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(RTTNews) - European markets closed higher on Wednesday amid hopes the central banks will announce additional stimulus sooner than later to boost economic recovery.

Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) and other cruise lines could be largely off the hook for monetary damages related to the deaths of passengers from COVID-19, Bloomberg reports this morning. A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled lawsuits related to cruise ship coronavirus deaths s

Casino stocks were among the hardest hit when COVID-19 hit the U.S., and there hasn't been the same swift recovery we've seen in other sectors. But the gambling industry may not be as hard-hit as you might think. It's not like cruise lines, where ships are docked without custome

What happened Shares of Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) were sliding 6.7% lower as of 11:27 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. The Canadian cannabis producer announced earlier in the morning that it and Acreage Holdings (OTC: ACRGF) had implemented an amended agreement to clear the way for an acq

Followers of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) were eagerly anticipating the company's much-hyped "Battery Day" on Tuesday, expecting news of major developments in the electric-car maker's signature technology. What they got was a list of upcoming improvements and promises that may pay off

(RTTNews) - Wells Fargo (WFC) CEO Charlie Scharf has issued an apology after he blamed the lack of diversity at the bank on "a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from."

Tens of millions of seniors count on Social Security to provide retirement income, and among those without a pension or personal savings, that dependency tends to be even stronger. But Social Security is grappling with its share of financial woes, and those troubles may, in fact

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What happened Shares of personalized online apparel company Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) were slammed on Wednesday. The stock was down 17% as of 11:20 a.m. EDT.

September 2020 has turned out to be a forgettable month for the stock market so far. Major indices have pulled back this month, and investors fear a rerun of the March crash, which isn't surprising given the economic challenges created by the novel coronavirus crisis.

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) announced today that it will begin allowing select content creators to post video, voice-overs, and full-screen photos (including overlaid text) in a bid to attract more social media influencers and gain traction with users.

What happened? Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) are down by 6.2% as of 10:43 a.m. EDT, despite the company not reporting any news. We can probably attribute these losses to a Tweet from Citron Research, which is run by short-seller Andrew Left. 

This month's debut of Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) lived up to the hype. The stock that was initially set to hit the market as low as $75 eventually was priced at $120 -- only to more than double out of the gate. There's a lot to like about the cloud-native data management system prov

Low share prices can feel like the starting point for massive gains, but you have to know what you're doing in this corner of Wall Street. Low-priced stocks are often tied to shoddy business models and they're cheap for good reason.

In an increasingly connected world, industrial lasers and photonics hold a lot of promise. Modern networking systems and devices make use of these technologies, and Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) and II-VI (NASDAQ: IIVI) have done well in recent years as a result -- even though demand

What happened Shares of the clinical-stage biotech Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT) slid by as much as 11.3% in early-morning action Wednesday. The developmental vaccine company's shares appear to be reacting negatively to the news that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has advanced its si

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