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I rise, your Honor, in defense of stock picking. I admit I’m an unlikely public defender for the stockpicking industry, since I have made a career of pointing out how difficult it is to beat ...

The Dow and S&P 500 on Friday extended trade to all-time highs after a reading of fourth-quarter gross domestic product came in slightly softer than expected but likely healthy enough not to derail the perception ...

With the U.S. government partially shutting down over the weekend, will the stock market’s nearly uninterrupted march higher also come to a close? The federal government shutdown is poised to stretch into a third day ...

A number of high-profile stocks have already made headlines this earnings season. But arguably the most important reports are yet to come, given that big names in technology are set to report over the next ...

Gold prices were little changed on Thursday, sticking to the almost four-month high hit this week, as a stabilizing dollar kept the yellow metal’s move in check. February gold GCG8 was up about $2.20, or ...

U.S. stock-market investors looking at their returns over the month of December should be pleased — but they shouldn’t be surprised. Wall Street has extended one of its most pronounced seasonal patterns by rising over ...

Don’t expect big-name unicorns like Uber and Airbnb to brave the public markets just yet, but there are plenty of other candidates. As the year winds down and trading on Wall Street thins during the ...

Forget drones, VR and the Internet of Things. THIS is the tech sector you need to know about You’ve heard a lot about wearables, you’ve read more than you ever wanted to read about drones ...

Next year looks — at least on paper — like an unprecedentedly good setup for the pharmaceutical industry. But behind the scientific breakthroughs, a Food and Drug Administration churning out approvals and drug-price regulation never ...

Walt Disney to buy 21st Century Fox in $52.4 billion deal U.S. stocks rose modestly on Thursday, with major indexes aiming for intraday records and the Dow on track for its sixth straight daily advance. ...