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2025-02-27

The agency said the novelty digital assets were not securities, a month after President Trump issued his own memecoin.

The release of flight logs and Jeffrey Epstein’s contact list by the attorney general was met with criticism from those who had expected the documents to reveal new information.

Donald Trump's many and overlapping tariff plans can be so hard to keep track of that even he sometimes appears to mix them up.

Futures attached to the major stock gauges drifted up as Wall Street scrutinizes Nvidia's latest earnings report.

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Ireland is investing billions of euros to revamp its healthcare service - will AI help?

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Disability Rights UK and the RNIB are warning that a cashless society could create barriers for disabled people.

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

The three major indexes are on track to end the week and month lower.

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Some Social Security beneficiaries who receive public pensions may receive higher benefit payments as the implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act gets underway.

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Last year, Canadians visiting the United States were responsible for $20.5 billion in spending. Some are now changing their travel plans as the neighboring nations battle over trade.

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Nvidia stock sank 8.5% Thursday as investor enthusiasm over Blackwell AI sales was dampened by Nvidia's lower-than-expected guidance for first quarter gross margins.

Since acting CFPB Director Russell Vought took over, the agency closed its Washington HQ, fired staff and told those who remain to stop nearly all work.

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An upbeat tone is seeping into markets as investors dig into Nvidia's quarterly earnings beat, which signaled plenty of scope for growth.

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An upbeat tone is seeping into markets as investors dig into Nvidia's quarterly earnings beat, which signaled plenty of scope for growth.

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The move, on a suit that had accused the bank of tricking customers, was one of several dismissals ordered by Trump officials who are dismantling the agency.

Mortgage rates fell for a sixth week in a row to the lowest level in more than two months, Freddie Mac said on Thursday. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.76%.

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The run-up to next week's tariff deadline will likely deliver another dose of volatility to the market.

Nvidia stock rose 2% early Thursday as investor enthusiasm over Blackwell AI sales was dampened by Nvidia's lower-than-expected guidance for first quarter gross margins.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods is still scheduled to take effect March 4 since drugs continue to flow into the U.S. from across their borders.

An upbeat tone is seeping into markets as investors dig into Nvidia's quarterly earnings beat, which signaled plenty of scope for growth.

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The moves are the latest sign of the abrupt shift at the agency since acting CFPB director Russell Vought took over this month

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The National Association of Realtors' pending home sales data fell 4.6% in January to an all-time low as prospective homebuyers faced headwinds from high mortgage rates and home prices.

Eli Lilly is doubling its U.S. manufacturing investment since 2020 as it seeks to produce more drugs domestically. Its latest investment is to the tune of $27 billion.

As the president pressures countries to buy more American energy, Asian officials and investors are reconsidering a hugely expensive plan stalled for decades.

I’m not a programmer. But I’ve been creating my own software tools with help from artificial intelligence.

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He also said he would move ahead with 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, which had been suspended.

Tesla stock has nearly given up all its gains since President Trump’s election win, as Elon Musk’s forays with politics have investors wondering where the CEO’s attention lies.

An upbeat tone is seeping into markets as investors dig into Nvidia's quarterly earnings beat, which signaled plenty of scope for growth.

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Nvidia stock rose premarket as Wall Street analysts reiterated their Buy ratings on the stock after Blackwell AI sales topped expectations.

Nvidia stock rose premarket as Wall Street analysts reiterated their Buy ratings on the stock after Blackwell AI sales topped expectations.

Qatar Investment Authority's $1-billion fund of funds has accepted its first group of venture capital fund managers.

The Commerce Department released its second estimate of fourth quarter GDP which showed the economy grew 2.3% at the end of last year, in line with expectations and the prior estimate.

Wall Street is eager to provide access to private equity and credit to the masses, and ETFs are the obvious wrapper.

The second estimate of fourth quarter GDP shows that the economy grew at a solid pace to cap off 2024.

An upbeat tone is seeping into markets as investors dig into Nvidia's quarterly earnings beat, which signaled plenty of scope for growth.

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President Trump's pending 10% tariffs on Canadian oil imports would create a financial burden that would be shared by producers in Canada as well as American refiners and consumers.

Consumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices.

The niche movie streaming service has become a real Hollywood player thanks to the success of the body horror film.

Nvidia's outlook catches extra scrutiny by the markets.

The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring some of the carmaker’s biggest shareholders as the tech mogul's cost-cutting influence in Washington sets off alarm bells.

An upbeat tone is seeping into markets as investors dig into Nvidia's quarterly earnings beat, which signaled plenty of scope for growth.

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Market volatility appears to be boosting demand for two types of exchange-traded funds: leveraged and inverse.

A lot of attention has been focused on high egg prices due to bird flu. However, the price of beef is also on the rise as production hasn't keep pace with demand.

President Trump has redefined the presidential powers in his second term, with little pushback from Congress or the judiciary. But as the economic mood sours, markets may present themselves as a tempering influence.

The latest figure of 987,000 16-24-year-olds not in work, education or training has risen by 110,000 in a year.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment is soliciting bids for the streaming rights to the two popular game shows.

U.S. chipmaker Nvidia's auto segment revenue doubled in the latest quarter to its highest on record as demand for driver-assist software picked up.

Markets remained stuck in neutral in after-hours trading despite strong earnings from AI giant Nvidia.

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Kwek Leng Beng, the chairman of property giant CDL, has accused his son of plotting a boardroom coup.

The proposal worth over $50 billion by Junro Ito, the son of the founder of Seven & i Holdings, was aimed at fending off a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

U.S. chip giant Nvidia is increasingly warning investors about competition from Huawei, despite U.S. restrictions on the Chinese telecommunications company.