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Slideshow ( 2 images )(Reuters) – GameStop and other “meme stocks” mounted a late-day rally on Monday, with shares of the video game retailer climbing nearly 32% at one point on little apparent news. Shares of the videogame retailer, along with other stocks favored by retail investors congregating in online forums such as Reddit’s popular WallStreetBets, have roared back in […]

(Reuters) – The S&P 500 surged on Monday in its strongest one-day gain since June as bond markets calmed after a month-long selloff, while another COVID-19 vaccine getting U.S. approval and fiscal stimulus bolstered expectations of a swift economic recovery. Johnson & Johnson ended up 0.5%, but off earlier highs, after it began shipping its single-dose vaccine after it became […]

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Danone SA said on Monday its board has voted to separate the chairman and chief executive roles held by Emmanuel Faber, and launch the search for a new CEO following calls from several shareholders to shake up governance.FILE PHOTO: Emmanuel Faber, chief executive officer of French food group Danone, poses before a news conference to present […]

Donald G. McNeil Jr., the veteran New York Times reporter who departed last month amid the controversy over his use of a racial slur, responded to accusations against him in a lengthy series of Medium posts. McNeil, who had been with the Times since 1976 and specialized in coverage of infectious diseases, had used the n-word during a discussion he […]

“You can’t reopen your economy unless you get your schools reopened,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom at the top of his Monday press conference. Newsom joined legislative leaders at the event to announce a multibillion-dollar deal aimed at enticing TK-2 schools to resume in-person instruction by April 1. The agreement, however, may end up penalizing districts like LA Unified. The […]

(Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday signaled they may rein in the power of in-house judges serving on a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal who have the ability to cancel patents in a case involving a dispute between surgical device makers.FILE PHOTO: A person walks up the stairs of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. […]

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Major sovereign bonds rallied across the globe on Monday and the U.S. 10-year yield backed off from its recent high after a surge that shook up global markets last week.FILE PHOTO: Traders wearing masks work,on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidBenchmark U.S. Treasury yields […]