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U.S. companies have barely managed to eke out positive earnings growth so far in this quarterly results season, but the big test arrives in the week ahead. Nearly a quarter of the S&P 500 SPX, -0.30% is set to report results, with those companies representing 39% of the index by …

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The first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine could get emergency approval in just two weeks, Dr. Anthony Fauci said late Friday. “I would be surprised if it was any more than two weeks from now that the data will be analyzed and decisions would be made” about the vaccine being developed by …

Plug Power Inc. disclosed stock trades made by Chief Executive Andrew Marsh earlier this week, in which he netted more than $ 36 million. Marsh purchased a total of 573,268 shares of Plug stock on Jan. 19 at a weighted average price of $ 2.8764, according to a MarketWatch analysis …

Amid a flurry of first-day orders and actions, President Joe Biden’s administration showed the door to a top-ranking lawyer at a labor agency meant to guard against unfair labor practices for private-sector workers. The administration allegedly fired the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel, Peter Robb, reportedly after he refused …

The future of the Tokyo Olympics is in question after a report from The Times claimed that Japan had privately concluded that the games would not take place, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. In recent weeks, Japan has declared a state of emergency and seen rising cases of COVID-19. …

The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously Friday to approve Janet Yellen’s nomination to be U.S. Treasury secretary. If confirmed by by the full Senate, Yellen would be the first female Treasury Secretary. Sen. Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, said he hoped the full Senate would be able to vote on …

U.S. President Joe Biden formally requested that officials extend the nationwide bans on evictions and foreclosures hours after his inauguration. Biden asked the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to consider extending the federal eviction moratorium until at least March 31, 2021. Rochelle Walensky, the new CDC director, …

The Trump-appointed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Kathy Kraninger said Wednesday that she is resigning at the request of U.S. President Joe Biden. “As requested by the Biden administration, today I resigned as Director of the CFPB,” she said. “I am proud of all that we accomplished on …