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Deere & Co on Wednesday reported a rise in quarterly earnings, defying Wall Street estimates for a decline, as higher crop prices, government subsidy payments and replacement demand for an aging fleet lifted demand for farm machines.

Tesla Inc blew past $500 billion in market value on Tuesday as investors snapped up its shares in the runup to its debut in the S&P 500, extending a meteoric rally that has seen it surge over 500% this year.

British finance minister Rishi Sunak, who has already pledged over 200 billion pounds to fight the COVID19 crisis, will free up more cash on Wednesday against the backdrop of the heaviest public borrowing since World War Two.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average clocked its fastest 10,000 point run up to cross 30,000 for the first time on Tuesday, giving the stock market a psychological boost at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has damaged the economy and left millions unempl...

China's premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday he expects economic activity in the country can return to a reasonable range next year, after the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on GDP growth in 2020.

Financing for coal projects is drying up at ever increasing rates as more countries target zero carbon emissions amid an energy transition sweeping the world, participants at Asia's biggest gathering of the coal industry said on Tuesday.

Best Buy Co. reported fiscal thirdquarter results that blew through analysts' expectations as the nation's largest retailer enjoyed surging demand for items like home theater and appliances that help people learn, cook, work and connect in their homes dur...

As safety Julian Blackmon studied his new Indianapolis Colts playbook last spring, one thought kept running through his mind: Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday:

Presidentelect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary, a pivotal role in which she would help shape and direct his economic policies, according to a person familiar with the transition plans.

There is a risk that the poor and vulnerable will be trampled on in the stampede for coronavirus vaccines, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday, adding that $4.3 billion was needed urgently for a world vaccinesharing scheme.

Blackstone Group Inc Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman, one of Wall Street's biggest donors to President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, said on Monday that the election outcome was now certain and that the United States should move on.

Britain wants to strike a freetrade deal with the European Union, but the shortterm impact of not doing so will be overshadowed by the COVID19 pandemic, British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak told the BBC's Andrew Marr programme on Sunday.

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz plans to take on at least 160 billion euros ($190 billion) in new debt in 2021 to help stave off the economic impact of the COVID19 pandemic, three people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Britain is gearing up to continue imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods over subsidies provided to Boeing Co as it completes its withdrawal from the European Union at the end of the year, a UK official familiar with the matter said on Friday.

The uneasy balance between the wildfirelike spread of the coronavirus in the United States and an economy that remains largely open may be tested in coming weeks if face mask mandates and other lightertouch measures fail to control the crisis.