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- Weekend Sip: Weekend Sip’s 12 bottles of Christmas has gift suggestions for everyone on your holiday listThis year's recommendations include a 'heavenly' Japanese whisky, a boozy ice cream cocktail kit and a $2,000 bourbon.
- Earnings Results: DocuSign stock gains after upbeat earningsDocuSign Inc.'s chief executive made the case Thursday that the company's stock is more than just a work-from-home name, as the maker of technology that facilitates digital contracts exceeded earnings expectations once again.
- Outside the Box: This stock sale is the most ridiculous IPO of 2020Don't be the stupid money: Five reasons why DoorDash is a bad investment.
- The Wall Street Journal: U.S. talking deal with Huawei CFO accused of violating sanctionsThe U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with Huawei Technologies Co. finance chief Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return home to China from Canada, in exchange for admitting wrongdoing in a criminal case that has strained Beijing’s relations with the U.S. and Canada, people familiar with the matter said.
- The Margin: What was your ‘Oh, sh—!’ moment? People open up about when they first recognized the gravity of the coronavirus outbreakFor better or worse, we seem to be getting used to the dramatic death tolls, the suffocating restrictions, the mounting job losses and the ugly politics. But how about when the pandemic first broke out? Do you remember where you were when it all hit the fan?
- Outside the Box: Give Americans a stimulus check by Christmas or small businesses will have an unhappy new year Financial support during the pandemic is good policy and good politics.
- : Moderna says its vaccine candidate has ‘potential’ to confer longer-term immunityModerna releases study that shows vaccine candidate could confer longer-term immunity.
- Earnings Results: Zuora stock surges after earnings top expectationsShares of Zuora Inc. headed higher in extended trading Thursday after the software company that helps businesses create subscription models reported better-than-expected results for its latest quarter and issued an upbeat revenue outlook.
- New dynamic COVID-19 tracking system aims to help localities predict where virus is headed — and whether it’s acceleratingA group of academics and health experts are launching a dynamic COVID-19 tracking system that will help counties, states and metropolitan areas predict where the virus is headed, when it will arrive and whether spread is accelerating.
- Coronavirus Update: U.S. posts record one-day COVID death toll — before the predicted post-Thanksgiving surgeThe U.S. hit some grim milestones in the coronavirus pandemic in a single day Wednesday, with a record number of fatalities and more than 100,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals for the first time since the start of the outbreak, as a leading public health official warned of a cold, hard winter to come.
This year's recommendations include a 'heavenly' Japanese whisky, a boozy ice cream cocktail kit and a $2,000 bourbon.
DocuSign Inc.'s chief executive made the case Thursday that the company's stock is more than just a work-from-home name, as the maker of technology that facilitates digital contracts exceeded earnings expectations once again.
Don't be the stupid money: Five reasons why DoorDash is a bad investment.
The U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with Huawei Technologies Co. finance chief Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return home to China from Canada, in exchange for admitting wrongdoing in a criminal case that has strained Beijing’s relations with the U.S. and Canada, people familiar with the matter said.
For better or worse, we seem to be getting used to the dramatic death tolls, the suffocating restrictions, the mounting job losses and the ugly politics. But how about when the pandemic first broke out? Do you remember where you were when it all hit the fan?
Financial support during the pandemic is good policy and good politics.
Moderna releases study that shows vaccine candidate could confer longer-term immunity.
Shares of Zuora Inc. headed higher in extended trading Thursday after the software company that helps businesses create subscription models reported better-than-expected results for its latest quarter and issued an upbeat revenue outlook.
A group of academics and health experts are launching a dynamic COVID-19 tracking system that will help counties, states and metropolitan areas predict where the virus is headed, when it will arrive and whether spread is accelerating.
The U.S. hit some grim milestones in the coronavirus pandemic in a single day Wednesday, with a record number of fatalities and more than 100,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals for the first time since the start of the outbreak, as a leading public health official warned of a cold, hard winter to come.
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- OPEC, Allies Agree to Increase Output by 500,000 Barrels a DayThe agreement ends a standoff over oil policy between the two sides, promising a modest boost to global supplies as oil markets tighten.
- International Oil Benchmark Weighs Adding U.S. Crude to MixBrent crude, the international gauge for oil prices, may be overhauled to reflect the growing importance of U.S. exports in global energy markets.
- HBO Max Needs the Kick from Warner's FlicksWarner Media’s decision to put the 17 theatrical movies it has slated for release next year on HBO Max is a bold move from a major Hollywood studio but a sensible one.
- Treasury Volatility Boosts TradewebSharp moves in Treasury bonds whipsawed investors recently, but the volatility has made a winner out of Tradeweb, a large electronic marketplace for U.S. government debt.
- Dow Industrials Edge Higher as Unemployment Claims DropThe blue-chip index rose as weekly jobless claims declined and investors looked ahead to Friday’s monthly jobs report.
- Snowflake's Cloud is Particularly DenseFast-growing company’s business model based on cloud-based data makes forecasting a challenge, and its nosebleed valuation risky.
