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In the U.S., coronavirus cases recently surged by more than 45,000 in a day, according to John Hopkins University data.

West Texas Intermediate for August delivery fell 1.9% to $37.75 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 8:16 a.m. in Singapore. Brent for August settlement declined 1.8% to $40.28 a barrel on...

A market maker might place a bid for 100 shares near the last sale price and a bid for 1,000 at 10% below that price. If someone naively attempts to sell 1,000 shares at the...

The pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index ended the week 1.89% lower, with major European indexes mixed. Germany’s DAX Index declined 2.09%, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index slipped 2.33%, and France’s CAC-40 Index slid 1.34%. The...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 730.05 points, or 2.84%, to 25,015.55, the S&P 500 lost 74.71 points, or 2.42%, to 3,009.05 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 259.78 points, or 2.59%, to 9,757.22.