Cruise lines sort of get to pick and choose the rules they follow based on where they sail. In most cases, if they sail out of North American ports, they abide by U.S. law but that's not universally true.MSC Cruises, for example, does not provide Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax forms when they hit a jackpot bigger than $1,199 in its casinos. Technically,...

Superhero movies. Bottomless brunches. Doggy day care. Gas stations the size of shopping malls. Desserts in the shape of pizzas. These are just a few of the things that make American culture so special. Related: Jeff Bezos predicts Amazon's 'inevitable death'And while some may argue the U.S. gets only more divided, particularly as we head deeper into...

TheStreet's Caroline Woods brings the latest business headlines from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as markets open for trading Monday, April 29.Related: Tesla shares surge as Elon Musk returns from China with FSD 'Game Changer'Full Video Transcript BelowCaroline Woods: I’m Caroline Woods reporting from the New York Stock Exchange - here’s...

Apple  (AAPL)  shares moved firmly higher in early Monday trading after a key Wall Street analyst lifted his price target on the stock ahead of its highly anticipated March-quarter earnings later in the week.Apple, which this year has shed around $400 billion in market value as well as its spot as the world's most-valuable company to tech rival Microsoft,...

Tesla  (TSLA)  shares powered higher Monday after the electric-car maker won a key endorsement for the rollout of its driver-assistance technologies in China following Chief Executive Elon Musk's surprise weekend visit to Beijing.Musk is looking to use Tesla's driver-assistance technology, which it calls Full Self-Driving (FSD), as both a key plank...

Check back for updates throughout the trading dayU.S. equity futures edge higher Monday, while Treasury yields and the dollar eased, as investors looked to a key week on Wall Street with a focus on jobs data, a host of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve rate decision. Updated at 7:55 AM EDTTesla shares are on pace for another massive opening-bell...