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U.S. stock index futures were modestly higher in overnight trading on Sunday, as Wall Street prepares for the busiest week of earnings, which will include reports from some of the largest tech companies. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 39 points, indicating a 56-point jump at the open. S&P 500 futures

Rising coronavirus infection rates, and the accompanying wave of lockdowns across Europe, should prompt managers to spend more time considering their employees’ mental health, according to the CEO of staffing group Adecco.  “Especially with … the second wave of lockdowns coming in, we need more emotionally intelligent leaders, because we see that many people are

Wall Street’s most hated stock GameStop surged again on Friday as the massive short squeeze continued to fuel its explosive rally. The video game stock soared as much as 69.4% to a high of $72.88 on Friday, bringing its gains to over 100% this week alone. Trading in the stock was briefly halted due to

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a media briefing on coronavirus (COVID-19) at Downing Street on January 15, 2021 in London, England. Dominic Lipinski | Getty Images LONDON —There is “some evidence” a new Covid variant first identified in the U.K. could be more deadly than the original strain, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images President Joe Biden in a speech last week said his $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan would lift 5 million kids from the ranks of the poor and cut the child poverty rate in half. That would be the biggest child-poverty reduction in recent history, according to some experts who study the

A healthcare worker wears personal protective equipment (PPE) during a United Airlines Covid-19 test pilot program at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Airlines‘ CEO wants to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for its employees and is encouraging other companies

President Joe Biden signs an executive order during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House on Jan. 21, 2021. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden ordered federal labor officials on Friday to clarify when unemployed workers can refuse a job offer and continue to collect

TGI Fridays CEO Ray Blanchette said that President Joe Biden’s proposal to eliminate the tipped minimum wage would likely result in fewer hours for the chain’s waitstaff and higher menu prices. Biden has proposed raising the federal hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 and eliminating tip credits, a change that would primarily affect the

John Nacion | NurPhoto | Getty Images Contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes opened around the flatline Thursday evening as Wall Street appeared headed to close out the record-setting week on a muted note. The after-hours moves came after a strong showing from the Nasdaq Composite earlier in the day during the regular

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines takes off from Los Angeles International Airport. Getty Images United Airlines on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter loss and warned sales would continue to suffer in the early part of 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic drags on. Here’s how United performed in the quarter, compared with what Wall

People line up in their cars to receive food assistance in Groveland, Florida, near Orlando, on Dec. 9, 2020. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images ‘Totally egregious’ U.S. Labor Department data issued Thursday provides the first glimpse of how delays from Congress and the president affected benefits. More than 1.7 million people dropped off Pandemic Unemployment

President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, U.S., January 20, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters President Joe Biden signed an executive order to rejoin the U.S. into the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, his first major

One of Wall Street’s biggest bulls sees the stars lining up for the economy. Federated Hermes’ Phil Orlando predicts coronavirus vaccine distribution will rev up within weeks and set the stage for a monster market year. “Our view is by summer — by Independence Day — we will be free of the coronavirus. We’ll reach

Bottles of Tide detergent, a Procter & Gamble product, are displayed for sale in a pharmacy on July 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Procter & Gamble is expected to announce its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by Refinitiv are expecting: Earnings

A symbol of TikTok (Douyin) is pictured at The Place shopping mall at dusk on August 22, 2020 in Beijing, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — ByteDance has launched a new payment service within Douyin, the Chinese version of short-video sharing app TikTok. Douyin users can choose Douyin Pay

BlueNalu’s whole-muscle, cell-based yellowtail amberjack. Source: BlueNalu First, it was lab-grown chicken. Now, it’s seafood. San Diego-based food startup BlueNalu said Tuesday that it raised $60 million in convertible note financing, as it prepares for a possible market launch later this year. “This recent financing will allow us to continue advancing our mission and the

Cari Gundee rides her Peloton exercise bike at her home on April 06, 2020 in San Anselmo, California. Ezra Shaw | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. General Motors — Shares of the automaker surged 9% after the announcement that Microsoft was investing in Cruise, GM’s autonomous vehicle project. As