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Win McNamee/Getty ImagesFed funds futures traders are lifting the likelihood of at least a quarter-point rate cut from the U.S. central bank by May, driven by optimism that inflation will continue to fall.That likelihood was seen at 77.9% as of Wednesd...

U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday as Treasury yields fell and investors digested an estimate on economic growth in the third quarter that was revised higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA was up 0.1% soon after the opening bell, while the ...

Shares of Rover Group Inc. ROVR rocketed 27.1% in premarket trading, putting them on track for a record one-day gain, after the online pet-care marketplace announced an agreement to be acquired by Blackstone Inc. BX in a cash deal valued at $2.3 billio...

Shares of Beyond Inc. BYON jumped 7.3% toward a two-month high in premarket trading Wednesday, after the parent of Bed Bath & Beyond and the company formerly known as Overstock said Chairperson Allison Abraham will now share the chairperson title with ...

Phillips 66’s stock PSX rose 6% in premarket trade Wednesday, after Elliott Investment Management LP said it has accrued a roughly $1 billion investment in the energy company and sees potential upside of about 75%. The hedge fund of activist investor P...

Open Text Corp.’s stock OTEX was up by 2% in premarket trading on Wednesday, a day after the company said it would sell its AMC business unit to Rocket Software Inc., a Bain Capital portfolio company, for $2.28 billion in cash. OpenText’s AMC unit spec...

Martha Stewart CBD on Wednesday unveiled a line of CBD edibles offering aid in sleep and other potential wellness benefits, with backing from Canopy Growth Corp. CGCCA:WEED as well as Marquee Brands, a licensing and development company backed by Neuber...

Shares of Dollar Tree Inc. DLTR sank 2.1% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the discount retailer missed fiscal third-quarter earnings and sales expectations, but provided an in-line outlook for the current quarter. Net income for the quarter to Oc...

Shares of Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc. WOOF tumbled 14.3% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the pet care products retailer reported a surprise fiscal third-quarter loss and slashed its full-year outlook, and said it was taking “swift and decisi...

The Chemours Co. CC said Wednesday it reached a settlement with the State of Ohio along with DuPont de Nemours Inc. DD and Corteva Inc. CTVA for $110 million to resolve claims related to the manufacture and sale of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (...

KKR & Co. Inc. KKR and Global Atlantic Financial Group LLC said Wednesday they have reached an agreement for KKR to acquire the remaining 37% stake of insurer Global Atlantic, boosting its stake to 100%. The private equity firm will pay about $2.7 bill...

Shares of Foot Locker Inc. FL ran up 11.2% toward a four-month high in premarket trading Wednesday, after the athletic footwear retailer reported fiscal third-quarter beat profit, revenue and same-store sales expectations, citing improved conversion tr...