President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit. Evan Vucci | AP Automotive executives think more than half of their sales will be electric vehicles by 2030, in line with President Joe

The Democratic chairman of the Senate Banking Committee said Tuesday that he is talking with the White House about nominating Richard Cordray, who was the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to be the Federal Reserve's top banking regulator. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, told

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, Sept. 20, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's comment that the central bank could speed up the taper of its bond-buying program slammed stocks.

Stocks tumbled Tuesday, reversing Monday's rebound on Wall Street, as investors reassessed risks associated with the new Covid variant, omicron. Major averages dropped to their session lows after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will discuss speeding up the bond-buying taper at its

Motley Fool Why Apple Stock Hit the Mark Today Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock closed up 2.2% on Monday following a holiday weekend that featured new commentary on the company and its products from Bloomberg. Last week, if you recall, Apple shares got a boost

If you read my article from yesterday, you'll know I've had to cancel my plans to visit our family home in Cape Town because of the new Omicron COVID variant recently identified there. We're pretty bummed out. But life goes on, and so do markets (even

Higher prices, supply chain disruptions and mask-wearing are now a part of everyday life. With new variants like Omicron, there's never going to be a dull moment. We need to adapt to this changing world. And that goes for businesses, too. If they can't adjust, they'll end up

A Sephora shop inside a Kohl's store, and an Ulta Beauty shop inside a Target store. Source: Kohl's; Target Beauty is always a big holiday category, but this year it's poised to be even bigger. Shoppers aren't just looking for perfumes or candles to give to family and

David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs & Co., listens during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2019. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is getting into the cloud computing business. The bank is opening up

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