S&P 500 gains 1.7% in best day since March after earnings, jobless data top estimates

Stocks gained on Thursday after a slew of earnings results from the big banks topped expectations, and new weekly jobless claims showed a larger-than-anticipated improvement to a pandemic-era low. The…

Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are the Hours on Labor Day 2021.

Labor Day 2021 is here. Some exchanges are closed over the long weekend. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Text size Labor Day in the U.S. is here, and that means…

Wall Street shakes off COVID blues, aim for 2nd day of gains

Stocks rallied on Wednesday, adding gains for a second consecutive day as investors calibrated a resurgence of COVID-19 cases against a red-hot economic expansion that continues to show momentum. Strong…

Behind the scenes: A day in the life of a business analyst

Being a good analyst involves being good at numbers as well as knowing how to share bad news, according to one senior business intelligence analyst. Image: Anadmist, Getty Images/iStockphoto As…