- Dollar Stores Start Moving UpmarketDollar General and Dollar Tree are raising their sights to higher-margin items such as party goods and home accessories.
- The Boeing 737 MAX Question Is About Price, Not SalesRyanair’s decision to buy another 75 units of the recently ungrounded plane is good news for Boeing, but the deal is probably happening at a heavily discounted price.
- Africans Use Cellphones as Covid-19 Financial LifelinesThe coronavirus pandemic has supercharged growth of mobile money—and credit—on the continent.
- Many Companies Turn 401(k) Matches Back OnMore companies that cut the contributions they made to employees’ 401(k) retirement plans earlier this year are reversing course as their businesses rebound and a Covid-19 vaccine is on the horizon.
- Grunt Style Doesn't Care About Former Boss's FeelingsThe military-themed apparel company isn’t responding gently to its ousted CEO’s lawsuit.
- Stripe to Offer Banking Services in Deal With Goldman Sachs, CitigroupThe payment processor for online businesses is set to give its customers the option of offering bank accounts, debit cards and other cash-management services to their own merchants and vendors.
- Forced to Retire? It Might Not Be as Bad as You FearAsk Encore: Retirement columnist Glenn Ruffenach also answers a reader’s question about Social Security and delayed retirement credits.
- The Market Should Worry About 2022, Not 2021Amid a wave of optimism in financial markets, investors can relax about the expected profit rebound in 2021. They might worry more about 2022.
- Canadian Banks, Led by TD and RBC, Get Boost From StimulusCanada’s government has opened its fiscal spigot in an effort to prop up an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, and Canadian banks have been among the biggest beneficiaries, allowing them to avoid major loan losses and boost deposits.
- Early IRA Withdrawals Can Be Penalty-FreeOne of the exceptions is getting more use these days, thanks to the pandemic. Here’s how it works.
- CrowdStrike, Splunk, Kroger: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens TodayU.S. stock futures wavered ahead of a full slate of economic data as investors keep an eye on a potential exile for Alibaba and other Chinese stocks
- Airline Cards Lose Luster as Coronavirus PersistsPeople don’t need flight upgrades, airport lounges and other perks of airline cards in a pandemic. Airlines and banks are scrambling to keep the cards at the top of customers’ wallets.
- Ahead of U.S. Audit Bill, Chinese Companies Are Finding Their Way HomeNew legislation that is likely to force some Chinese companies off U.S. exchanges will accelerate a migration under way since last year.
- Etsy Can Stay Healthy Without MasksIts platform design could help the company stay in the limelight once the Covid-19 pandemic subsides.
The agreement ends a standoff over oil policy between the two sides, promising a modest boost to global supplies as oil markets tighten.
Brent crude, the international gauge for oil prices, may be overhauled to reflect the growing importance of U.S. exports in global energy markets.
Warner Media’s decision to put the 17 theatrical movies it has slated for release next year on HBO Max is a bold move from a major Hollywood studio but a sensible one.
Sharp moves in Treasury bonds whipsawed investors recently, but the volatility has made a winner out of Tradeweb, a large electronic marketplace for U.S. government debt.
The blue-chip index rose as weekly jobless claims declined and investors looked ahead to Friday’s monthly jobs report.
Fast-growing company’s business model based on cloud-based data makes forecasting a challenge, and its nosebleed valuation risky.
Dollar General and Dollar Tree are raising their sights to higher-margin items such as party goods and home accessories.
Ryanair’s decision to buy another 75 units of the recently ungrounded plane is good news for Boeing, but the deal is probably happening at a heavily discounted price.
The coronavirus pandemic has supercharged growth of mobile money—and credit—on the continent.
More companies that cut the contributions they made to employees’ 401(k) retirement plans earlier this year are reversing course as their businesses rebound and a Covid-19 vaccine is on the horizon.
The military-themed apparel company isn’t responding gently to its ousted CEO’s lawsuit.
The payment processor for online businesses is set to give its customers the option of offering bank accounts, debit cards and other cash-management services to their own merchants and vendors.
Ask Encore: Retirement columnist Glenn Ruffenach also answers a reader’s question about Social Security and delayed retirement credits.
Amid a wave of optimism in financial markets, investors can relax about the expected profit rebound in 2021. They might worry more about 2022.
Canada’s government has opened its fiscal spigot in an effort to prop up an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, and Canadian banks have been among the biggest beneficiaries, allowing them to avoid major loan losses and boost deposits.
One of the exceptions is getting more use these days, thanks to the pandemic. Here’s how it works.
U.S. stock futures wavered ahead of a full slate of economic data as investors keep an eye on a potential exile for Alibaba and other Chinese stocks
People don’t need flight upgrades, airport lounges and other perks of airline cards in a pandemic. Airlines and banks are scrambling to keep the cards at the top of customers’ wallets.
New legislation that is likely to force some Chinese companies off U.S. exchanges will accelerate a migration under way since last year.
Its platform design could help the company stay in the limelight once the Covid-19 pandemic subsides.
