The goal of the initiative is to accelerate the adoption of blockchain and to ensure the industry is on the same page with use cases ranging from autonomous payments to ride-sharing.
Verizon, GE, Microsoft, and Intel were among the Dow's leading losers Monday.
With the tech sector propping up equity markets, networking giant Cisco is the best performing tech stock among the Dow 30 for a second week in a row.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday include Amazon, Chipotle, Facebook, General Electric, Intel, Microsoft, Nike, Snap and Symantec.
Southwest Airlines says bookings have dropped, Amazon increases the price of its Prime, Labor Department probes Wells Fargo, and other important headlines.
Microsoft reported results that beat both top- and bottom-line estimates and posted solid growth in each of its businesses. Investors did not exactly jump for joy.
Paul Ausick Visa, Home Depot, Intel, and Microsoft were leading Dow gainers Thursday.
These top holdings make sense as they are huge, dominate much of their specific business lines, are very liquid and look to continue to maintain their growth trajectory for the foreseeable future.
Microsoft is expected to report its most recent quarterly results late on Thursday. Will solid results help it outpace Amazon in the market cap race?
Chris Lange The battle between Amazon and Microsoft is based as much on the differences between the two companies as their similarities.
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of Exxon, Microsoft, Visa and the other Dow Jones industrial average companies scheduled to report their quarterly results this week.
Cisco Systems has climbed back to the top spot as the best-performing Dow stock for the year to date. The stock added about 2.5% to its share price last week.
These top mutual fund holdings are huge, dominate much of their specific business lines, are very liquid and look to continue to maintain their growth trajectories for the foreseeable future.
How a kinder, gentler Microsoft has succeeded where the former 800-pound gorilla couldn't.
Paul Ausick After a one-week absence, Intel has regained its spot as the top-performer ranking among the Dow Jones industrial stocks.
