Month: April 2025
Cash may feel safe when stocks slide, but it has risks
Key Points Investors have fled stocks in favor of perceived safe havens like cash amid tariff-fueled market volatility. Cash may feel safer, but it also comes with risks for long-term savers, experts said. Cash interest rates generally lag stock returns by wide margins over time and are often negative after accounting for inflation. Source
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India’s inflation falls to cooler-than-expected 3.34% in March
A laborer carries a sack filled with refined wheat flour to load it onto a supply truck at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on April 10, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s annual inflation rate fell to a lower-than-expected 3.34% in March, the country’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation reported Tuesday. The […]
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U.S.’ inability to replace rare earths supply from China poses a threat to its defense, warns CSIS
Workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Oct. 31, 2010. Stringer | Reuters As China imposes export controls on rare earth elements, the U.S. would be unable to fill a potential shortfall, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies — and this could threaten Washington’s […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bank of America, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Bank of America — Shares rose about 2% after Bank of America reported first-quarter results that exceeded analysts’ expectations , due to stronger-than-expected net interest income and trading revenue. The bank’s quarterly earnings rose 11% to $7.4 billion, or 90 cents a share, while its revenue increased 5.9% […]
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Bunq, a neobank for ‘digital nomads,’ accelerates U.S. expansion effort as profit jumps 65%
Dutch digital bank Bunq is plotting re-entry into the U.K. to tap into a “large and underserved” market of some 2.8 million British “digital nomads.” Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Dutch digital bank Bunq on Tuesday said it’s filed for broker-dealer registration in the U.S. as it looks to further […]
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Cboe’s volatility expert sees more market turmoil ahead as tariff uncertainty not fully priced in
Cboe’s volatility expert sees more market turmoil ahead as tariff uncertainty not fully priced in Published Tue, Apr 15 20257:02 AM EDTUpdated 11 Min Ago Anna Gleason@anna_gle WATCH LIVE Source
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Citigroup is set to report first-quarter earnings – here’s what the Street expects
Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup, attends a hearing on Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Dec. 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Citigroup is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell […]
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Bank of America earnings are out – Here are the numbers
Brian Moynihan, chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp., during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of America reported first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Tuesday. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed by […]
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Trump tariffs drove a Treasury sell-off — who sold the safe-haven asset?
The statue of Albert Gallatin stands outside the U.S. Department of the Treasury building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Treasury market over the past week saw investors fleeing the safe haven, in an unusual move that added to the market turmoil caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” […]
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American Airlines to make Wi-Fi free on most of its fleet in 2026
An American Airlines plane on the runway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines plans to offer Wi-Fi for free starting in January as more carriers opt for complimentary internet service for their loyalty program members, increasing pressure on holdouts. The free Wi-Fi will […]
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