The stock of Amazon is up by more than 5% for the day, trading above $3,037, as of 7:20 p.m. GMT. This is the first time for the Amazon share price to exceed $3,000. The online retailer is one of a few businesses that benefited from the COVID-19 pandemic, with …
Read More »Uber to Acquire Postmates in $2.65 B Deal
Uber Technologies announced that it plans to buy Postmates for a price of $2.65 billion, Reuters reported. The ride-hailing app developer aims to expand its footprints in the food-delivery business. Uber recently considered acquiring Grubhub, a US-based online food delivery company that entered last month into an acquisition deal by …
Read More »NYSE Records Strong Weekly Gains
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed the week on high gains before a three-day weekend, with investors growing optimistic about a potential vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher by 0.36% to 25,827.36, while S&P 500 gained 0.45% to settle at 3,130, and the …
Read More »Wall Street Opens Thursday in Green
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) opened higher on Thursday, supported by positive economic data, with the Nasdaq reaching a new record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Index is now up by 0.84% at 25,952 points, the S&P 500 index is up by 0.89 at 3,143.6 points, while the Nasdaq …
Read More »S&P 500 and Nasdaq Maintain Gains, Dow Closes Lower
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed higher on Wednesday, with investors growing optimistic about news of a potential vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The S&P 500 index gained 0.50%, and the NASDAQ Composite Index increased by 0.95%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by 0.3%. A COVID-19 …
Read More »Wall Street Gains on Positive Data
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) opened Wednesday in gains, supported by positive economic data and developments in the search for a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Wall Street indices are all green at the moment, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index up 0.26%, the NASDAQ Composite …
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