Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) is one of the best-performing stocks of the last two decades. Up over 7000% since 2000, the video-game conglomerate has crushed the S&P 500, which has returned around 169% in the same time period. With its Triple-A console and PC titles, it
Global stocks lagged and the dollar advanced in volatile markets on Monday, with sentiment hit by increasing COVID-19 cases, delays in vaccine supplies and uncertainty over a $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus plan.
Major U.S. averages on Monday closed off their best levels of the day, although the S&P and Nasdaq still finished at record levels, as concerns over the timing and scope of fiscal stimulus dented optimism at the start of a week of earning reports from mega-cap companies.
Major U.S. averages on Monday closed well off their best levels of the day, which included a Nasdaq record, as concerns over the timing and size of fiscal stimulus dented optimism at the start of a week of earning reports from mega-cap companies.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic and other global challenges could only be tackled through closer cooperation, a government spokesman in Berlin said on Monday.
Global stocks lagged and the dollar advanced in volatile markets on Monday, with sentiment hit by increasing COVID-19 cases, delays in vaccine supplies and uncertainty over a $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus plan.
U.S. stocks pulled back on Monday from early highs that included a Nasdaq record by afternoon trading as concerns over the timing and size of fiscal stimulus curbed optimism about the start of a week of earning reports from mega-cap companies.
Canada's BlackBerry Ltd said it was unaware of any reasons for a surge in its share price on Monday that lifted gains to more than 150% since the start of January.
Facebook Inc said on Monday it would provide academic researchers information on how political ads were targeted in the lead-up to the presidential election in the United States last year.
Facebook said on Monday it removed a post and suspended a messenger bot from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's page, after it posted that he wanted phone numbers to call and convince people to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Nasdaq retreated from a record high by afternoon trading on Monday as worries over fiscal stimulus overshadowed optimism about the start of a week of earnings from mega-cap technology companies.
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Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is trying to block rival Reliance Industries from acquiring the retail assets of India's Future Group for $3.4 billion.Reuters reports the e-commerce giant is asking an Indian court to intervene in the case after the sale got approval from the country's
The Nasdaq index hit a record high on Monday as investors remained optimistic at the start of a busy week of earnings from mega-cap technology companies, while economy-sensitive cyclical stocks gave back recent gains.
U.S. Stock Futures Flat On Stimulus BetsU.S. stocks are set to open marginally higher this week amid the prospect of additional fiscal stimulus and supportive Fed policy. While there is a fair share of skeptics over President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion rescue plan,
Nasdaq futures jumped on Monday as markets geared up for a busy week of earnings from mega-cap technology firms, while Dow and S&P 500 futures came under pressure from a decline in Merck's shares after the drugmaker ended its COVID-19 vaccine program.
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) were the two worst-performing FAANG stocks in 2020, trailing far behind Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Between Faceboo
Nasdaq futures jumped on Monday as markets geared up for a busy week of earnings from mega-cap technology companies, against the backdrop of rising hopes for a fiscal package from the Biden administration.