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U.S. economy added 978,000 private-sector jobs in May: ADP

U.S. private-sector employment rose by 978,000 in May, according to the ADP National Economic Report released Thursday.

Don’t ignore these 3 changes to investing highlighted by GameStop, BlackBerry and AMC, top economist recommends

Shares in videogame retailer GameStop have risen more than 20% this week while cinema group AMC’s stock price has nearly doubled, and both stocks a...

Bitcoin is greener than many — including Elon Musk — think it is

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Is it possible that bitcoin is the best place for your money?

Why China is trying to put the brakes on a rising yuan

Massachusetts ferry operator becomes latest victim of dangerous new ransomware wave

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Aon stock set to gain after deals to sell some retirement assets for $1.4 billion

Shares of Aon PLC were indicated up about 0.5% in premarket trading Thursday, after the professional services and insurance company announced deals to sell some retirement assets for $1.4 billion. The company said it has ...

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:40 a.m. ET by Tomi Kilgore

Unemployment claims fall below 400,000 for the first time during the pandemic

Coronavirus cases are falling fast and so are the number of people losing jobs: New applications for regular unemployment benefits fell below 400,000 in late May for the first time since the early days of the coronavirus ...

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:36 a.m. ET by Jeffry Bartash

S&P 500 futures down 0.7%; Nasdaq-100 futures off 1.1%

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:33 a.m. ET by MarketWatch

2-year Treasury note yields 0.149% after data

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:33 a.m. ET by Mark Decambre

10-year Treasury note yields 1.606%; 30-year Treasury note rate at 2.90% after claims and productivity reports

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0.153%

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:33 a.m. ET by Mark Decambre

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Dinner With Elon? Tesla Files Trademark Application for Restaurant Concept

It could just be a nothingburger. But charging your Tesla in California could at some point involve a Tesla burger, shake and fries.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:33 a.m. ET by Barron's

Dow futures down 200 points, or 0.6%

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0.07%

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:32 a.m. ET by MarketWatch

U.S. first-quarter productivity increase left at 5.4%, revision shows

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:32 a.m. ET by Jeffry Bartash

Aon to sell retirement business to Aquiline, retiree health exchange to Alight for $1.4 bln

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-0.11%

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:32 a.m. ET by Tomi Kilgore

Stock futures remain lower after data on jobless claims

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:32 a.m. ET by MarketWatch

August gold off 1.1% at $1,889/oz.

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:32 a.m. ET by Mark Decambre

Gold prices add to losses after weekly jobless-claims report, productivity

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:32 a.m. ET by Mark Decambre

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Regular continuing jobless claims rise by 169,000 to 3.77 million

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:31 a.m. ET by Jeffry Bartash

Barron's

Advisors' New Task: Getting Clients to Push Adult Children Out the Door; Fed Moves to Sell Corporate Bond Holdings

Covid created more boomerang kids, and now advisors are helping clients get them to move out.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:31 a.m. ET

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New jobless claims fall below 400,000 for first time during pandemic

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. ET by Jeffry Bartash

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Regular U.S. jobless claims drop to 20,000 to 385,000 at end of May

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. ET by Jeffry Bartash

NetApp stock price target raised to $77 from $64 at Deutsche Bank

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0.46%

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:28 a.m. ET by Tomi Kilgore

Ventas stock price target raised to $61 from $50 at Deutsche Bank

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2.10%

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:28 a.m. ET by Tomi Kilgore

C3.ai stock price target cut to $63 from $98 at Deutsche Bank

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:28 a.m. ET by Tomi Kilgore

Barron's

MorphoSys Fell Too Far After M&A News, Analyst Says

SVB Leerink's Geoffrey Porges says the purchase of Constellation Pharmaceuticals makes strategic sense.

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:28 a.m. ET by Barron's

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Stock Futures Drop, Led by Retreat in Technology Stocks

The S&P 500 is hovering near its all-time high closing level on investors’ concerns about global supply chain problems bolstering inflation and weighing on the economic rebound.

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:39 a.m. ET by Anna Hirtenstein

Ant to Change How It Makes Loans With New Consumer-Finance Company

The Jack Ma-controlled mobile-payments company will hold a 50% stake in the new entity, with the rest held by six other shareholders.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:38 a.m. ET by Jing Yang

AMC, BlackBerry, Sundial Growers: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today

Some meme stocks looked poised to fall alongside broader markets.

