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John Moore / Getty Images The S&P 500 information technology sector is up more than 48% year-to-date and on track for its best year since 2009.The sector has seen rapid growth from soaring Apple stock and triple-digit gains from its best…

U.S. stock indexes on Friday were on track to add to record gains as investors attempt to close out a holiday-shortened week on a powerful up trend, a day after a report on strong retail sales helped the Nasdaq to finish above 9,000 for the first time. Cont…

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares jumped to an 18-month high on Friday while gold and oil prices stayed buoyant in a holiday-shortened week, as investor optimism was boosted by hopes a U.S.-China trade deal would soon be signed. Traders returned from their Ch…

Koki Nagahama/Getty Images Here is what you need to know. 1. SoftBank's $9.5 billion bailout of WeWork hits a hurdle as Japanese banks are worried about funding it. The tech conglomerate wants to partly finance its rescue of the coworking startup by borrowi…

Stocks rise Thursday as investors brush off the widely anticipated impeachment of President Donald Trump by the House late Wednesday, with equities instead finding support in the wake of the U.S.-China trade deal and reduced worries over the global economic o…

By Denise A. Valdez,Reporter LOCAL STOCKS failed to hold on to gains on Thursday as investors were worried about the impeachment of US President Donald Trump. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped 79.73 points or 1.03% to close at 7,…

Today the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed at an all-time record high of 8,814.23, up 0.91% on the day. The Nasdaq is up more than 32% on the year. Turning the clock back, the Nasdaq Composite is up around 60% from the end of 2016. Compared to the anti-rec…

Stock futures ran higher Monday as global stock markets continued to react to a preliminary U.S.-China trade deal that avoided a new round of tariffs. Goldman Sachs and UnitedHealth stock led the Dow Jones today. Software developer Splunk (SPLK) and biotech A…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares ticked higher on Monday as investors cheered an announced trade agreement between Beijing and Washington over the weekend although jubilation was capped by prevailing scepticism about the deal. U.S. Trade Representative Rob…

What started out as a ledger for Bitcoin transactions, turned out to have so much more potential. It has become clear that blockchain technology has many promising applications. It’s immutable and decentralized nature makes it appealing to many industries. I…