Amid the continued rash of retail earnings, lawmakers in Washington will convene today to try and strike a deal to move forward with President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, including the Senate-passed $1 trillion infrastructure bill and the party’s $3.5 trillion spending plan.

One of the sectors most affected by the pandemic has been financial services, and in particular, banking.

The Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is the total monetary or market value of all goods and services produced in a country within a specific time period. It is essentially a way to put a number on the strength and size of a country’s economy.

Exclusivity means limitations. Rarely a desirable quality, exclusivity in the financial world is a step away from the aim of an inclusive financial system.

When assessing the recent movements and tumultuous swings in the stock market, it seems there continues to be a persistent back-and-forth between price and value.

Today we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Snowflake, General Motors, and Apellis Pharmaceuticals

After reporting $1.6 billion in net profit in the June quarter, the major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global looks more confident in its future growth strategies, including global expansion.

Over the last 18 months, global M&A has taken one roller coaster of a ride – dropping during the early days of the pandemic, only to soar to new highs as vaccines rolled out and restrictions eased.

This week, a report from The New York Times rocked the retail industry: The story said that Amazon (AMZN), the undisputed leader in U.S. e-commerce shopping, had finally eclipsed Walmart (WMT), the decades-long Goliath of retail shopping, in terms of total sales.

In the pantheon of sectors that can be deemed “glamorous” or even modestly exciting, industrials and utilities usually aren’t on that list.