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Earnings season is coming — here’s what you need to know.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. said that the cash exercise of stock warrants between June 20 and July 1 has resulted in more than $105 million in cumulative proceeds for the company.

Shares typically decline during the two weeks ahead of earnings and gain over the following two weeks.

Investing for retirement, college and other longer-term goals should favor stocks over bonds.

The on-again, off-again courtship between Shari Redstone, Paramount Global Inc. and Skydance Media is back on, after the three sides reportedly have reached a preliminary merger deal.

The Food and Drug Administration no longer allows the use of brominated vegetable oil as a food additive, finalizing a move the agency had signaled in November.

The IRS says legal cannabis companies cannot take the usual tax deductions.

“Should I go for a high-yield account or a money-market for savings? I already have 401(k), IRA, and brokerage accounts, and laddered CDs.”

The U.S. stock market’s upcoming earnings season should be “solid,” but expecting growth estimates over the next couple months to increase for the second half of 2024 seems “a lot to ask,” according to LPL Financial.

The U.S. stock market just scored a gangbusters first half of the year. If history is a guide, Wall street could be in for another robust six months, according to Comerica Wealth Management.

Oil futures settled with a loss on Tuesday, with prices giving up early gains as concerns that powerful Hurricane Beryl could cause disruptions to offshore crude production in the Gulf of Mexico eased, for now.

Yields on U.S. government debt finished lower on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. might be back on a disinflationary path, but that officials need greater confidence before they can lower interest rates.

An Eli Lilly & Co. Alzheimer’s drug won Food and Drug Administration approval Tuesday, capping the medication’s bumpy ride through the U.S. regulatory process and adding a second new treatment option for patients in earlier stages of the…

The Biden administration plans to set the first-ever federal standards for handling excessive heat in the workplace.

Trying to time with the market is usually a fool’s errand, but there are several schools of thought about how to best do a conversion.

Deal documents show the company wants to “kneecap competitors and dominate the market,” one Federal Trade Commission official said.

The stock is on track for its best performance since May 21, 2021, when it gained 127%.

Shares of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly & Co. dropped early Tuesday after President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders took aim at obesity and diabetes drug prices in a USA Today opinion piece.

Ken Laudan of Buffalo Funds has changed his opinion about how long it will take for “AI adopters” to make the technology useful.

Here are 3 key factors you may have overlooked.

Lennar’s stock got chopped down Tuesday after a Raymond James analyst backed away from his longtime bullish call on the home builder — citing margin concerns and other company-specific “overhangs.”

Alibaba disclosed Tuesday that it continued to increase stock repurchases as prices struggled to gain traction.

It costs a lot more to buy a house today than it did just a few years ago. And that expense starts with the down payment.

Mortgage rates are hovering just below 7%, but there are ways for home buyers to get much lower rates.

The Danish shipping giant’s CEO said Maersk had decided to withdraw from the sales process after identifying challenges with integrating the German logistics company.

Banks increasing payouts the most included Wells Fargo and Bank of New York Mellon.

The savings stem mostly from general corporate cost cuts but do not include potential savings from changes in the global e-commerce segment, where the company is in the final stages of a strategic review.

The GameStop CEO’s posts are closely followed for hints about his plans for the company.

U.S. voters may be left with a choice between extremists after President Joe Biden’s dismal debate performance, says billionaire investor Ray Dalio.

Keith Gill, also known as Roaring Kitty, was a pivotal figure in the 2021 meme-stock frenzy.