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What Is the October Effect?What goes bump in the night? According to some investors, it’s the stock market in October. As early as the 19th century, author Mark Twain took note of the October Effect, writing in his novel, Pudd'nhead Wilson, “October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months…

Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) rallied 14.8% on Friday following reports that activist investor Elliott Management has taken a 9% stake in the company.

Vertex is one step closer to getting its new pain pill approved, which could substitute for opioids that are highly addictive.

Valuations for biotech stocks have slumped. This in particular opens up great opportunities for mergers and acquisitions.

Welcome to the third year of the S&P 500's bull market. And analysts are already calling some surprise winners in the choppy year.

The S&P 500 bull market just turned two years old. And it's investors who got the $20 trillion gift for participating.

The streaming television race is heating up, with Disney showing Wednesday it is closing the gap with market leader Netflix, whose stride has slowed. The US entertainment giant blew past expectations for new subscribers to its flagship streaming service Disney+, whose big studio muscle helped it reach 129.8 million subscribers…