Month: April 2025
Discord names new CEO ahead of potential IPO as co-founder steps down
Headphones are seen in front of displayed Discord app logo in this illustration taken March 29, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down from the gaming-focused social messaging service, the startup said Wednesday. Citron will be replaced by former Activision Blizzard Vice Chairman Humam Sakhnini, who will assume […]
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Credit a ‘short squeeze’ for the stock market’s big two-day bounce
In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on April 22, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A key force at the center of the stock market’s massive two-day rally is the frantic behavior of short sellers covering their losses. Hedge fund short […]
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Travel + Leisure CEO: Didn’t see travel impacted in Q1 despite poor economic sentiment
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Mike Brown, Travel + Leisure president and CEO, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss the recent drama in the travel sector, if visitors from other countries are still visiting the U.S., and much more. Source
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Citadel’s Ken Griffin warns Trump about tarnishing the ‘brand’ of U.S. Treasurys
Key Points President Donald Trump’s global trade fight risks spoiling the reputation of the U.S. and its government bond market, according to Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel. Treasury yields have risen and the dollar has weakened against its global counterparts this month in a sign that investors may be moving away from the U.S. […]
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PayPal introduces 3.7% yield on stablecoin balances to boost payments activity
Close up of a woman’s hand paying with her smartphone in a cafe, scan and pay a bill on a card machine making a quick and easy contactless payment. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images PayPal and Venmo users will soon be able to earn yield on their stablecoin holdings, the company said Wednesday. Customers […]
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Meta makes ads on Threads available to all eligible advertisers
This photo illustration created in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2023, shows the logo for Threads, an Instagram app, reflected in its opening page. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Meta has opened up its Threads microblogging service to all advertisers. The social networking giant said Wednesday in a blog post that all “eligible […]
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Corporate America shelled out millions for Trump’s inauguration. Now he’s upending many of their businesses
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting at the Business Roundtable headquarters on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images America’s richest and most powerful companies shelled out millions to fund President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities. Three months later, some may be asking whether the famously […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Duolingo, Tesla, Boeing, Gildan Activewear and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Duolingo — Shares surged more than 9% following Morgan Stanley’s initiation of the language learning platform at overweight. The bank set a Wall Street-high price target on Duolingo shares and called the stock a “best-in-class consumer internet asset.” Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle maker […]
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International tourism to the U.S. slumps, but Americans can’t stop traveling overseas
Tourists look at the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 25, 2021. Andrea Merola | Bloomberg | Getty Images Caroline Smith, an accounting director from Verona, New Jersey, and her husband took their two children to Italy for Easter break this month. On the Spanish Steps in Rome, they ran into another family […]
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Trump wants automakers to move vehicle production to the U.S. It’s not that simple
Ford Motor Company’s electric F-150 Lightning on the production line at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Sept. 8, 2022. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – When President Donald Trump hinted last week at a reprieve from 25% auto tariffs, he suggested it would be to allow automakers more […]
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