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Investors will have to wait an extra day for several economic reports owing to the funeral for former President George H.W. Bush. And congressional testimony by the Federal Reserve chairman has been canceled.

Shareholder pushback against Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger’s compensation has led the company to increase the targets he must meet to collect his performance bonus.

U.S. stocks rise Monday after the U.S. and China over the weekend called a temporary truce to their trade war, triggering relief buying of perceived riskier assets such as equities.

Top White House economic counselor Larry Kudlow said there’s still lots of hurdles to a broad trade deal with China, but he said he’s “cautiously optimistic” after a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and China’s leader led to a temporary truce to an ongoing trade war.

Ohio Sens. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, and Rob Portman, a Republican, will meet General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra in Washington on Wednesday, the lawmakers announced jointly. The meeting comes following last week's announcement of job cuts and plant closures by GM. The senators said they will press Barra to save the Lordstown, Ohio, plant.

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You might be better off sticking to cash and credit cards.

Fake versions of the coveted patch can be found on eBay.

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More than a month after a report surfaced that Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group Inc. was in talks with marijuana producer Aphria Inc., the tobacco company is reportedly in talks to acquire a different pot company, Cronos Group Inc., as legacy companies continue to look for ways into the marijuana industry.

Critics worry that categorizing texts as high-speed internet would give carriers freedom to censor messages.

Gold futures climb Monday to settle at one-month high, as a cease-fire in the trade skirmish between the U.S. and China weakened the dollar, which has been the de facto haven amid the conflagrations.

Hasbro Inc. stock was downgraded to hold from strong buy at CFRA after a class-action lawsuit alleges executives deceived stockholders about the state of the business. "Members of retirement systems across the U.S. that bought shares of Hasbro have filed a class-action lawsuit against the toy-maker alleging that Hasbro deceived investors about the financial condition of the company and artificially boosted share prices, while the CEO and CFO sold $147 million in personal shares, according to... Читать дальше...

Top White House economic counselor Larry Kudlow said there’s still lots of hurdles to a broad trade deal with China, but he said he’s “cautiously optimistic” after a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and China’s leader led to a temporary truce to an ongoing trade war.

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U.S. soccer officials on Sunday handed the daunting task of rebuilding the men’s national team to Gregg Berhalter, coach of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew, who faces the goal of restoring supporters’ faith in a team that failed to qualify for this year’s World Cup.

Moody's Investors Service cut its outlook for the global manufacturing industry to stable from positive, saying trade tensions will still hurt demand this year while earnings for the sector decreases because of higher input costs, despite the U.S.-China trade-war truce. Moody's also cut its forecast for year-over-year earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) growth to 2.7% from 4.3% in 2018 and to 4% from 5.7% in 2019. "Despite the US and China's truce on tariffs until March 2019... Читать дальше...

McKesson Corp. said late Friday it is moving its San Francisco headquarters to Las Colinas Texas. McKesson stock is flat after hours. The company said the move will be effective April 1, and the company will move "most" San Francisco Bay Area jobs to Las Colinas and other locations by Jan. 1, 2021. McKesson said that it will keep 1,400 jobs in California and the company will move 500 jobs from San Francisco to elsewhere around the country. McKesson stock has fallen 20% this year, as the S&P... Читать дальше...

Rudy Giuliani last week tweeted out what seemed a typical missive from the Trump camp aimed at Robert Mueller and his investigation into Russian collusion. But it was far from that.

European stock markets on Monday finish higher, tracking a global relief rally, after the U.S. and China over the weekend agreed to a pause trade-war antagonism at the G-20 summit in a Argentina.

The Martha Stewart brand has partnered with BloomsyBox.com on a subscription floral business. Starting at $49.99 per month, customers can subscribe for themselves or send flowers as a gift, choosing from a small, medium, or large bouquet of roses. Martha Stewart and BloomsyBox plan to expand to other flowers in 2019. Martha Stewart is part of the Sequential Brands Group Inc. portfolio. Sequential Brands shares are up 4% in Monday trading, but down nearly 44% for the year to date. The S&P 500 index is up 4% for 2018 so far. Читать дальше...

The 41st president of the U.S. wanted all Americans to take their rightful place in society and the workplace.

Gold futures climbed on Monday as a cease-fire in the trade dispute between the U.S. and China fueled weakness in the dollar, boosting investor interest in the precious metal. February gold rose $13.60, or 1.1%, to settle at $1,239.60 an ounce. That was the highest finish for a most-active contract since Nov. 1, according to FactSet data.

Sotheby's said Monday that it will eliminate the chief operating officer role when Adam Chinn steps down from the position at the end of the year. In place of the COO, the auction house has appointed John Cahill chief commercial officer, overseeing global deal-making, and Ken Citron has been named chief transformation officer, working to improve Sotheby's performance across technology, logistics and services. Cahill and Citron will join the company in January. Cahill comes to Sotheby's from his firm... Читать дальше...