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Wall Street was set to start the week on a dour note on Monday as surging coronavirus cases and a stalemate in Washington over the next fiscal aid bill darkened the economic outlook in the run up to Nov. 3 presidential elections.

Microsoft Corp, which has largely evaded Washington's scrutiny of Big Tech companies and scored a lucrative $10 billion government contract under the Trump administration, has emerged as a significant backer of the Biden campaign.

Over the decade or so since the financial crisis, competition in the credit card industry has gradually increased, and going into 2020 it had never been higher. So it might seem the last thing the market needs is another new credit card product.PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) new Venmo c

We recently learned that Ted Weschler, who is one of Warren Buffett's two stock-picking investment managers at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), bought a sizable amount of Dillard's (NYSE: DDS) stock. To be clear, this purchase was made with Weschler's personal funds

U.S. stock index futures weakened on Monday, as surging coronavirus cases and a stalemate in Washington over the next fiscal aid bill darkened the economic outlook in the run up to Nov. 3 presidential elections.

Microsoft Corp, which has largely evaded Washington's scrutiny of Big Tech companies and scored a lucrative $10 billion government contract under the Trump administration, has emerged as a significant backer of the Biden campaign.

Indian shares inched lower on Monday as Reliance Industries fell after a Singapore arbitration panel put its deal for Future Group assets on hold and metal stocks declined.

A Singapore arbitration panel has put on hold Future Group's $3.38 billion asset sale to Reliance Industries Ltd, an interim win for Amazon.com Inc, which had alleged the deal between the Indian firms breached existing agreements.

Peter Lynch ran the Fidelity Magellan fund from 1977 to 1990 and returned an incredible 29% annually, soundly beating the S&P 500 over that time. He didn't use complex strategies or invest in high-risk tech start-ups; he focused on common consumer products and brands. He desc

Lingering uncertainty has plagued the stock market. The U.S. presidential election looms close, coronavirus cases are surging, and Congress still hasn't approved additional aid. However, smart investors are taking advantage of the recent dip and buying up pandemic-proof stocks th

AT&T (NYSE: T) boasted that it surpassed its 2020 goal for HBO Max in its third-quarter earnings release. The company counted 38 million domestic HBO and HBO Max subscribers as of the end of September, exceeding its stated goal of 36 million. But when it comes to the actual n

Looking for ways to ramp up your retirement savings plan? Here's an easy one to consider. Carve out an extra $150 from your budget to increase your 401(k) contributions. Then, invest the money in a solid mutual fund that gives you exposure to the largest publicly traded companies

“Before or after the election?” This seems to be the prevailing question the market is trying to reconcile when deciding how to price equities.

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock rallied over 70% this year, making it the hottest stock in the FAANG cohort, which also includes Facebook, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL).Wall Street also remains overwhelmingly bullish on Amazon, with an average price ta

From an early retirement, to buying a new home, to realizing a dream vacation, picking great stocks can have rippling effects on an investor's financial goals. All that most people have to do is wait patiently to reap the seeds they sow, and pay a little attention to market fluct

Investing in 2020 hasn't been easy. The uncertainty created by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ushered in a steep bear market decline during the first quarter, which was followed by a ferocious snap-back rally that took the S&P 500 to new highs.Yet, while mos

Picture it: You want to save for retirement, and you'd like to be invested in lots of huge and growing companies like Apple, Amazon.com, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, and Facebook. But you don't have that much money right now, and you don't want to have to follow the compani

There's a lot that most of us know about Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). For example, it's a very successful company, offering smartphones and watches, laptops and desktop computers. There's a lot more worth knowing about Apple, though -- in part because you may want to get to know the com

Retail-giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today it will open a new 700,000 square-foot fulfillment center in Waco, Texas. The new facility is said to be slated for a 2021 opening date and will create 1,000 local jobs, along with expanding the company's fulfillment network.The

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Friday the chief executives of Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc will testify before the panel on Nov. 17 over their decision to block stories that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son.