U.S. stocks rose Monday as crude oil jumped to its highest price in more than a year and energy companies climbed with it. Investors also reacted to the latest twists in the presidential race. On
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., down $5.62 to $49.81 The company reported more data from a disappointing study of its cancer drug Opdivo. Apple Inc., up $1.99 to $116.05
A new study shows Hyundai and BMW customers are the most satisfied with their in-vehicle technology. The study, released Monday by J.D. Power and Associates, asked owners about their experiences after 90 days owning 2016
Grain futures were mostly higher Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was advanced 9 cents to 4.0375 a bushel; Dec. corn rose 3.50 cents to 3.4325 a bushel; Dec. oats was
Behind closed doors, Hillary Clinton adopted a rather more accommodating tone with Wall Street than she has on the campaign trail. In private paid speeches to financial firms and interest groups, the Democratic presidential nominee
The Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland for their research on how contracts are used to help people reconcile conflicting interests, such as in the
Investor Warren Buffett says he’s never used the kind of tax deduction that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump did, and Buffett says he’s paid taxes every year for 72 years. Buffett sent out a statement
Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp. are up after the head of both companies said they won’t have to raise money this year. Elon Musk tweeted over the weekend that the money-losing companies
STEADY BUT CAUTIOUS APPROACH The slow pace of hiring at small and mid-sized businesses is expected to extend into 2017, according to a survey of company owners released by PNC Financial Services Group. Twenty-two percent
Think about how difficult it was to clean a house 100 years ago, or make a phone call, or travel across the country. Tasks that were routine then — like, say, beating a rug to
