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IN THE NEWS As it looks to expand its already massive footprint on the global economy, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has prepared a new-and-improved Prime Day for July 16: Link Congress has awakened to potential abuses of presidential trade authority: Link Global regulators have published a...

IN THE NEWS Big banks, among the early reporters, are set to issue quarterly earnings reports Friday. At the outset, the climate looks brighter for the banks, as markets remain volatile — a prerequisite for better trading revenues and robust capital market activity: Link HBO has been...

IN THE NEWS Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) founder John Schnatter resigned Wednesday night as chairman of the company following reports on use of a racial slur: Link Like Chronicle, Dandelion, Waymo and Verily before them, Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Wing and Loon have taken...

IN THE NEWS U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing his trade conflict with China toward a point where neither side can back down: Link $ 5 hot pot stocks in 2018 and 5 more to watch the rest of the year: Link As a society that relies so heavily on technology, it's challenging to remember a time...

IN THE NEWS A year after the market-moving referendum, Brexit continues to cause commotion in the United Kingdom: Link In an effort to weed out the fakes and stop the spread of disinformation, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) management has more than doubled its account suspension rate since October of...

IN THE NEWS Rising interest rates are typically seen as a bad development for stocks. While it’s true that higher interest rates eventually tend to slow growth and drive cash from stocks to fixed income investments, the period leading up to the tipping point has historically been very good...

IN THE NEWS It seems there’s a new tariff being threatened or applied on a weekly basis. For investors who need a recap of the trade turmoil, here’s a 2018 tariff timeline: Link On Wall Street, the month of July has a reputation for low market volume and a lack of big news headlines:...

IN THE NEWS Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares popped more than 6 percent Monday morning as traders took in a Sunday memo CEO Elon Musk sent to staff celebrating second-quarter self-imposed production achievements: Link After one of its best years in recent history in 2017, the S&P 500 has...

IN THE NEWS World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE)’s annual average fees for its "Smackdown" and "Raw" programs will increase 3.6-fold to $524 million under new deals struck with Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)’s USA Network and Twenty-First Century Fox...

IN THE NEWS How EVs are forcing a relationship change between OEMs, energy suppliers, and governments: Link President Donald Trump slammed Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE: HOG) Tuesday for using tariffs as an "excuse" to execute previously planned production shifts to overseas plants: Link 420...

IN THE NEWS Tech shares dragged the entire market down Monday as traders readied for continued blows between the U.S. and Chinese governments: Link The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved GW Pharmaceuticals PLC-ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH)'s Epidiolex for the treatment of epilepsy,...

IN THE NEWS The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 119 points higher on Friday at 24,580, putting an end to what threatened to be the index’s longest losing streak in 40 years: Link Index provider FTSE Russell finalized its annual index reconstitution Friday, making for brisk trading...

IN THE NEWS Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) is taking an unexpected risk to compete in an evolving sector: Link Camping World Holdings Inc (NYSE: CWH) CEO Marcus Lemonis offers advice and capital to struggling small businesses on the CNBC show “The Profit.” On Thursday, he did the same for...

IN THE NEWS Mark Cuban, others agree with Dimon, Buffett's criticism of quarterly guidance: Link Height Capital Markets analyst Clayton Allen took a closer look at Trump’s approach to the trade war and what the pros and cons could be for U.S. investors: Link SoftBank Group Corp Chief...

IN THE NEWS Trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies intensified, with China vowing to retaliate "forcefully" against President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese imports: Link $ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has far more on...