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Stocks in China led gains among the major markets regionally, with the Shanghai composite nearly 6% higher.

Uber previously was in the running to buy rival food-delivery service GrubHub, but talks broke down.

It's Berkshire's first major purchase since the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent market collapse in March.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it began late-stage clinical trials to assess the effectiveness of its antibody cocktail in preventing and treating Covid-19.

Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Florida and Texas faced a surge of cases, leaving state and local governments struggling to gain the upper hand in containment efforts.

The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that would have required abortion providers to have admitting privileges to a nearby hospital. The law was nearly identical to one in Texas that the Supreme Court ruled against in 2016. These laws are part of a strategy by anti-abortion activists to limit access to abortion and eventually overturn Roe v. Wade.

Global equities will be roughly unchanged from their current position this time next year as bullish and bearish forces cancel each other out, according to Citi strategists.

Many companies need to reimagine their sales efforts amid the pandemic.

Hamilton-raised theater star Nick Cordero, who had legions of supporters rallying for him on social media during his harrowing health battle with Covid-19, has died in Los Angeles.

Even as Florida continues to report record case numbers, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will not halt its re-opening and refuses to order a statewide mask mandate to curb the spread of the virus.

As Amazon makes new all-time highs, two traders break down their outlooks for the stock and the rest of the consumer discretionary space.

Prosecutors have asked a judge to schedule a Friday court appearance in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

After surpassing Toyota Motor as the world's most valuable automaker and stunning with forecast-beating deliveries, Tesla has taken time out to poke fun at the company's naysayers — with sales of red satin shorts.

Ride-sharing company Uber Technologies has agreed on a deal to buy food-delivery app Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock agreement, Bloomberg News reported late Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," has died.

The Luckin Coffee fraud scandal was a "great morality tale" for markets, and more needs to be done to protect American investors from such cases, said an analyst, who called a bill to delist Chinese companies in the U.S. essentially toothless.

Recent economic data releases have continued to indicate the Chinese economy is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.

In January, the U.K. said Huawei could play a limited role in its 5G networks. But the latest round of U.S. sanctions against the firm may have raised new security fears.

Gregory Poling of the CSIS said U.S. allies are "very nervous" because China has been "pushing on all fronts" over the past few months.

Plague cases are not uncommon in China, but outbreaks have become increasingly rare. From 2009 to 2018, China reported 26 cases and 11 deaths.