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U.S. equity markets were propelled solidly higher on Wednesday thanks to momentum from the financial and technology sectors.

For investors looking for fast-growing tech companies with room for more growth, look no further than social network Facebook , and China's dominant search engine Baidu .

U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday as financial stocks rallied on the back of better-than-expected results from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon took the opportunity in the bank's first-quarter earnings release to emphasize that his team is positioning JPMorgan Chase"to withstand any environment and to maintain scale and profitability through the cycle." Image source: JPMorgan Chase.

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Buy the stocks of Altria Group Inc. , Reynolds American Inc. and Philip Morris International Inc. on Wednesday's dips, said analyst Bonnie Herzog at Wells Fargo, who said she believes concerns over the potential release of e-cigarette regulations are overdone.

SOURCE: FLICKR USER ELLIOTT BROWN Biotech stocks have been especially hard hit over the past six months because of concerns over drug prices, and the sell-off within the industry has resulted in bargains that big pharma might find compelling.

Global Water Resources Inc. set the expected price range for its initial public offering at $5.25 to $6.25.

On Wednesday, Peabody Energy at last gave in to the financial pressure that's been crushing the coal industry for nearly a decade.

To put things in a sports context, AT&T equals Tom Brady and the New England Patriots while Fr ontier Communications comes out closer to Robert Griffin III and the Cleveland Browns.

Oil futures fell further on Wednesday after the U.S.

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While he never actually said the man's name, it was very clear whom Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was talking about during his keynote address at Facebook's F8 developers conference.

Image source: Alcoa Alcoa (NYSE: AA) reported earnings of zero cents a share in the first quarter of 2016.

Seeking to live down its "Whole Paycheck" moniker, organic grocer Whole Foods Market will be opening a chain of lower-priced supermarkets -- but with a twist.

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U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, driven by strong trade data from China and JPMorgan Chase & Co's better-than-expected quarterly results.

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CBS and Turner Broadcasting have signed an $8.8 billion, eight-year extension of their agreement to broadcast the NCAA's Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship, according to an announcement by the league on Tuesday.

About 39,000 Verizon landline and cable workers on the East Coast are expected to walk off the job after they say there has been little progress in negotiations since their contract expired nearly eight months ago.

China's exports in March returned to growth for the first time in nine months, adding to further signs of stabilization in the world's second-largest economy that cheered regional investors.

Peabody Energy, the world's largest privately owned coal producer, filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in the wake of a sharp fall in coal prices that left it unable to service a recent debt-fueled expansion into Australia.

Wal-Mart Stores is expanding free curbside pickup of groceries into eight new cities this month including Kansas City and Austin as the retailer gains confidence it can make the strategy work on a larger scale, a senior executive told Reuters.