The stock market has never seen anything quite like Tesla.Led by the mercurial celebrity billionaire Elon Musk, the electric-car maker’s shares have soared roughly 14,000 percent since it went public […]
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Back to news homeWhat Is 13-3? Why a Debate Over the Fed Is Holding Up Stimulus Talks
As markets melted down in March, the Federal Reserve unveiled novel programs meant to keep credit flowing to states, medium-sized businesses and big companies — and Congress handed Treasury Secretary […]
Carrier Plant Is Bustling, but Workers Are Wary as Trump Exits
For the workers fortunate enough to remain employed at Carrier’s Indianapolis factory, which Donald Trump singled out as a symbol of American manufacturing distress in 2016, these should be the […]
Robinhood Settles S.E.C. Charges Over Misleading Customers
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said that Robinhood, the stock trading app, had misled its customers about how it was paid by Wall Street firms for passing along […]
Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged and Commits to Ongoing Bond Purchases
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials pledged to help the economy through the painful pandemic era, making clear at their final meeting of the year that the central bank would continue […]
‘Is Exxon a Survivor?’ The Oil Giant Is at a Crossroads.
HOUSTON — Over the last 135 years, Exxon Mobil has survived hostile governments, ill-fated investments and the catastrophic Exxon Valdez oil spill. Through it all, the oil company made bundles […]
Etsy Was a Twee Culture Punchline. Now It’s a Wall Street Darling.
Kat Panchal hadn’t yet learned how to use her sewing machine when the pandemic started. But in March, on leave from her job as a flight attendant with American Airlines […]
‘This Is Insanity’: Start-Ups End Year in a Deal Frenzy
SAN FRANCISCO — Hopin, a virtual events start-up in London, had seven employees and was valued at $38 million at the beginning of the year. Johnny Boufarhat, the company’s chief […]
A New Way to Invest for the Vengeful and the High-Minded
Imagine a 401(k) where there’s no investment menu of stock funds. Instead, you get to make one that aligns with your values.You could begin by knocking out oil drillers or […]
Markets Throw a Welcome Party of Sorts for Biden
A day after the Trump administration effectively acknowledged the election of Joseph R. Biden Jr., investors showed their relief by pushing the two major stock market indexes to all-time records […]