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The top performing stock within the Dow Jones Industrial Average is none other than Boeing Co (NYSE: BA). Shares of the aerospace company hit a new all-time high of $208.61 Wednesday morning and the stock is up more than 33 percent since January 1 versus about 8.5 percent for the overall index....

TESARO Inc (NASDAQ: TSRO) takeover rumors have been swirling around since September 2016, and Benzinga continues to hear M&A chatter Tuesday. The biopharmaceutical company has been a huge acquisition target, as biotech companies look to gain access to Zejula, an approved inhibitor to treat...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is once again flirting with the 21,000 level, and last week's triple-digit sell-off appears to be a distant memory. Should the stock market hold on to its near-term momentum, investors could see their stocks hit new all-time highs. Unfortunately, there are many...

A seemingly sure-fire M&A play just a few months ago, shares of Kate Spade & Co (NYSE: KATE) have recently been on a sobering drift lower. An April 3 Reuters report suggesting Kate Spade's Board needed more time to negotiate a deal following a low-ball offer from Coach Inc (NYSE: COH)...

Shares of Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) spiked to a new all-time high of $341.50 on Thursday following reports the company is in talks with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) to merge their businesses. Dow Jones was among the first to report the two companies were in discussions...

It’s been a bleak decade for journalists. Every week brings another round of layoffs spawned by shifting consumer trends. On Monday, Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) announced 141 impending cuts at a New Jersey paper. In 2016, Guardian Media Group downsized its U.S. workforce by about 30 percent,...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit the 10,000 milestone back in 1999, but the 2007/2008 financial crisis erased much of those gains. It wasn't until October 14, 2009, that the Dow closed above the 10,000 mark once more. Since then, a lot has changed. CNBC's Courtney Reagan took a look back at...

Although Donald Trump has yet to formally take the reins of the nation, the analyst community and investors are working overtime to explore what a Trump era would mean for the economy — sectors, stocks and policies. Trump: Deal Breaker Or Deal Facilitator? M&A deals, at least those...

Two is company, three is a crowd. Close on heels of a report suggesting QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM)'s interest in NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI), rumors have emerged of a possible second suitor. Quoting people familiar with the matter, the Dow Jones Newswire reported Thursday Qualcomm is...

European bank shares are witnessing volatile trading in the American stock exchanges following a comment from Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE: CS) CEO, Tidjane Thiam, about a challenging third quarter. According to a Dow Jones report, Thiam said during an investment conference that he expects...

The Dow Jones Industrial average needs to gain 1,500 points before it can hit the 20,000 milestone. According to a report by CNBC, some analysts believe this impressive sounding level could be obtained by the end of the year. CNBC, citing data compiled by Howard Silverblatt (a senior index...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s stock has fallen nearly 9 percent since the start of 2016 and nearly 25 percent over the past year. Investors who have been holding on to the stock with the hopes of a fresh and innovative iPhone 7 announcement may find themselves disappointed, at least according...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above the 18,000 mark on Wednesday after briefly breaching the key level in April. Prior to that, the last time the index traded above 18,000 was in July of last year. The Dow hit a historical all-time high of 18,188.81 last year and if the momentum in...

May 12: Rumors surface of a $40 billion Bayer AG (ADR) (OTC: BAYRY) bid for Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON). Monsanto shares popped 17 percent pre market. Bloomberg reports Piper Jaffray calls the news nothing but “speculation.” A Piper Jaffray analyst noted, however, that Bayer would make...