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3M’s stock rallies as a former bear softens his stance

Shares of 3M Co. advanced in Monday’s session after a Barclays analyst abandoned his bearish call on the industrial company. “One of the major factors

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Dow tops 36,000 after remarks by Fed’s Powell, S&P 500 heads for highest close of 2023

U.S. stocks were up Friday afternoon, with all three major benchmarks heading for weekly gains, as Treasury yields fell even after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome

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Black Friday online spending reaches record levels; Wall Street is not impressed

Online spending on Black Friday reached record levels, and Cyber Monday is expected to be the biggest online shopping day ever, as inflation-fatigued shoppers zero

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Mark Cuban says he’s leaving ‘Shark Tank’ after its next season

After more than a decade on TV’s “Shark Tank,” billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban says the next season of the investment reality show will be his

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Why BofA thinks S&P 500 could rise 10% by end of 2024

U.S. stocks will probably keep climbing next year, with S&P 500 companies in a stronger position to adapt to higher interest rates than smaller ones,

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Opinion: You’re not just imagining things: Our post-pandemic world is more dangerous

Since the publication of  in October 2022, the themes I emphasized have gone mainstream. Everyone now acknowledges that economic, monetary and financial threats are rising and

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Biden blasts Trump over revived push to kill Obamacare

President Joe Biden on Monday hit back at Donald Trump, two days after the former president revived calls to eliminate the Affordable Care Act if

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New York cannabis board OK’s settlement in licensing suit brought by veterans

The New York State Cannabis Control Board on Monday voted to approve a legal settlement that may soon clear the way for more than 400

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Black Friday often kicks off a year-end rally in corporate bonds

Stocks aren’t the only assets that tend to benefit from a seasonal year-end bounce after Thanksgiving. U.S. corporate bonds also often get a lift in

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Business development companies should withstand 2024 economic slowdown, but credit conditions will weaken, Fitch says

Ares Capital Corp. and Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. held onto the highest debt ratings among the 21 business development companies covered by Fitch Ratings,