Trading

Trading and investing are two approaches to playing the stock market that bring their own benefits and risks

Your financial goals, knack for fast-thinking, and ability to stomach price swings all help determine whether trading or investing suits you more. LanaStock/Getty...
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NAR fills out advocacy team, touts it as ‘the envy of Washington'

58 minutes ago | Inman

Bryan Greene, Helen Devlin and Joe Harris are moving up the ranks of the 1.4 million-member trade group's lobbying operation.
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Salesforce slumps 8.5% as its post-Slack selloff continues

1 hour ago | Tech Crunch | 4 articles

Shares of Salesforce traded lower today, despite the company hosting a multi-hour keynote that included a buffet of Marc Benioff. What's going on? Essentially, since the...
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Equity Rally Facilitates Recovery by Corporate Credit

1 hour ago | Economy

The average high-yield EDF has remained under 4% for six straight trading days.
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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

2 hours ago | Chron | 3 articles

Stocks closed with modest gains Wednesday, nudging the S&P 500 index to an all-time high for the second day in a row. Communications, financial and health care companies...
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Salesforce, JetBlue fall; Patterson, NetApp rise

2 hours ago | Chron

NEW YORK - Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday: Salesforce.com Inc., down $20.57 to $220.78. The business software pioneer is buying work-chatting...
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US stocks erase losses, finish higher amid renewed stimulus optimism

2 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Getty Images / Bryan R. Smith US stocks erased their morning losses and closed higher on Wednesday as investors once again latched onto hope that another round of fiscal...
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry reveals he's short Tesla, tells Elon Musk to issue more stock at its 'ridiculous price'

3 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Summary List Placement Michael Burry, whose bet against the housing market was made famous by "The Big Short," revealed in a late Tuesday tweet that he is short Tesla . The...
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry reveals he's short Tesla, tells Elon Musk to issue more stock at its 'ridiculous price'

3 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Jim Spellman / Getty Images Michael Burry, whose bet against the housing market was made famous by "The Big Short," revealed in a late Tuesday tweet that he is short Tesla. The...
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CareTrust REIT Passes Through 5% Yield Mark

3 hours ago | Forbes

In trading on Wednesday, shares of CareTrust REIT were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend , with the stock changing hands as low as $19.93 on the day.
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Stock indexes shake off a weak start and end mostly higher

Stocks shook off a sluggish start to finish with modest gains Wednesday, nudging the S&P 500 index to an all-time high for the second straight day. Read more ...

Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan virus aid bill

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort Wednesday and his top Capitol Hill allies cut their demands for a $2 trillion-plus... Read more ...

Here are the VCs getting huge paydays, again, because Salesforce is buying...

Summary List Placement Salesforce chief Marc Benioff has called his company and Slack "a match made in heaven." And if Salesforce's purchase of the popular work-chat app for... Read more ...

Leaked Fashion Nova campaign briefs reveal what it's offering to pay...

Summary List Placement Fashion Nova, the edgy fast-fashion brand built on influencer marketing, has grown tremendously in the last few years by partnering with more than 3,000... Read more ...

Daily Crunch: Apple announces its best apps of 2020

Apple releases its annual best apps list, a self-driving truck startup raises $350 million and the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency approval in the United... Read more ...

A key chart in DoorDash's IPO filing doesn't 'pass the smell test,' and...

Summary List Placement Food delivery startup DoorDash revealed this week it's looking to go public at a mammoth valuation of as much as $32 billion. Paramount in justifying... Read more ...

The Latest: Pfizer CEO urges patience on reopening economies

ATHENS, Greece - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla urged global governments not to reopen economies too quickly because of the optimism created by possible COVID-19 vaccines. Read more ...

Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield says Salesforce's $27.7 billion deal to buy...

Summary List Placement Salesforce sent shockwaves throughout the software industry when it announced on Tuesday that it plans to buy Slack for $27.7 billion , One day later... Read more ...

California winds bring fire threat, possible power outages

LOS ANGELES - Californians hoping December would finally usher in wetter weather after a disastrous fire season were instead bracing Wednesday for another round of dry winds... Read more ...

Amex, Citi, and other banks let you pay off big purchases over time for a...

Summary List Placement Many consumers may go into debt from holiday shopping, adding to financial stress from the coronavirus pandemic. Three of the biggest banks in the US... Read more ...