The Market

Joe Biden saw his lead grow to 14 points over President Donald Trump in a recent presidential poll, and for the first time this year, Biden has better odds than Trump to win control of the White House according to Betfair, a sportsbook based in Europe. The betting odds and …

President Trump said on Friday that he would reschedule a June 19 campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., succumbing to calls to change the date of the event that falls on a holiday that marks the end of slavery in the U.S. Via Twitter late Friday, Trump said that he would …

Investors usually must contend with a trade-off between income and growth. Not so with the Reaves Utility Income fund, which has a 6.48% dividend yield and performance that has beaten the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.30% over the past 10 and 15 years. That’s unusual, given that the benchmark index …

U.S. stocks on Thursday booked their worst daily plunge since fears about the economic impact of measures to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic took root in investors’ psyches back in March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.42% tumbled roughly 1,862 points and the S&P 500 SPX, +0.22% …

Reykjavík — Life in Iceland is almost back to normal. The curfews on gatherings and the social distancing mandates have been lifted; gyms, swimming pools and restaurants are reopening. Icelanders are traveling around the island again. Iceland will open its airports to tourism on June 15, and the people of …

DoorDash Inc. is close to securing new funding that would value the largest U.S. meal-delivery company at more than $ 15 billion before the infusion, as a wave of deal making sweeps over the red-hot industry. The closely held company plans to sell hundreds of millions of dollars of equity …

Investors’ goal is to make money consistently in all market conditions — amid rampant speculation, a good or bad economy, a pandemic, varied Federal Reserve policies. It’s time for investors who have made money in the stock market over the past decade to say thank you to the Fed. Now …

European stocks slumped Thursday in early trade, losing ground for a fourth session as traders looked for a new catalyst after the breathtaking rally from the depths of the coronavirus crisis. Up 32% from its March lows, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -2.59% skidded 2.5%. Decliners included airline Deutsche Lufthansa …

It’s back to the office for some tech employees this month. Apple Inc. AAPL, +2.57% and Juniper Networks Inc. JNPR, +0.52% , for example, are allowing small pools of employees to return in what is expected to be a series of gradual phases, though companies are reluctant to talk. (Apple …