The S&P 500 eased on Tuesday, a day after the benchmark index logged its longest streak of gains this year as investors weighed the risk of a sharp jump in new coronavirus cases nationwide hindering a rebound in economic activity.
Canadian miner Lundin Gold Inc expects to produce between 200,000 and 220,000 ounces of gold this year at its Fruta del Norte gold mine in the Ecuadorean Amazon, its head told Reuters, after restarting operations last weekend.
Walmart Inc is close to launching its membership program, a direct competitor for online retail giant Amazon.com Inc's Prime service, Recode reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
(RTTNews) - Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) said that it plans to open its first fulfillment center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The new fulfillment center, which is anticipated to launch in 2021, will create over 1,000 new full-time jobs.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has joined the exalted ranks of $3,000-plus stocks. The company hit that milestone on Monday, when its stock closed above that level for the first time in its history.
Weighing on equities is the continued resurgence of the coronavirus and signs U.S. economic activity is leveling off as some states re-impose COVID-19 restrictions while others push on with reopening.
A lobby group representing U.S. technology giants has said its members are not yet ready to make the first payment of the country's digital tax due this week, urging New Delhi to defer the move.
Swedish audiobook streaming group Storytel exceeded its forecast for growth in paying subscribers in the second quarter as lockdowns due to the pandemic lifted demand for its services.
Deutsche Bank said on Tuesday it has agreed a strategic, multi-year partnership with Google to give the German lender access to cloud services and drive innovation in technology-based financial products for clients.
The chief executives of Amazon.com, Apple, Alphabet's Google and Facebook will appear before a U.S. House of Representatives panel on July 27, the committee said in a statement on Monday.
The chief executives of Amazon.com, Apple, Alphabet's Google and Facebook will appear before a U.S. House of Representatives panel on July 27, the committee said in a statement on Monday.
What happened
Shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) climbed 5.8% on Monday to a new all-time high of $3,057. At that price, the e-commerce and cloud computing titan's market capitalization now exceeds a staggering $1.5 trillion.
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The stock market enjoyed a big bull market on Monday, and the Nasdaq helped lead the way. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) index climbed more than 2%, and the Nasdaq 100's gains amounted to 2.5% by the end of the day.
Royal Bank of Canada is committing C$150 million ($111 million) to racial diversity initiatives and aims to increase the proportion of non-white executives to 30% from 20%, Canada's biggest lender said on Monday.
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U.S. stocks rose sharply on Monday as a rebound in U.S. services industry activity in June and expectations of a revival in China's economy boosted optimism, helping investors look past a surge in new coronavirus cases in the United States.
The major indexes rose to start the week, including the rallying Nasdaq Composite, which hit yet another record high as FAANG stocks outperformed, with Amazon (AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX) both reaching all-time highs. The Dow and S&P 500 also gained, even as the World Health
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