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U.S. Treasury yields gained on Thursday after data showing persistent strength in the labor market and business activity, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will take its time cutting... -May 23, 2024 at 03:16 pm EDT - MarketScreener

U.S. stocks turned negative on Thursday as enthusiasm over Nvidia Corps quarterly results faded and robust economic data fueled concerns over higher-for-longer monetary policy. U.S....

President Joe Biden is set to secure U.S. Senate confirmation of his 200th appointment to the federal judiciary on Wednesday, surpassing his Republican predecessor Donald Trumps pace even as the... -May 22, 2024 at 06:09 am EDT - MarketScreener

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sun's magnetic field, which causes solar storms like the one that hit Earth this month and produced beautiful auroras, may originate at shallower depths in the star's interior than previously thought, accor...

U.S. junk bond investors are resisting a growing temptation to buy the riskiest junk-rated bonds to improve their investment returns as credit spreads - the premium paid over Treasuries by companies -... -May 21, 2024 at 12:29 pm EDT - MarketScreener

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures reached their highest level since July on Tuesday as lower U.S. crop ratings and frost damage in top-exporter Russia supported prices, traders said. ... -May 21, 2024 at 12:33 pm EDT - MarketScreener

Chinese importers are believed to have purchased at least two shipments of soybeans from the United States in the past few days, grain traders in Europe and the U.S. told Reuters on Tuesday. ... -May 21, 2024 at 01:05 pm EDT - MarketScreener

Wall Street edged higher and U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Tuesday amid the doldrums ahead of a holiday weekend and a lack of market catalysts to spark conviction one way or the other. ...

Certain genes may identify patients with obesity who are most likely to respond strongly to Novo Nordisks weight-loss drug Wegovy, researchers reported on Monday. The study, released at...

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a Canadian former Guantanamo Bay detainees bid to vacate his convictions for the 2002 murder of an American soldier in Afghanistan and other crimes he... -May 20, 2024 at 09:41 am EDT - MarketScreener