South Korea plays foolish game of IPO Whac-A-Mole – Reuters
South Korea is learning how hard it is to cool down an overheating stock market. The country’s financial regulator has intervened…
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Wall Street ekes out gains, led by tech, growth stocks – Reuters
Big tech helped Wall Street inch up to a higher close on Thursday, modestly building on a two-day rally as lackluster economic…
Illumina deal for Grail could hurt innovation, EU warns – Reuters
U.S. life sciences company Illumina Inc’s (ILMN.O) proposed acquisition of cancer test maker Grail Inc (GRAL.O) could…
Column: U.S. gas prices at multi-year highs will protect stocks: Kemp – Reuters
U.S. natural gas prices have surged to multi-year highs which will conserve scarce stocks, encourage more gas-focused drilling…
Robinhood takes E*Trade lessons almost to heart – Reuters
Robinhood Markets has made playing the stock markets easy. Pinpointing the digital broker’s own value is anything but. Next week…
Faraday begins trading, aims for launch of high-end crossover vehicle – Reuters
Electric carmaker Faraday Future on Thursday officially begins life as a publicly traded stock after shareholders of the blank-check…
Futures edge higher ahead of jobless claims data, earnings reports – Reuters
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday, with energy and mega-cap technology stocks gaining ahead of a new batch of…
U.S. retailers scramble to stock shelves as kids head back to school – Reuters
At Stationery and Toy World, a family-owned shop in New York’s Upper West Side, manager Gary Rowe is having difficulty getting…
INSIGHT-Flush from Reddit rally, GameStop plots store revival – Reuters
When GameStop Corp shares surged by more than 2,500% in January, some customers joked to store staff they should thank the investors…
Euro just off 3-1/2-mth low vs dollar pre-ECB – Reuters
The euro traded just off 3-1/2 month lows versus the dollar on Thursday before a potentially momentous meeting of the ECB, while…