MarketBeat | Stock Market News and Research Tools News Latest News Instant News Alerts Most Viewed 36 minutes ago | January 19th, 2021 1:57 AMAsian shares mostly higher as Biden inauguration approachesShares advanced in Asia on Tuesday as the coming changing of the guard in the U.S. raised hopes for more support for the economy and more aggressive measures to fight the pandemic. Benchmarks were higher in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong but slipped in Shanghai. World markets were subdued on Monday, with U.S. exchanges closed for a holiday.Read Article 36 minutes ago Asian shares mostly higher as Biden inauguration approaches36 minutes ago | January 19th | 2021 1:57AMAsian shares mostly higher as Biden inauguration approachesShares advanced in Asia on Tuesday as the coming changing of the guard in the U.S. raised hopes for more support for the economy and more aggressive measures to fight the pandemic. Benchmarks were higher in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong but slipped in Shanghai. World markets were subdued on Monday, with U.S. exchanges closed for a holiday.Read Article 2 hours ago Yellen urges Congress to do more to fight pandemic recession2 hours ago | January 19th | 2021 12:17AMYellen urges Congress to do more to fight pandemic recessionWASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen is calling on Congress to do more to fight a deep pandemic-induced recession, saying the threats of a longer and even worse downturn are too great to cut back on support now. “Without further action, we risk a longer, more painful recession now — and long-term scarring of the economy…Read Article 3 hours ago The Latest: New Zealand visitors to need negative tests3 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 11:07PMThe Latest: New Zealand visitors to need negative testsWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Travelers to New Zealand from most other nations will need to show negative coronavirus test results before boarding as of next Monday. New Zealand recently imposed the test requirement for travelers from the U.S. and Britain, and authorities said Tuesday that it is being extending to all other countries, with the exception of Australia and a handful of Pacific Island nations.Read Article 6 hours ago The Latest: Biden won't end pandemic travel restrictions6 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 8:28PMThe Latest: Biden won't end pandemic travel restrictionsPHOENIX (AP) — WASHINGOTN — President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming White House press secretary says his administration does not intend to lift coronavirus travel restrictions for Europe, the U.K., Ireland and Brazil. The message from Jen Psaki came Monday evening after the White House said President Donald Trump had lifted the restrictions for those countries, effective Jan.Read Article 7 hours ago The Latest: Trump ending restrictions on travel from Europe7 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 7:28PMThe Latest: Trump ending restrictions on travel from EuropePHOENIX (AP) — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is lifting pandemic travel restrictions for Europe and Brazil, but he is leaving them in place on China and Iran. Trump imposed the restrictions early in the pandemic to slow the spread of the coronavirus to the U.S. They prevented most people without American citizenship or residency from traveling to the U.S.Read Article 8 hours ago The Latest: Washington gov sets plan for vaccination sites8 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 6:27PMThe Latest: Washington gov sets plan for vaccination sitesPHOENIX (AP) — OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced a plan to set up coronavirus vaccination sites statewide with help from the National Guard and others as part of an overall goal to vaccinate 45,000 people a day. Inslee said Monday that while the goal is currently higher than the current allotment of vaccine the…Read Article 8 hours ago Biden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles8 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 5:41PMBiden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight rolesWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Rohit Chopra to be the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, tapping a progressive ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren to helm the agency whose creation she championed. Chopra, now a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, helped launch the consumer agency after the…Read Article 9 hours ago Canada urges Biden not to cancel oil pipeline on first day9 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 4:49PMCanada urges Biden not to cancel oil pipeline on first dayTORONTO (AP) — Top officials in Canada want a chance to make the case for a long disputed oil pipeline to be built amid reports President-elect Joe Biden will cancel Keystone XL. