NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some of the biggest winners on U.S. stock exchanges so far this year have been their smallest members, partly fueled by the GameStop effect, but their gains could be particularly vulnerable if investors get skittish about equities. The Russell Microcap index,

The Dow industrials were taking a solid leg lower Thursday morning, with investors parsing weekly data on applications for unemployment benefits and other key economic updates. A steady rise in bond yields continues to create turbulence in equities markets and other assets as investors weigh

(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes edged lower on Thursday as heavyweight technology-related stocks remained under pressure with a rise in U.S. Treasury yields, while data showed weekly jobless claims fell more than expected. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yields hit a one-year high of 1.45%,

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.10% to hit a new 52-week high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.15%. The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which rose 4.56% or 2.70 points

BOSTON (Reuters) – Activist investment firm Legion Partners Asset Management on Thursday nominated four directors to OneSpan (NASDAQ:OSPN)’s board after having publicly pushed the cybersecurity firm to improve its stock performance and sell assets. Legion, which owns roughly 6.8% of the stock and has been

Big Tech was in a familiar yet uncomfortable role Thursday: Another tongue-lashing from Congressional members alarmed by its outsize market power. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law held the first in a planned series of hearings to “consider legislative proposals to

Shares of Esports Entertainment Group Inc. soared Thursday toward a more-than three-year high, after Citron Research said GameStop Corp. should buy the online gambling company to provide people with two things they love, video games and gambling. Citron’s call marks a change in tactic from

Mastercard made waves when the payment services giant announced earlier this month that its plan is to start allowing cryptocurrencies onto its network. But don’t expect bitcoin BTCUSD, +4.46% to be part of that. Ann Cairns, executive vice chair at Mastercard MA, -2.13%, told the

“This is not ideal for us and it’s not a new normal.” That was Goldman Sachs GS, +0.52% Chief Executive David Solomon weighing in on the millions who are working from home right now, speaking at a Credit Suisse conference. “It’s an aberration that we