Year: 2024
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: MicroStrategy, Boeing, Nvidia and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Boeing — The aircraft stock shed 2% after South Korea ordered an inspection of all 737-800 planes operated by domestic carriers following the deadly Jeju Air crash over the weekend, which involved a plane of that model. All but two of the 181 people on board […]
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Trump loses appeal of E. Jean Carroll $5 million defamation verdict
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, […]
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Boeing 737-800, the model that crashed in South Korea, is one of the world’s most popular aircraft
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 taking off from Osaka Kansai airport. Fabrizio Gandolfo | Lightrocket | Getty Images Accident investigators are trying to figure out what caused a Jeju Air flight to belly land without its landing gear down at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 people on […]
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U.S. announces $5.9 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine
President Joe Biden (R) shakes hands with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) as they hold a bilateral meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Paris, on June 7, 2024. Biden announced $225 million in new aid for Ukraine during talks with Zelensky in Paris. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The United States on Monday […]
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Trump gives US House Speaker Johnson ‘complete and total endorsement’
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shakes hands with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump onstage at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threw his support behind House Speaker Mike Johnson, who must stand […]
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A review of the stock market headwinds into 2025 and what could potentially end the bull
For stock investors the handoff for 2025 is about as good as it gets, but there are significant potential headwinds. Let’s review the state of play going into the new year. Here’s the good news first. Market tailwinds into 2025 First and foremost, there is a still-strong economy, with 3% GDP. Second, record profits are […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, Palantir, MicroStrategy and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Boeing – Shares fell 3% after South Korea ordered an inspection of all B737-800 planes in the wake of the deadly Jeju Air crash over the weekend. The crash killed all but two of the 181 people on board, becoming the deadliest air accident in the […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Taking stock The final two days of the trading year will help to determine just how strong 2024 is for stocks. U.S. futures traded lower Monday following a losing session for the major averages on Friday. Entering the week, […]
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Jeju Air crash: Boeing falls 4% in premarket as South Korea orders B737-800 inspection
The wreckage of Jeju Air Co. Flight 2216 at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing shares dropped nearly 5% in premarket trading Monday, after South Korea ordered an inspection of all B737-800 planes, the model involved in a deadly Jeju […]
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4 killed in a storm system that spawned tornadoes across the southern U.S.
Officials assessed the damage on Sunday after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning tornadoes and killing at least four people. There were at least 45 reports of tornado damage across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, said Brian Hurley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction […]
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