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S&P 500 heads for sixth-straight record close as Wall Street kicks off the second half of 2021

S&P 500 heads for sixth-straight record close as Wall Street...

The S&P 500 posted its best first half of a year since 2019.

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'Here's a curveball': Attorney for alleged shell stock hijacker quits lawsuit targeting New World Gold

'Here's a curveball': Attorney for alleged shell stock...

A lawyer for a Minnesota man criminally charged with hijacking dormant shell companies...

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U.S. and UK embassies in the UAE face backlash after flying rainbow pride flag in historic regional first

U.S. and UK embassies in the UAE face backlash after flying...

It's the first time any diplomatic mission has flown a gay pride flag in the religiously...

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Nasdaq rises to record high as tech stocks climb, Dow falls 200 points

Nasdaq rises to record high as tech stocks climb, Dow falls...

The stock market was split on Monday, with tech stocks rising as energy and transport...

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Nasdaq rises to record high as tech stocks climb, Dow falls 100 points

Nasdaq rises to record high as tech stocks climb, Dow falls...

The stock market was split on Monday, with tech stocks rising as energy and transport...

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Stock futures little changed as S&P 500 looks to hold on to record

Stock futures little changed as S&P 500 looks to hold on...

Futures were little changed early Monday morning after the S&P 500 notched its...

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Biden DOJ suing Georgia over new voting restrictions

Biden DOJ suing Georgia over new voting restrictions

The Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit challenging new voting restrictions...

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Virgin Galactic jumps 12% after getting the green light from the FAA to fly passengers to space

Virgin Galactic jumps 12% after getting the green light...

Virgin Galactic announced on Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration granted...

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Dow futures rise helped by Nike earnings, key inflation report ahead

Dow futures rise helped by Nike earnings, key inflation...

Investors will be watching for signs of inflations when the Commerce Department...

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‘We have a deal,’ Biden says after meeting with Senate infrastructure group

‘We have a deal,’ Biden says after meeting with Senate...

President Joe Biden declared that the White House has struck an infrastructure deal...

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Visa to buy Swedish fintech start-up Tink for $2.1 billion

Visa to buy Swedish fintech start-up Tink for $2.1 billion

Visa has agreed to acquire Swedish financial technology start-up Tink for 1.8 billion...

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A shortage of doctors and nurses has contributed to Japan's slow vaccine rollout, professor says

A shortage of doctors and nurses has contributed to Japan's...

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, a 2017 World Health Organization report noted...

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Asia-Pacific stocks set for opening slip after S&P 500 ends winning streak on Wall Street

Asia-Pacific stocks set for opening slip after S&P 500...

Overnight stateside, the S&P 500 slipped 0.11% to 4,241.84, ending a two-day...

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John McAfee dead of apparent suicide in Spanish jail after court approves his extradition to U.S. on tax charges

John McAfee dead of apparent suicide in Spanish jail after...

Antivirus software company founder John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish jail...

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SoftBank CEO says he wants to be a 21st century Rothschild

SoftBank CEO says he wants to be a 21st century Rothschild

Masayoshi Son, the CEO of Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank, said to shareholders...

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Tightening labor market could be a ‘real issue’ for markets, strategist warns

Tightening labor market could be a ‘real issue’ for markets,...

The quickly tightening labor market could present a problem for financial markets...