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:35 a.m. ET by Caitlin Ostroff

Jobless Claims Drop to Another Pandemic Low

Jobless claims have declined by more than 30% since late April, slipping below 400,000 last week for the first time since the pandemic.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:33 a.m. ET by Gwynn Guilford

The Strangest Place Model Winnie Harlow Has Left Her Phone

Model Winnie Harlow, 26, who debuts in July as a judge on the Amazon Prime Video show ‘Making the Cut,’ shares what’s on her phone.

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0.48%

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. ET

Dad Gifts With Design Cred

Updated, less hackneyed ideas for giving the traditional Gs: golf, gear and gadgets

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. ET

Meme Stocks Gyrate After AMC Files to Sell More Shares

Shares of AMC swung wildly in premarket trading before dropping 9%, after the movie-theater operator filed with regulators to sell more than 11 million shares.

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95.22%

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:29 a.m. ET by Joe Wallace

Color-Blocking, the Summer Style Way

Bright primary colors and bold shapes burst onto the scene, inspired by the art of Ellsworth Kelly, Bridget Riley and Barbara Hepworth.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:29 a.m. ET

Carbon Price Boom Attracts Investors to Emissions-Trading Market

Investors have piled into new carbon-credit-trading funds, helping make the upstart market one of the best performing commodities-related investments of the past year.

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:22 a.m. ET by David Hodari

Democrats Strain to Unify on Proposal to Reduce Drug Prices

Congressional Democrats are ramping up efforts to reach a deal on legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs, but face headwinds from internal disputes and pushback from the pharmaceutical industry.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:08 a.m. ET by Stephanie Armour

Graduation 2021 Is Cheered on Lawns, Screens—and Everywhere in Between

Schools have followed a number of different scripts during the Covid-19 pandemic, and so do their graduations this year.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. ET by Anne Michaud

Tulsa Race Massacre Is Now an M.B.A. Case Study at Harvard

‘The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations’ asks Harvard Business School students to explore ways to reckon with the 1921 attack’s financial fallout, and to consider the role of business in addressing racial-justice ...

Jun. 3, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. ET by Patrick Thomas

When Mental-Health Issues Get in the Way of Work

Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open is a public example of a private issue facing many companies.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:31 a.m. ET by Te-Ping Chen

Intrinsic Gathers $113 Million for Health and Wellness Acquisitions

Startup Intrinsic Brands Inc. has raised $113 million in equity and debt to buy and grow the sales of health-and-wellness goods sold online, adding to a spurt of venture investment in companies aggregating e-commerce produ...

Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. ET by Brian Gormley

DoorDash, Palantir CEOs Top Highest-Paid List for 2020

The meal deliverer’s Tony Xu and his counterpart at the data-analysis company received compensation far exceeding that of S&P 500 CEOs.

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:28 a.m. ET by Theo Francis

Exxon Mobil Activist Victory Isn’t Really All About Climate

Engine No. 1’s stunning victory against Exxon Mobil last week seems to be a victory for green causes, but climate is only the very tip of the iceberg.

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:03 a.m. ET by Jinjoo Lee

Russian Miner Nordgold Targets $5 Billion London IPO

The company said it aims to list in London and Moscow in the coming weeks, seeking to capitalize on a renewed interest in commodity stocks and strengthening gold prices as a hedge against rising inflation.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. ET by Ben Dummett

Concerns Over Meat Supply Ebb as JBS Plants Reopen After Cyberattack

Production at JBS meat-processing plants in Australia is coming back online faster than authorities had expected after the ransomware attack on the company this week, the country’s agriculture minister said.

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. ET by David Winning

The Straightforward Economics of Vaccine Lotteries

The payouts made by lotteries for people vaccinated against Covid-19 are minimal when compared with the economic costs associated with current or future outbreaks.

Jun. 3, 2021 at 6:53 a.m. ET by Mike Bird

Copper Boom Has Big Miners Picking Through Waste

Jetti Resources, an obscure mining business part-owned by members of the Pritzker and Walton families, is getting some new heavyweight investors: BHP and Freeport-McMoRan, two of the world’s biggest miners.

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Jun. 3, 2021 at 6:11 a.m. ET by Alistair MacDonald

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U.S. first-quarter productivity increase left at 5.4%, revision shows

Regular continuing jobless claims rise by 169,000 to 3.77 million

New jobless claims fall below 400,000 for first time during pandemic

Regular U.S. jobless claims drop to 20,000 to 385,000 at end of May

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