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Capitalizing on stay-at-home orders and lockdowns, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) accelerated the launch of a dedicated gaming stream app. What Happened Facebook Gaming, a mobile app that allows gamers to watch streams from their favorite gamers, share smartphone screens and leave comments, was launched on Monday. The free app, which…

(Reuters) - Wall Street tumbled on Monday after U.S. crude futures turned negative for the first time ever, with traders forced to pay to unload crude as the May contract expired during a global economic slump unleashed by the coronavirus outbreak. The S&P energy index .SPNY tumbled 3.7% after the…

Associated Press Global stocks are surging Friday after reports that pharma giant Gilead is making progress in the trials of a drug to treat the coronavirus. US futures rose sharply, with all three major indexes set to gain more than 2% at the open. Investors shrugged off poor economic data…

North American equity markets rallied into the weekend, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index gaining 3.31 per cent on Friday, the S&P 500 rising 2.68 per cent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2.99 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite Index notching a 1.38 per cent rise. In Toronto, 10 of…

As the COVID-19 death toll in the United States continues to climb, American stocks are, in a grim divergence, recovering lost ground. It isn’t clear precisely why locally-listed equities have risen in recent weeks, let alone today, but let’s go over the day’s results so that we’re all on the…

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Associated Press Here's what you need to know before the markets open. Goldman Sachs says advanced economies will shrink by 35% in the second quarter but job losses are 'temporary'. "Emerging economies will need a lot more help from the rich world," Goldman's chief economist Jan Hatzius wrote. The US…

Shaina Mishkin Updated April 13, 2020 6:37 am ET / Original April 13, 2020 4:00 am ET Order Reprints Print Article Text size Flags fly at full staff outside the NYSE in New York City (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images) Getty Images Following a month of extreme volatility spurred by…

U.S. equity markets rallied Thursday after the Federal Reserve's plan to provide $2.3 trillion in lending to households and businesses overshadowed a surge in jobless claims.The Fed's initiative undergirds government efforts to combat fallout from the economic shutdown imposed to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Traders were also awaiting the…

All major indices rose Wednesday, led by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which increased 3.44% to close above 23,000 for the first time since March 13. Investors seemed heartened by comments made by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, who said Wednesday that the U.S. death…