[ad_1] Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Snap — Shares of Snap soared 23.9% after better-than-expected second-quarter earnings results. The social media company… Read More »Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, Snap, American Express and more

[ad_1] TOKYO — The opening ceremony of the 32nd Summer Olympics unfolded in subdued fashion on Friday night inside a nearly empty Tokyo stadium, inaugurating… Read More »Tokyo Olympics Open to a Sea of Empty Seats

[ad_1] A employee sprinkles cheese on a burrito at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Hollywood, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images… Read More »Companies from Chipotle to Whirlpool are raising prices on consumers because of higher costs

[ad_1] Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday warned Congress that her department will need to embark on “extraordinary measures” on August 2 to prevent the… Read More »Yellen urges Congress to raise or suspend the debt limit by Aug. 2

[ad_1] PARIS — French lawmakers have adopted two bills the government says will strengthen its ability to fight terrorism and Islamist extremism following a series… Read More »France Adopts Laws to Combat Terrorism, but Critics Call Them Overreaching

[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand ordered a pause on quarantine-free travel from Australia for at least eight weeks, citing coronavirus surges caused… Read More »The bubble bursts: New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel from Australia.

[ad_1] China said Friday it has sanctioned seven people, including former Trump Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, in response to U.S. penalties imposed on Chinese officials… Read More »China sanctions Wilbur Ross, others over U.S. warning about Hong Kong business conditions

[ad_1] American Ballet Theatre — the country’s national ballet company — has announced they’ll be returning to the stage in New York City this October,… Read More »National ballet company predicts largest audiences in years for their return after Covid halt

[ad_1] Covid cases are on the rise in all 50 states and the District of Columbia as the delta variant rapidly spreads across the U.S.… Read More »Covid cases are rising again in all 50 states across U.S. as delta variant tightens its grip