Month: April 2025

The Real ID deadline is just weeks away. Here’s what travelers need to know
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The Real ID deadline is just weeks away. Here’s what travelers need to know

Homeland Security sign for REAL ID at entrance to passenger TSA security area, West Palm Beach, Florida. Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Travelers take note: The federal government says it will start enforcing Real ID requirements at U.S. airports starting May 7 — for real this time. That means […]

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Third Point, D.E. Shaw obtain agreements with CoStar. How the activists can build value
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Third Point, D.E. Shaw obtain agreements with CoStar. How the activists can build value

Thomas Fuller | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: CoStar Group Inc. (CSGP) Business: CoStar Group is a provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. It manages its business in two segments: North America, which includes the United States and Canada, and International, which primarily includes Europe, […]

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Investors are growing concerned about a U.S. asset exodus as Treasuries and the dollar decline
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Investors are growing concerned about a U.S. asset exodus as Treasuries and the dollar decline

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the Financial District in New York City on March 4, 2025.  Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images The April sell-off for financial markets has been wider and more volatile than typical pullbacks, fueling concern that the aggressive and constantly changing […]

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Bitcoiners take a victory lap as crypto holds up well during market turmoil
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Bitcoiners take a victory lap as crypto holds up well during market turmoil

Bitcoiners are taking a victory lap after it held up relatively well this week, as the broader market took it for a wild roller coaster ride. The flagship cryptocurrency followed equities higher on Friday to end the week with a 5% daily gain. That move put it up 5.4% for the five days ended Friday, […]

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One group of stocks is emerging as a bright spot in the tariff sell-off
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One group of stocks is emerging as a bright spot in the tariff sell-off

Defense stocks are proving to be a rare source of outperformance as worries over tariffs derailing the economy ramp up. Markets were taken for a wild ride this week as President Donald Trump ratches up trade tensions with other countries. On Thursday, the S & P 500 fell 3.5% — after skyrocketing 9% on Wednesday […]

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Buy these five stocks that are emerging from the tariff chaos, Bank of America says
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Buy these five stocks that are emerging from the tariff chaos, Bank of America says

Bank of America named a slew of stocks to buy as market fears remain high. The firm says it likes companies that are defensive and resilient. They include buy-rated stocks like: DoorDash, Netflix , Spotify, Flutter and Live Nation. DoorDash Buy the dip in the delivery company, the firm said earlier this week. “DASH as […]

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How China used Vietnam to evade higher U.S. tariffs
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How China used Vietnam to evade higher U.S. tariffs

The threat of rising tariff rates on U.S. imports could hobble the economic trajectory of countries such as Vietnam.  Foreign direct investment in Vietnam has increased in recent years as firms search for ways to manage risks stemming from production in China. Vietnam has received approximately $18.5 billion in net foreign direct investment, according to World Bank […]

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Bank of England’s Greene says dollar drop adds to tariff inflation puzzle
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Bank of England’s Greene says dollar drop adds to tariff inflation puzzle

Bank of England interest rate-setter Megan Greene said on Saturday it was unclear what U.S. President Donald Trump’s import tariffs would do to UK inflation with the unpredictable behaviour of the dollar adding to the puzzle. Higher barriers to trade were likely to weigh on economic growth in countries in Europe, Greene said during a […]

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As U.S. and Iran look to begin nuclear talks amid fresh sanctions, can there be a deal?
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As U.S. and Iran look to begin nuclear talks amid fresh sanctions, can there be a deal?

Men walk past a mural depicting the Statue of Liberty with the torch-bearing arm broken, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran, colloquially-referred to as the “Spy Den,” on April 8, 2025. Iran said on April 8 it will send its top diplomat to Oman for breakthrough talks with the […]

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Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States
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Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) building at the Central Taiwan Science Park in Taichung, Taiwan, on Friday, April 8, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan officials held their first tariff talks with U.S. officials on Friday, with both sides looking forward to further discussions soon, the island’s government said on Saturday. While […]

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