Month: April 2025
Peter Navarro says Vietnam’s 0% tariff offer is not enough: ‘It’s the nontariff cheating that matters’
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said Monday that an offer by Vietnam to eliminate tariffs on U.S. imports would not be enough for the administration to lift its new levies announced last week. “Let’s take Vietnam. When they come to us and say ‘we’ll go to zero tariffs,’ that means nothing to us because […]
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Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie steps down
Ted Christie, CEO of Spirit Airlines, is shown in 2019 at the companyâs corporate headquarters in Miramar. Carl Juste | Miami Herald | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Ted Christie, CEO of Spirit Airlines, is stepping down from his role leading the embattled carrier, effective Monday, the company said. A group of several company […]
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Tech stocks fall for third session, Tesla sinks 10% as Trump stands by tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump’s adviser Elon Musk reacts on the day of a rally in support of a conservative state Supreme Court candidate of an April 1 election in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. March 30, 2025. Vincent Alban | Reuters Technology stocks fell for a third session on Monday, continuing the momentum of last week’s […]
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Bond yields tank around the world as investors take cover amid equity rout
Global bond yields are cratering in the wake of U.S. Donald Trump’s tariff announcement last Wednesday, as investors hunt for any safe havens as stock markets plunge. The yield on Germany’s 10-year bund — the benchmark for the euro area — has dropped from 2.72% on Wednesday to 2.59% on Monday afternoon. The yield stretched […]
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Nintendo President Doug Bowser on the new Switch 2, tariffs and what’s next for the gaming giant
Nintendo on Wednesday unveiled details for the Switch 2. It’ll include a bigger screen and controllers and is a faster version than its predecessor, which sold more than 150 million units since its 2017 release. The Switch 2 will hit store shelves on June 5 for $449.99, up from $300 for the original Switch. Like […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, Coinbase, Stellantis, Palantir, Caterpillar and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Automakers — Legacy carmakers extended declines as investors worried about the lack of resolution on President Donald Trump’s controversial tariff policy announced last week. Stellantis plunged more than 9%, while Ford slid nearly 3%. General Motors pulled back 5% after Bernstein downgraded the stock to underperform […]
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Airlines expected to cut 2025 outlooks as travel demand falters
A Boeing 767-332(ER) from Delta Air Lines takes off from Barcelona El Prat Airport in Barcelona on Oct. 8, 2024. Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images Waning travel from Canada. Signs of weaker demand across the Atlantic. Mass government layoffs. Tariffs. Consumers pulling back on travel bookings. The worst stock market swoon since 2020. […]
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Airlines expected to cut 2025 outlooks as travel demand falters
A Boeing 767-332(ER) from Delta Air Lines takes off from Barcelona El Prat Airport in Barcelona on Oct. 8, 2024. Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images Waning travel from Canada. Signs of weaker demand across the Atlantic. Mass government layoffs. Tariffs. Consumers pulling back on travel bookings. The worst stock market swoon since 2020. […]
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Trump’s tariff chaos puts White House on defense as global markets tumble: Live updates
Trump touts drop in oil prices, driven by recession fears, as a victory Trump is touting the steep drop in oil prices — driven by fears of reduced demand in the increasingly likely event of a recession — as a policy win. “Oil prices are down, interest rates are down (the slow moving Fed should […]
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Defense stocks abruptly stem losses as Trump’s tariffs wreak havoc on global markets
Armin Papperger, Chairman of the Executive Board of Rheinmetall AG, stands at the annual press conference at Group headquarters. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images European defense giants whipsawed on Monday, abruptly paring losses as investors continue to grapple with a broad stock market downturn. U.S. President Donald Trump showed no signs of […]
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