Bitcoin failed to sustain levels above $85,000 on March 14, despite a 1.9% gain in the S&P 500 index. More importantly, it has been over a week since Bitcoin last traded at $90,000, prompting traders to question whether the bull market is truly over and how long selling pressure will persist. Bitcoin basis rate rebounds from […]
In mid-February, President Trump spoke at an investment conference and offered a prediction. “We’re on the verge of soaring markets,” he told the crowd in Miami that evening. “I think the stock market is going to be great.” Unfortunately for him and for investors, it turned out to be tough timing. That Feb. 19 speech […]
Stocks rallied Friday, clawing back some of the steep losses seen over the week, as investors got a reprieve from tariff-related headlines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 674.62 points, or 1.65%, to close at 41,488.19. The S&P 500 climbed 2.13% to end at 5,638.94, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.61% to settle at 17,754.09. It was the best day in […]
Elon Musk’s electric carmaker Tesla has warned it and other US exporters could be harmed by countries retaliating to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Mr Musk is a close ally of the US president and is leading efforts to reduce the size of the federal government. But in an unsigned letter addressed to the US trade […]
The stock market is taking a beating—again. The Nasdaq just hit its lowest level since 2020, the S&P 500 is deep in the red, and investors are scrambling. Recession fears, inflation worries, and policy uncertainty have Wall Street on edge. But Warren Buffett? He’s been here before. And if history is any guide, he’d tell you that […]
As gold races to new records, Wall Street analysts have rushed to raise their price targets, with the latest call from Macquarie Group predicting the precious metal will touch $3,500 in the third quarter. On Thursday, gold futures (GC=F) climbed above $2,990 per ounce as a trade war intensified and the release of modest inflation […]
American Eagle warned investors on Wednesday that consumers are pulling back on spending and it’s seen a “slower start” to the year than it expected. “Entering 2025, the first quarter is off to a slower start than expected, reflecting less robust demand and colder weather,” CEO Jay Schottenstein said in a news release. “While we anticipate […]
NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) – Global stocks rose on Wednesday with U.S. Treasury yields as relief over cooler U.S. inflation in February was countered by uncertainty around U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and their potential impact on inflation and global growth. Oil prices settled higher after data on slower stockpile builds, while the […]
US markets seesawed Tuesday amid another tariff roller coaster ride. All three major indexes dropped after President Donald Trump doubled down early Tuesday on his threat to levy a new round of hefty tariffs on Canada. Yet by the afternoon, markets had pared some losses as officials from both the US and Canada said they […]
The chances that the U.S. will experience a recession in 2025 have increased because of the tariffs it has implemented, Alec Kersman, managing director and head of Asia-Pacific at Pimco, said at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE event in Singapore on Wednesday. There is a “maybe 35% probability” that the U.S. will enter a recession this year, Kersman told […]
Speaking at the SXSW conference in Austin on Monday, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said the social network has been working on a framework for user consent over how they want their data to be used for generative AI. The demand for AI training data means the new social network has to think about its AI […]
Delta Air Lines slashed its first-quarter revenue and profit outlooks, citing weaker domestic demand, backing up growing concerns about lackluster sales in some corners of the travel industry. Delta expects revenue in the quarter ending March 31 to rise no more than 5% from last year, down from a forecast in January of 6% to […]
