Month: November 2024
Steve Madden to slash China sourcing by as much as 45% as Trump’s tariff plan looms
The logo of the label Steve Madden at the fashion fair Premium. ens Kalaene | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Steve Madden said Thursday that it will slash the goods it imports from China by as much as 45% over the next year as it braces for President-elect Donald Trump to carry out his pledge […]
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Bentley Motors further delays all-EV plan amid weak demand as it embraces plug-in hybrids
A staff member checks a Bentayga SUV on the Bentley production line at its factory in Crewe, England, on Dec. 7, 2022. Phil Noble | Reuters Bentley Motors is once again pushing back a target to exclusively offer all-electric vehicles, with plans to continue leaning into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles until at least 2035. The […]
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FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
A bottle of Vicks DayQuil cold and flu medicine containing phenylephrine is displayed for sale in a CVS Pharmacy store in Hawthorne, California, on Sept. 12, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed ending the use of a common ingredient found in many popular over-the-counter […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Lyft, SolarEdge, Qualcomm, Moderna and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Lyft — The rideshare stock advanced more than 23% after a stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook. Lyft expects bookings in the current quarter of $4.28 billion to $4.35 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet expected $4.23 billion. Arm Holdings — Shares of the semiconductor company slipped about 7% […]
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Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says Trump’s top priorities will be tax cuts, Iran sanctions and tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump likely will return to cornerstones of his previous economic platform such as tariffs, lower taxes and sanctions when he assumes office in January, his former Treasury secretary said Thursday. Steven Mnuchin, who held the post throughout Trump’s first term from 2017-21, told CNBC that he sees those items as critical to the […]
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Germany appoints new finance minister as pressure for quick snap elections mounts
Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, right, speaks with aide Joerg Kukies at the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Islam Safwat | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jörg Kukies was appointed as Germany’s new finance minister on Thursday, as pressure mounts on Chancellor Olaf […]
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How Elon Musk stands to cash in on Trump’s presidential victory
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) joins former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5, 2024. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images As Donald Trump celebrated his presidential victory early Wednesday morning, Elon Musk was right […]
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What Trump’s historic election victory means for the global economy
A worker is making textile export orders at a production workshop of a textile enterprise in Binzhou, China, on July 8, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Donald Trump’s election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris marks a historic return to the White House — an extraordinary political comeback that is likely to have […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery adds 7.2 million Max subscribers, the streamer’s largest single-quarter jump
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday its streaming platform Max added 7.2 million global subscribers in the third quarter. It marked the biggest quarterly growth for the streaming platform since its inception. Max now has 110.5 million subscribers as of Sept. 30. Warner Bros. Discovery’s flagship streaming service has […]
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Britain loves its ‘special relationship’ with the U.S. — but that doesn’t mean Trump will love it back
A man holds an American flag depicting president-elect Donald Trump at Parliament Square in London in 2020. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. holds dear to its so-called “special relationship” with the U.S., priding itself on a long history of shared values and cultural, diplomatic, linguistic and commercial ties […]
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