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Shares of Plug Power Inc. PLUG, +2.75% climbed 3.1% in afternoon trading Thursday, in the wake of news of an order from France-based renewable green hydrogen provider Lhyfe S.A. LHYFE, +3.31% of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers with a total capacity of 50 megawatts (MW), or up to 20 tons per day. With the order […]

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday said President Joe Biden has been briefed and will be updated throughout the day on the concerning news out of the U.K. about Queen Elizabeth II’s health. The remarks from the Biden administration spokeswoman come as Buckingham Palace said doctors are concerned about the British monarch’s health, […]

Shares of Zillow Group Inc. ZG, +1.65% Z, +1.38% were headed nearly 6% higher in Thursday afternoon trading. Jefferies analyst John Colantuoni reiterated his bullish view of the online real-estate company earlier Thursday, writing that he saw “upside potential” for the third quarter based on housing data. He remains upbeat about Zillow’s long-term story given […]

U.S. stocks turned sharply lower heading into Thursday afternoon during what has been a volatile session for markets. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.53% was off 21 points, or 0.5%, to 3,958. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.19% retreated 163 points, or 0.5%, to 31,419. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +2.11% was down 80 points, or […]

Lowe’s Companies LOW, +0.62% said Thursday, along with and grocery-delivery platform Instacart, that same-day delivery service is now available nationwide, from more than 1,700 the home improvement retailer’s stores. The service comes after Lowe’s piloted same-day delivery, using Instacart, in certain markets in February. Lowe’s said nearly 30,000 items, including items as large as 3x3x5 […]

William Watts is MarketWatch’s senior markets writer. Based in New York, Watts writes about stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, including oil. He also writes about global macro issues and trading strategies. Before moving to New York, he reported for MarketWatch from Frankfurt, London and Washington, D.C.

Oil futures ended higher on Thursday, with prices “near-term oversold,” following Wednesday’s “multi percentage-point drop to multi-month lows,” said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report Research. Gains for oil came despite a report from the Energy Information Administration that showed an 8.8 million-barrel weekly rise in U.S. crude inventories. October WTI crude CLV22, +3.06% climbed […]

The British pound showed little movement Thursday after the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. The pound GBPUSD, +0.73% traded at $1.1508 versus the U.S. dollar, down 0.2% on the day. The 96-year old monarch, who ruled the UK for 70 years, died peacefully at Balmoral Castle, according to an announcement […]

Queen Elizabeth II has died at her Balmoral home in Scotland, the Royal Family announced on Thursday. The 96-year old monarch, who ruled the U.K. for 70 years, died peacefully, according to the brief statement, which was read out by the BBC. King Charles and the Royal Consort Camilla Parker-Bowles will remain at Balmoral this […]

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre offered a reaction on Thursday following news that Queen Elizabeth II has died, saying “our hearts go to the people of the United Kingdom, to the queen and to her family.” Jean-Pierre suggested President Joe Biden will have a message, telling reporters that she didn’t want to “get ahead […]