Dow 30,000: How the market rally defied a pandemic
What’s happening: The Dow topped 30,000 points on Tuesday for the first time ever, a symbolic win for the market
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This new firm will count the Queen and the Forbes media family as clients
FWM Holdings, the parent company of the Forbes Family Trust, and Stanhope Capital, which advises the Queen on her £538
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The Dow just hit 30,000. It was a long road to get there
The average began tracking the most powerful corporate stocks in 1896, and it has served as a broad measure of
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Stocks soar as Biden transition begins
Oil prices rallied as well, lifting big energy stocks like Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and Marathon Oil (MRO). Shares of travel
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Janet Yellen’s first battle is already taking shape
What’s happening: Yellen — who, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first woman in the role — will
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Corporate America is ready for a Biden presidency
Executives from several publicly traded companies have acknowledged Biden’s victory and discussed what they expect to see from the new
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Vaccine progress is trumping bad economic news
What’s happening: Drugmaker AstraZeneca announced Monday that its experimental Covid-19 vaccine is highly effective in large scale trials — the
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The climate crisis is looming large on Wall Street
What’s happening: The European Central Bank said last week that it will start conducting “in-depth” assessments of how bank balance
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A Biden tax hike could give utility stocks a boost
Utilities are legally allowed to pass higher tax expenses on to their customers. Experts aren’t predicting a major increase in
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Trump picks a fight with Powell. The economy loses
What’s happening: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has pulled the plug on emergency Federal Reserve lending programs, drawing a rare
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