Shares of Slack jumped Wednesday following a Wall Street Journal report that Salesforce held talks to buy the company. Salesforce shares dropped on the news. The acquisition would be Salesforce's
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Cramer calls this stock market environment 'the most speculative' he's ever seen
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday that gains in the speculative part of the stock market are "insane." "Where are the profit takers" after these dizzying moves higher? the "Mad Money"
Continue reading »What Elliott may be up to with F5 Networks after past success with tech
Business: F5 is a leading provider of multi-cloud application services that allow its customers to develop, deploy, operate, secure and govern applications in any architecture, from on-premises to public cloud.
Continue reading »Markets have never loved one-party control of Congress and they are relieved at the US election result, a Wall Street wealth manager says
Mario Tama / Getty Images Market participants have never liked one party having control over both the executive branch and the legislative branch of government, which is why they are
Continue reading »US stocks cap off worst week since March as mega-cap tech outlook disappoints traders
Andrew Kelly/Reuters US stocks sold off on Friday after mega-cap tech earnings results didn’t satisfy investor demand for future growth. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook reported quarterly earnings on Thursday
Continue reading »63% of investors have changed their portfolios ahead of the US election — and increasing cash was the most common move, UBS survey says
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Sixty-three percent of investors and business owners in the US surveyed by UBS have changed their portfolios ahead of the US election. Increasing cash was the most
Continue reading »10 things you need to know before the opening bell
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Continue reading »Dow plummets 500 points as spiking virus cases prompt more lockdowns
Getty Images / Xinhua News Agency US stocks tumbled on Wednesday as surging COVID-19 cases threatened a new wave of lockdowns overseas. A 40% surge in COVID-19-related deaths in Europe
Continue reading »Palantir will surge 31% as Wall Street realizes potential for breakneck profit growth, Morgan Stanley says
Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Investors aren’t seeing the bigger picture regarding Palantir’s discounted valuation, Morgan Stanley analysts said Monday. The bank initiated an “overweight” rating on Palantir’s shares in a note to
Continue reading »HSBC shares jump 5% after Europe's biggest bank reports slimmer credit losses and signals it could pay a dividend this year
Pedestrians walk past a branch of the British multinational banking and financial services holding company, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, or HSBC, in New York City. Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty
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