Clover Health shares dip as SEC looks into short-seller allegations

U.S. regulators are following up on a critical report about Clover Health Investments Corp by short-selling specialist Hindenburg Research and have told the insurance company to preserve any relevant documents.

Oil rises 1%, hits highest in a year on growth hopes, OPEC+ output cuts

Oil prices rose about 1% on Friday, after hitting their highest in a year and closing in on $60 a barrel, supported by economic revival hopes and supply curbs by producer group OPEC and its allies.

GameStop frenzy reveals potential for broader market stress

As the trading frenzy that took shares of GameStop Corp and other favorites of retail investors on a wild ride recedes, investors are eyeing signs of potential market stress that could weigh on broader stock performance in coming weeks.

Judge rejects Whole Foods employees' claims over Black Lives Matter face masks

A federal judge on Friday dismissed nearly all of a lawsuit accusing upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market of illegally punishing workers who wore Black Lives Matter face masks on the job.

World shares hit new peak on stimulus hopes, oil gains

A gauge of global equity markets scaled a new record on Friday on investor expectations of further stimulus from Washington and economic revival hopes that also lifted crude oil prices to nearly $60 a barrel.

U.S. companies set to post profit growth for Q4, which would defy forecasts

(In Feb. 3 story, corrects 4th paragraph to say January instead of month)

S&P 500, Nasdaq set to register best week since November

U.S. stocks rose on Friday with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite index hitting record highs as a smaller-than-expected rebound in the labor market last month highlighted the need for more government aid to shore up the economy.

Microsoft halts donations through 2022 to lawmakers who opposed Biden certification

Microsoft Corp said Friday it will suspend all donations by its political action committee through 2022 to all U.S. lawmakers who voted to object to the certification of Joe Biden's election as president.

Ford says U.S. Justice Dept, California end probe into emissions issue

Ford Motor Co confirmed on Friday the U.S. Justice Department and California Air Resources Board have closed a lengthy investigation into the No. 2 U.S. automaker's emissions certification process without taking any action.

Stalling U.S. labor market boosts Biden's push for hefty stimulus package

U.S. employment growth rebounded moderately in January and job losses in the prior month were deeper than initially thought, strengthening the case for a sizable relief package from the government to aid the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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