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Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Merck (MRK) – Merck is buying privately-held drug maker OncoImmune for $425 million cash. OncoImmune is a developer of drugs designed to treat Covid-19, cancer and other diseases, and its vaccine candidate has shown promising results in a late-stage study. Merck shares added

A cyclist rides before the city skyline at Marina Bay in Singapore. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Going public is expected to the be the main exit road for most start-ups in the near term as corporations are likely to put their merger and acquisition plans on hold due to the

Dow Jones Industrial average futures fell slightly in overnight trading on Sunday as a rising number of Covid-19 cases continued to weigh on markets. Futures contracts tied to the Dow fell 66 points, or 0.2%. The move indicated an opening decline of about 50 points. S&P 500 futures fell 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures were

Stocks futures fell in overnight trading on Thursday as rising new coronavirus cases cast doubt on a swift economic recovery. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 230 points, implying a loss of more than 200 points at Friday’s open. S&P 500 futures slid 0.7% and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.3%. The overnight action

Wall Street forecaster James Bianco warns the new economic lockdowns will hurt the holiday rush. According to Bianco, the fallout from surging coronavirus infections is starting to put consumers on alert due to job market uncertainty — particularly for those who can’t work from home. “Roughly around 30% of the jobs in the American workforce

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Pfizer (PFE) – The drugmaker and German partner BioNTech (BNTX) plan to apply today for emergency use authorization for their Covid-19 vaccine. Earlier this week, study data analysis showed the vaccine to be 95% effective. Pfizer shares added 1% in premarket trading as

LONDON — A few years back, blockchain was the talk of the financial services industry. Several large banks were testing the technology, lured by the promise of improving some of the sector’s oldest processes. This year, investors could be forgiven for wondering where blockchain went. After much hype in 2017, as the value of cryptocurrencies

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Zoom Video — Shares of the video-conferencing company jumped more than 6% amid a rise in Covid-19 cases. Zoom has been one of the key “stay-at-home” trades, and shares are up 550% this year. Nikola — The electric vehicle maker declined more than 3%, despite Loop

Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans expressed disappoint in the Treasury Department’s decision to end several lending programs implemented during the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking a day after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the programs would not continue past their end-of-year deadline, Evans told CNBC that the facilities provide an important function. “I think our 13(3)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell share an elbow bump greeting prior to testifying before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 22, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Pool | Reuters Treasury

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  FireEye — Shares of FireEye jumped 12% in extended trading after the cybersecurity company announced a $400 million strategic investment led by Blackstone. FireEye intends to use the proceeds to fund the acquisition of Respond Software and grow the company’s

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Macy’s (M) – The retailer lost 19 cents per share for its latest quarter, smaller than the 79 cents a share loss that Wall Street was anticipating. Revenue beat estimates, however. Same-store sales dropped 20.2%, but that was smaller than the 23.3% loss

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled Thursday the world’s second largest economy will continue to work with other countries, including the U.S. Trade tensions between China and the U.S. have escalated in the last two years. While the two countries reached a “phase one” trade agreement in January, their differences have spilled over into

Google Pay Source: Google Google is moving deeper into consumer finance. The tech giant will let users open bank accounts, pay friends and manage budgets through a new version of its Google Pay app rolling out Wednesday.  The Mountain View, California-based company partnered with Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union to launch the mobile bank

LONDON — British electric vehicle start-up Arrival announced Wednesday that it will go public through a merger with a U.S. blank-check company. This year has seen a flurry of SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, come to market as businesses have shunned the traditional initial public offering process. SPACs are companies that raise funds to

Liu Qiang, Vice President of Fosun Technology and Financial Group, Deputy Chairman of Hani Securities, speaks with Arjun Kharpal, Senior Correspondent of CNBC, during Day 1 of CNBC East Tech West at LN Garden Hotel Nansha Guangzhou on November 17, 2020 in Nansha, Guangzhou, China. Zhong Zhi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Ant

Judy Shelton’s controversial nomination to the Federal Reserve suffered a possibly fatal blow Tuesday in a key procedural vote in the Senate. The upper chamber voted against a move to limit debate on the nomination, typically a death knell because the opposition simply could block the vote from ever coming to the full floor. The

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walmart (WMT) – The retail giant earned $1.34 per share for the third quarter, compared to a consensus estimate of $1.18a share. Revenue beat forecasts as well. Walmart’s comparable-store sales also rose more than expected. The shares gained 0.8% in premarket trading as

Aerial view of Alibaba Shanghai R&D Center, ZJ Science City, IBM and Microsoft at AIsland on August 6, 2020 in Shanghai, China. Shen Chunchen | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — For some American businesses, having an office in China may help them weather the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to S&P

Efforts to get Judy Shelton confirmed to the Federal Reserve just got a little tougher as one prominent Republican announced his opposition Monday. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said in a statement that he will oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of Shelton as a Fed governor, CNBC’s Ylan Mui reported. That brings to three the total