Stocks Edge Down as Earnings Season Gathers Pace

U.S. stock futures wavered as a slew of major companies reported earnings, some of them beating already low expectations from coronavirus economic troubles. 


 
Why Gold Prices Are Hitting All-Time Highs

A guide to the surge in the precious metal's prices during the coronavirus pandemic. 


 
Democrats, White House Upbeat After  New Talks on Coronavirus Aid Bill

Democratic leaders and White House officials sounded cautiously upbeat notes after another round of talks Monday on a new coronavirus aid package, while President Trump floated potential executive actions. 


 
U.S. Daily Coronavirus Cases Inch Lower, Hitting About 45,000

The U.S. reported fewer than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, with some hard-hit states recording smaller increases even as the virus continued to spread in other parts of the country. 


 
Beleaguered Public Pension Funds Make Record Gains in Second Quarter

Double-digit stock gains gave a welcome boost to investment returns of many public pension funds, yet many remain far off long-term targets. 


 
RBA Keeps Policy Unchanged, Signals More Bond Buys

The Reserve Bank of Australia kept its official cash rate at a record-low 0.25%, as it navigates the country's worst economic contraction since the 1930s and said it intends to buy more bonds to cap yields. 


 
Foreign Hunger for U.S. Credit Isn't Sated

Conservative international investors can still get a decent pickup in yield if they fully hedge their currency exposure, something that had become more expensive in recent years. 


 
Microsoft Should Refuse Trump's TikTok Payoff

Paying the U.S. government a cut of TikTok's sale price would be a dangerous precedent that could blow up in corporate America's face. 


 
U.K. Sanctions Guidance Adds to Warnings for Maritime Sector

A U.K. enforcement agency is urging the maritime industry to be on the lookout for illicit practices that could be used to evade sanctions, the latest regulator to warn about compliance risks facing the industry. 


 
U.S. Will Borrow Estimated $2 Trillion in Second Half of 2020, Treasury Says

The U.S. expects to borrow an additional $2 trillion in the second half of the year as federal spending ramps up to combat the coronavirus pandemic.