Wall Street's main indexes opened below their record highs on Monday, in a muted start to a week likely to be dominated by the Federal Reserve's policy stance and a round of tech company earnings that will again test the impact of trade concerns on global growth.
U.S. stocks slid on Monday as technology shares fell in the run up to earnings from tech companies, which will test the impact of trade tensions on global growth, and ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy-setting meeting.
Morgan Stanley is using big data to help clients identify their sustainable investing choices and measure how well their portfolios track those goals.
Exact Sciences Corp said on Monday it will buy peer Genomic Health Inc for about $2.8 billion in cash and stock, expanding the cancer diagnostic company's testing capabilities to breast and prostate cancers.
Oil prices rose on Monday as the prospect of an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve overshadowed pessimism over U.S.-China trade talks and oil demand fears stoked by forecasts for slower global economic growth.
Despite the S&P 500 closing at an all-time high on Friday, the index's internals and fundamentals are too weak to maintain the rally, Morgan Stanley said Monday.
U.S. stocks retreated from record highs on Monday, weighed by technology shares ahead of high profile earnings including that of Apple, which will test the impact of trade tensions on global growth, ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy-setting meeting.
Pfizer Inc is in talks to merge its contract manufacturer that produces Mylan's EpiPen emergency allergy treatment into the new generics business it has created by combining its older off-patent medicines unit with generic drugmaker Mylan NV , a Pfizer spokeswoman said.
The British pound on Monday touched its lowest against the dollar since early 2017 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government said it now assumed there would be a hard divorce from the EU, while stocks dipped globally after last week touching their highest in five months.
The Labor Department on Monday released a final rule that clarifies when businesses can band together to offer 401(k) plans through so-called association retirement plans.
Oil prices edged higher on Monday as the prospect of an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve overshadowed pessimism over U.S.-China trade talks and worries about slower global economic growth.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said on Monday it has fined Citigroup's Global Markets business $1.25 million for failing to perform proper background checks on thousands of employees between 2010 and 2017.
Pfizer Inc has agreed to spin off its off-patent branded drugs business and combine it with generic drugmaker Mylan NV , a move that leaves Pfizer with its more profitable innovative drugs, including cancer treatment Ibrance and pneumonia vaccine Prevnar.
Pfizer Inc is in talks to merge its contract manufacturer that produces Mylan's EpiPen emergency allergy treatment into the new generics business it is creating by combining its older off-patent medicines unit with Mylan NV , a Pfizer spokeswoman said.
Amsterdam-based Takeaway.com has agreed to buy Just Eat in an 8.2 billion pound ($10.1 billion) deal to create the world's largest online food delivery firm outside China in a race to rule the $100 billion market.