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday he will seek legal damages if reports are true that Biden plans to scrap the pipeline on his first day upon taking office.Read Article 9 hours ago The Latest: California urges halt to 300K vaccine doses9 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 4:40PMThe Latest: California urges halt to 300K vaccine dosesPHOENIX (AP) — LOS ANGELES — California’s state epidemiologist is urging a halt to more than 300,000 coronavirus vaccine doses by Moderna because some people who received it needed medical treatment for possible severe allergic reactions. Dr. Erica S. Pan is recommending that vaccine providers stop using one lot of the Moderna vaccine pending completion of an investigation.Read Article 11 hours ago Italy: Conte clears hurdle to retain power, bigger one ahead11 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 3:30PMItaly: Conte clears hurdle to retain power, bigger one aheadROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte won a crucial vote in Parliament's lower house Monday night after a coalition defector's lawmakers abstained in the balloting, but he must clear a much tougher hurdle less than 24 hours later in the Senate to hold on to power. Lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies voted 321 to 259 in approval…Read Article 13 hours ago Alberta leader urges Biden to hear case for Keystone XL13 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 1:28PMAlberta leader urges Biden to hear case for Keystone XLTORONTO (AP) — The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta wants President-elect Joe Biden to give the Canadian government a chance to make the case for the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday he will seek legal damages if reports are true that Biden plans to scrap the pipeline on his first day as U.S.Read Article 14 hours ago Biden's test: Engineering economic boom in a partisan divide14 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 12:30PMBiden's test: Engineering economic boom in a partisan divideBALTIMORE (AP) — When Joe Biden entered the White House as vice president, the economy was cratering. Job losses were mounting. Stocks were crashing. Millions of Americans were in the early stages of losing their homes to foreclosure as the housing bubble burst. Biden returns to the White House as president a dozen years later with the economy battered and shaken by a pandemic.Read Article 14 hours ago World shares subdued despite strong growth data from China14 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 12:05PMWorld shares subdued despite strong growth data from ChinaStock markets got off to a slow start for the week despite news that the Chinese economy grew 2.3% in 2020 after a sharp contraction early in the year. Shares fell in London and Tokyo on Monday but advanced in Hong Kong, Paris and Shanghai. Most U.S. markets are closed for a national holiday. Investors appear to have grown…Read Article 14 hours ago The Latest: Swiss quarantine 2 hotels over new virus variant14 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 11:53AMThe Latest: Swiss quarantine 2 hotels over new virus variantBERLIN (AP) — BERLIN — Swiss authorities say they have placed two hotels under quarantine and ordered all guests and employees to be tested after a new variant of the coronavirus was detected among them in the upscale skiing resort of St. Moritz. Local authorities said Monday they have also closed down skiing schools,…Read Article 15 hours ago UK seafood trucks protest at Parliament over Brexit red tape15 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 11:16AMUK seafood trucks protest at Parliament over Brexit red tapeLONDON (AP) — Trucks owned by U.K. shellfish firms descended on Britain's Parliament Monday to protest the Brexit-related red tape they claim is suffocating their businesses. More than a dozen large lorries — one bearing the words “Brexit carnage!” — drove past the Houses of Parliament in central London and parked outside Downing St., home to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Read Article 16 hours ago Watchdog: Fossil fuel firms need to curb climate gas leaks16 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 10:22AMWatchdog: Fossil fuel firms need to curb climate gas leaksRead Article 20 hours ago 3 Grocery Store Stocks to Put in Your Cart20 hours ago | January 18th | 2021 6:00AM3 Grocery Store Stocks to Put in Your Cart Our local grocery stores have faced extreme challenges during the pandemic trying to keep up with stockpiling consumers and increased demand for online orders. As a result, the grocery store stocks have been under investors' microscope lately. And while profit margins are notoriously slim in the supermarket business, these defensive stocks provide a level of downside protection for a well-balanced portfolio.Read Article 1+ days ago Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) Stock is a Disruptive Housing Play1+ days ago | January 18th | 2021 1:00AMOpendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) Stock is a Disruptive Housing PlayResidential real estate digital sales platform Opendoor Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) has garnered just as much publicity for its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) reverse merger listing as its product, which is similar to Zillow (NASDAQ: ZG) offering both residential home buyers and sellers to transact through the platform. Shares are trading under its $32.39 highs as the market digests this newly minted listing.Read Article 1+ days ago Greyscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCMKTS: GBTC) Stock is the Bitcoin Derivative of Choice 1+ days ago | January 18th | 2021 1:00AMGreyscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCMKTS: GBTC) Stock is the Bitcoin Derivative of Choice Bitcoin tracking stock Greyscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCMKTS: GBTC) is an unofficial exchange-traded-fund (ETF) that invests in bitcoin through derivatives to track the price performance of bitcoin (BTC). Technically, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yet to officially approve a bitcoin ETF. 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