Month: April 2025
HSBC announces share buyback of up to $3 billion as first-quarter results top expectations
Branch of HSBC bank on 15th January 2024 in London, United Kingdom. HSBC Bank plc is a British multinational banking and financial services organisation. HSBCs international network comprises around 7,500 offices in over 80 countries globally. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images) Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Europe’s largest lender […]
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General Motors is set to report earnings before the bell. Here’s what Wall Street expects
GMC trucks are displayed at Hanlees Hilltop GMC in Richmond, California, on Jan. 28, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors is set to report its first-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday, but investors are more likely to focus on the automaker’s 2025 guidance than on quarterly results amid President Donald Trump’s […]
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Canadians keep Liberal Party and Mark Carney in power as country digs in on Trump’s trade war
Prime Minister of Canada and Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney delivers a speech to supporters during a rally on April 23, 2025 in Surrey, Canada. Rich Lam | Getty Images News | Getty Images Canadian voters backed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party on Monday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. projects, in a national election strongly influenced […]
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White House names McNeill acting head of Transportation Security Administration
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent’s patch is seen as she helps travelers place their bags through the 3-D scanner at the Miami International Airport. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Trump administration has tapped a former White House official to serve as the acting head of the 60,000-employee Transportation Security Administration. The TSA confirmed on Monday Ha Nguyen McNeill has been named deputy administrator and is serving […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The real victims of Trump tariffs — U.S. consumers?
A Dollar Store’s shelves stand bare on April 1, 2024 in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tariffs unleashed — and temporarily, almost capriciously, paused — by U.S. President Donald Trump have given governments across the world a headache as they figure out how to minimize disruptions to their […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade sluggishly as impact of Trump tariffs on Wall Street’s earnings loom
Sunset view of Yarra river and Melbourne skyscrapers business office building with evening skyline in Victoria, Australia. Australia tourism, modern city life, or business finance and economy concept Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets had a sluggish open as investors awaited the extent of the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs […]
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Trump to reduce impact of auto tariffs, officials say
Vehicles are seen for sale at a GMC dealership in Houston, Texas, on April 7, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s administration will move to reduce the impact of his automotive tariffs on Tuesday by alleviating some duties placed on foreign parts in domestically manufactured cars and keeping tariffs on cars made abroad from stacking on top of other ones, officials said. […]
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Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites in bid to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 9, 2025. Steve Nesius | Reuters Amazon on Monday launched the first batch […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed after broad index notches fifth straight winning day: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 24, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters S&P 500 futures were near the flatline on Monday night, after the fifth straight winning session for the benchmark, as investors awaited more earnings reports. Futures tied to the broad index […]
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Man accused of stealing from Homeland Sec. Noem hit with federal charges in three robberies
Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 14, 2025. Al Drago | The Washington Post | Getty Images A man accused of stealing the purse of Homeland Security […]
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