has been brutal for the roughly half of U.S. adults who own stocks. Since the peak on Feb. 19, the S&P 500 has cratered, losing 34% of its value through March 23. That marks only the

The recent market volatility has wreaked havoc on real estate investments trusts (REITs) that specialize in mortgages. As financial stresses have increased, these businesses have seen prices of

I think I speak for all investors when I ask, "Did anyone get the license plate number of the truck that his us?"

In a span of less than five weeks, we've witnessed the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:

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Cango Inc (NYSE: CANG)Q4 2019 Earnings CallMar 23, 2020, 9:00 a.m. ET

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It seems marijuana stores in Canada's capital province of Ontario will remain open for now in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic. A report in BNN Bloomberg, citing a pair of sources

With people being encouraged to not leave the house to slow the spread of coronavirus, Instacart has become a lot more popular. The delivery service, which will bring customers items from Kroger

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Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd (NYSE: TRQ)Q4 2019 Earnings CallMar 23, 2020, 8:00 a.m. ET

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Through its Genentech unit, Roche (OTC: RHHBY) is testing its rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra as a potential treatment for pneumonia in patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new

Looking to fortify its liquidity as coronavirus shutdowns continue to batter the US economy, Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) announced it would suspend its cash dividend starting in fiscal second quarter

The Province of British Columbia is easing a significant restriction on cannabis sales. On Friday, its Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch released a policy directive allowing customers to reserve

Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI) has joined in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease that can result from it. Confirming remarks made by President Trump at a weekend briefing

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Cellcom Israel Ltd (NYSE: CEL)Q4 2019 Earnings CallMar 23, 2020, 10:00 a.m. ET

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Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ), owner of the Oreo cookie brand along with other popular brand-name chips and crackers, said today that it's planning to hire 1,000 more employees in the United

On another down day for the market, retail stocks were among the biggest losers. The consumer discretionary sector, which is among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, suffered

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Jianpu Technology Inc. (NYSE: JT)Q4 2019 Earnings CallMar 23, 2020, 8:00 a.m. ET

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Shares of AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX), Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), and Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) were all over the map on a down day for the S&P 500 and Dow, with AMC Networks down 10%, Roku up

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise across the U.S., many state authorities are trying anything they can to address the health crisis.

On Tuesday, the state of New York will begin two

As people stay home and order food deliveries rather than risk catching coronavirus at dine-in restaurants, Pizza Hut (NYSE: YUM) is going all-out on hiring new workers to meet demand. In a posting

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) entered 2020 on top of its game, an industry leader and trendsetter that had led a revolution that promised to rid the U.S. airline industry of its boom-and-bust history

On another down day for stock markets, with the Dow off 3% and the Nasdaq down 0.3%, shares of "machine vision" specialist Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) saw its shares fall more than most -- down 9.6% by

Stock markets closed lower again on Monday, with the Dow down 3%, and the Nasdaq off a more modest 0.3%. One stock defying the downturn, though, was supply chain solutions provider XPO Logistics

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have been pummeled in recent weeks, along with the broader market. The tech giant's stock price has slid 31% since Feb. 19. That's about in line with the S&P 500's 34%

In the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.K. adopted a novel strategy: "herd immunity." The idea was that, since the case fatality rate (CFR) was apparently acceptably low, U.K. officials

On another down day for stock markets -- Dow down 3%; Nasdaq off a more modest 0.3% -- Waste Management (NYSE: WM) shares fells farther than most. By close of trading today, Waste Management stock

Wall Street saw the downward trend continue on Monday, despite efforts from the Federal Reserve to provide potentially unlimited liquidity to prevent the financial system from seizing up over