U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday in thin trade, with the S&P 500 posting its biggest daily decline in four weeks, as soaring coronavirus cases and uncertainty about a fiscal relief bill in Washington dimmed the outlook for the U.S. economic recovery. The United States, Russia…

Stocks are slumping sharply in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday and deepening last week’s losses, as a troubling climb in coronavirus counts threatens the global economy.

There is a “clear contrast” between President Donald Trump’s economic goals if he’s elected to a second term in office and those that Democrat nominee Joe Biden has planned, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow…

Emerging markets head into the last full trading week before the U.S. election with stocks and currencies near their highest levels since January and dollar-bond spreads close to their narrowest since February.

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said talks between the Trump administration and House Democrats over another wave of COVID-19 aid were set to continue on Monday as both sides struggled to find a compromise one week before the Nov. 3 election.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has deferred approval of its experimental drug for treating chemotherapy induced loss of white blood cells in cancer patients, due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions. The decision was taken as…

Coal magnate Robert Murray died at his home in Ohio less than a week after announcing his retirement as board chairman of a major U.S. coal operator. Michael Shaheen, an attorney who had recently been representing Murray…

Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma criticized global financial regulations for stifling innovation and urged China to seek a system that accommodated development.”After the Asian financial crisis, the risk control highlighted in the Basel Accords has been” the priority for…

Like self-improvement books, the purpose of pension adequacy surveys is to make us feel lousy about ourselves.

Investors may often overlook the safety and protection industry and dismiss it in their portfolio construction.

Rates traders are starting to question the big short position that’s built up in long-maturity Treasuries on the expectation of a Democratic sweep in next month’s U.S. elections.

Investors banking on a coronavirus vaccine to save the world economy in 2021 need to temper their ambitions as scientists increasingly warn of a long and difficult road ahead.

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of donuts chain Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, said it’s in talks to be acquired by private equity-backed Inspire Brands.

Hailing “a red-hot economy” that “continues to sizzle,” economist Steve Moore has set extremely high expectations – quarterly growth more than double the U.S. record – for this week’s GDP report.

Joe Biden’s plan to “transition” away from fossil fuels is not only a Utopian goal, it is also an impossible one to achieve, according to White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow.

AstraZeneca Plc has resumed the U.S. trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine after approval by regulators, and Johnson & Johnson is preparing to resume its trial on Monday or Tuesday, the companies said on Friday. The news signaled progress against the novel coronavirus…

The Securities and Exchange Commission will pay a record-breaking $114 million award to a whistleblower who assisted an investigation, according to the Washington Examiner.

Given his campaign’s emphasis on overhauling the tax system, should Joe Biden be elected, retirement accounts could take a major hit.According to a Fox Business article, Biden wants to “convert the current deductibility of traditional retirement contributions into matching…

Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research, says the Federal Reserve will be very concerned and may act if the bond yield moves above 1% and is advising clients to stay in U.S. equities.

Biden and Trump expressed support for the idea, to one degree or another. Let’s hope neither of them is serious.

Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz is doubling down on a call Bitcoin serves as digital gold.

The U.S. Treasury market still runs the risk of abrupt freezes in liquidity like the one seen in March and April, as the COVID-19 pandemic roiled the financial system, a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Market Committee said on Friday.

Investors appear unwilling to shake off nagging worries about the path of the economic recovery and embrace bank stocks.

Laurence Graff had a big 2019. His jewelry company put one of the world’s largest precious stones up for sale, bought the premises of its flagship store in New York and opened another in Paris.

The housing market has been one of the few bright spots since the coronavirus pandemic slammed the U.S. economy, a boom that at a glance would appear to be aiding the financial wellbeing of American homeowners and ought to offer a tailwind to President Donald Trump heading…