Day: April 20, 2025
Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele speaks during a news conference at The Presidential House, in San Salvador, El Salvador. Jose Cabezas | Reuters Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Sunday, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States his government has kept imprisoned for what he […]
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NY Gov. says congestion pricing will remain despite federal deadline to end the program Sunday
Traffic moves along midtown Manhattan on February 19, 2025 in New York City. Earlier in the day, the Trump administration terminated approval of New York City congestion pricing. Alex Kent | Getty Images New York City’s $9 congestion toll on drivers in Manhattan’s busiest areas will remain in effect, despite the federal government’s Sunday deadline […]
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These are the 4 biggest things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead
The stock market heads into Monday on a streak of volatility it just can’t seem to shake. What had been shaping up as a positive holiday-shortened week turned on a dime Wednesday when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled concern that President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs could increase inflation and slow economic growth. Speaking at […]
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Trump tariffs could lead to a summer drop-off in economic activity after an ‘artificially high’ start, Chicago Fed chief says
Business owners and CEOs are already stocking up on inventory, and some American shoppers are panic buying big-ticket items in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The sudden buying binge could cause an “artificially high” level of economic activity, said Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee. “That kind of preemptive purchasing is probably […]
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Trump draft executive order would make sweeping changes to the U.S. State Department
(L-R) US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) look on during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration could soon roll […]
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Sen. Van Hollen says trip to El Salvador was about defending the right of due process, not ‘defending the man’
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks to the media during a visit to El Salvador to advocate for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in San Salvador, El Salvador, April 16, 2025. Jose Cabezas | Reuters Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Sunday that his trip to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia […]
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Trump tariffs push Asian trade partners to weigh investing in massive Alaska energy project
Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are considering investing in a massive natural gas project in Alaska in an attempt to reach trade deals that would both satisfy demands from President Donald Trump and avoid high U.S. tariffs on their exports. Alaska has long sought to build an 800-mile pipeline crossing the state from the North […]
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Top Wall Street analysts like these dividend-paying energy stocks
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Fears of a potential recession and anxiety over tariff policy are weighing on the markets, but dividend stocks can help steady investors’ portfolios. Top Wall Street analysts help identify companies that can withstand short-term challenges and generate solid cash flows, allowing them to consistently pay […]
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Bernstein predicts which Chinese stocks can survive delisting and tariff worries
Bernstein is looking at Chinese internet tech stocks like it’s the downtrodden days of Covid-19. “For all the justified consternation around geopolitics and trade headwinds, we think the mantra of ‘fade sentiment extremes’ still applies,” Bernstein China internet analyst Robin Zhu and a team said in an April 14 report. “Several of the other conditions […]
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Warren Buffett on extreme behavior in markets: It’s very good for people who keep their heads
Warren Buffett’s advice for investors in times of violent volatility rings especially true today: Keep your cool, and you will be rewarded in the long run. The Oracle of Omaha once offered his view on the dramatic market rout in 1974, driven by rising inflation, an oil crisis and political instability surrounding the Watergate scandal. At the […]
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