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Dow's up 400 points in final minutes of session

A former aide for President Donald Trump said he’s refusing to comply with a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller and added it’d be humorous if Mueller tried to have him arrested.

The Cboe Volatility Index fell on Monday, extending a recent downtrend as U.S. stocks show further signs of stabilization. The VIX fell 6.4% on Monday, falling to 18.26. Earlier in the day it rose as high as 21.55, briefly returning back above its long-term average of 20, a level it has traded around for weeks. True to its name, the Volatility Index has seen big swings in both directions over the course of 2018. While it is up more than 66% thus far this year, it has also dropped more than 50% over the past month. Читать дальше...

Currency analysts were cautious on the euro on Monday, after a weekend that saw both Germany and Italy confronted with the task of putting a government in place. But for the shared currency, the question of direction remains, analysts said.

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Shares of Micron Technology Inc. soared 6.3% in active afternoon trade Monday, putting them on course to close at a 17 1/2-year high, boosted by broad strength in the semiconductor sector and the broad-market rally. The stock traded above the $50 mark for the first time since Sept. 28, 2000. Volume of 57.7 million shares was enough to make the stock the most actively traded on the Nasdaq exchange. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Meanwhile, the PHLX Semiconductor Index rallied 1.1%... Читать дальше...

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Oil prices settle higher on Monday, tallying their largest single-session dollar and percentage gain in nearly three weeks, drawing support from a reported drop in crude stocks at the U.S. storage hub in Cushing, Okla.

Aside from the ethical question, and sheer strangeness, it’s also hard to sell an Oscar statue.

U.K. stocks end in the green on Monday, snapping a four-session slide, as supermarket chains Tesco and Morrison’s advanced, and as last week’s selloff offered opportunities to investors.

Italian stocks fell Monday as the country faced the prospect of a hung parliament after support for populist parties surged in the country’s general election.

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Acne is an enticing, if not particularly lifesaving, market for drugmakers, with more than $3 billion in revenue at stake.

Oil prices settled higher Monday, getting a lift from reports of a sizable weekly decline in crude stocks at the U.S. oil storage hub in Cushing, Okla. Traders also mulled a report from International Energy Agency, which forecast further growth in U.S. crude production, but also emphasized the need for more investment in the market to avoid a supply shortage after 2020. April WTI crude rose $1.32, or 2.2%, to settle at $62.57 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was the largest one-day dollar and percentage rise since Feb. Читать дальше...

Qualcomm Inc.’s annual shareholder meeting has been put on hold while the U.S. probes whether the hostile buyout by Broadcom Ltd. presents a national security risk and both companies squabbled in their respective statements.

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The former chief executive of video game retailer GameStop Corp. J. Paul Raines, has died, the company said in a statement. Raines, who was 53, took medical leave in November of 2017, after being diagnosed with cancer, according to media reports. "We are profoundly sad to learn of the passing of our friend and former chief executive officer, J. Paul Raines," said the statement. "His spirit is woven into the fabric of our company and the entire GameStop family mourns this loss."

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Gold prices finish in the red on Monday, as pressure from a firmer U.S. dollar and gains in the stock market offset earlier haven support from jitters over a potential trade war and Italy’s divisive election.

Walt Disney Co. on Monday said the company has tapped James Pitaro as the next president of ESPN. Pitaro takes over after former head of ESPN Jonh Skipper left in December to deal with substance addiction. Pitaro, formerly the chairman of Disney consumer products and interactive media, will also serve as co-chair of Disney media networks. Before coming to Disney, Pitaro was the head of media at Yahoo, leading the charge for Yahoo's sports and music properties. Pitaro's appointment comes as ESPN... Читать дальше...

Treasury prices rise, pushing yields lower on Monday after jitters over the Italian election and U.S. trade rhetoric spur haven-related buying