The latest government shutdown is over after less than two business days. President Donald Trump signed a bill Tuesday funding most government agencies until Feb. 13, ending a partial shutdown that ...

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Amazon is set to report earnings after the closing bell Thursday, with traders anticipating a big move in the tech giant's stock that could bring it to new highs following the results.

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Imaginations worldwide—those fascinated by Musk, mega-finance, the next moves in technology, or all three—are fired up by the possibilities. So are bettors on prediction markets, though shares of ...

Palantir jumped Tuesday after the data analytics software company blew past earnings estimates, demonstrating there's hope for battered software stocks if companies can show investors tangible ...

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Major equities indexes fell Tuesday, pulled lower by technology shares, although the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new all-time high before slipping. Meanwhile, gold and silver futures resumed ...

PayPal announced a new CEO Tuesday, as the company missed fourth-quarter earnings estimates, and said it expects profits to ...

The good news hasn't entirely dispelled the notion that the shares may be overvalued. Jefferies analysts, who have a bearish rating on the stock, maintained a $70 price target that suggests a ...