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Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has recommended against the U.S. Supreme Court taking up the Susan K. Musta vs Mendota Heights Dental Center case around whether insurers should provide workers compensation benefits for legal medical cannabis, according to a filing on Monday. “The legislative and executive branches of the federal government are best situated to consider […]

Higher mortgage rates, soaring building costs and rising home prices drove the NAHB Home Builders Index to a nearly two-year low of 69 in May from 77 in the prior month, the National Association of Home Builders said Tuesday. The NAHB/Wells Fargo index was forecast to total 75. The big drop in the index points […]

Steven Goldstein is based in London and responsible for MarketWatch’s coverage of financial markets in Europe, with a particular focus on global macro and commodities. Previously, he was Washington bureau chief, directing MarketWatch’s economic, political and regulatory coverage. Follow Steve on Twitter: @MKTWgoldstein. Source: Marketwatch

Twitter Inc. TWTR, -8.18% said Tuesday it has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its agreement for the social media site to be acquired by Tesla Inc. TSLA, -5.88% CEO Elon Musk to $54.20 a share in cash. “Twitter is committed to completing the transaction on the agreed […]

Shares of Griffon Corp. GFF, +23.94% soared 23.4% toward a record in morning trading Monday, after the diversified management and holding company said it started a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, which could include a sale of the company, a divestiture or a recapitalization. The stock is also headed for the biggest […]

New York City is approaching a COVID alert level of “high,” according to a statement from the health department, that urges New Yorkers to again wear face mask in indoor settings. For now, the city’s alert level remains “medium,” but cases are continuing to climb, driven by the omicron variant and subvariants. In an advisory, […]

Gold futures rose on Monday, ending a 2-session slid, as the dollar’s surge took a breather and Treasury yields pulled back from a recent peak. Gold for June deliver gmc22 GC00, +0.41% advanced $5.80, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,814.00 an once on Comex, bouncing after the yellow metal briefly traded below the $1,800 threshold. […]

Shares of iQIYI Inc. IQ, +14.81% soared 17.7% in afternoon trading Monday, after a double upgrade by J.P. Morgan analyst Alex Yao to buy from underweight, saying the China-based streaming-video company is a beneficiary of a new paradigm surrounding China’s long-form video industry, in which major platforms switch focus to profitability from expansion. Yao multiplied […]

The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it won’t authorize fluvoxamine, a generic treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder, as a COVID-19 therapy. “The FDA has determined that the data are insufficient to conclude that fluvoxamine may be effective in the treatment of nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19 to prevent progression to severe disease and/or hospitalization,” the […]

U.S. stocks closed mixed Monday, with equities losing steam in the final 15 minutes of trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.08% rose about 27 points, or 0.1%, to end near 32,224, after trading almost 300 points higher earlier in the session, according to FactSet data. The S&P 500 index SPX, -0.39% shed 0.4%, […]