Day: May 18, 2025
German stocks near record highs — but will a Wall Street comeback spoil the party?
The German DAX index has surged 19% so far this year. Source
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Stock futures slide after U.S. debt downgrade highlights deficit risk: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Stock futures fell Sunday evening as investors responded to Moody’s downgrade of the U.S.’ credit rating. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 308 points points, or […]
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Portuguese PM’s party claims election win, falls short of majority
Hugo Soares, PSD parliamentary leader walks, following the first exit polls, at Portugal’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Democratic Alliance (AD) leader Luis Montenegro’s electoral night headquarters, in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 18, 2025. Violeta Santos Moura | Reuters Portugal’s center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) claimed victory in Sunday’s early parliamentary election, but again fell short […]
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Romanian centrist Dan poised to win presidency over hard-right rival
Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan reacts to first exit polls of Romania’s second round of the presidential election, in Bucharest, Romania, on May 18, 2025. Stoyan Nenov | Reuters Romania’s centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, appeared on course to win the presidency on Sunday in a shock upset over a hard-right rival who had pledged to […]
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Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden speaks during the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled bipartisan conference at the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Eileen T. Meslar | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors […]
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FBI calls California fertility clinic bomb an act of terrorism citing suspect’s anti-natalist ideology
The street side of American Reproductive Centers clinic is seen after an explosion being investigated by law enforcement as an intentional act of violence in Palm Springs, California, on May 17, 2025. Andy Abeyta/the Desert Sun | Via Reuters The car bombing outside a California fertility clinic, which killed one person and injured four others, appears […]
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House Speaker Mike Johnson stresses importance of Memorial Day deadline as ‘historic’ budget bill heads for revote
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on, after President Donald Trump delivered remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism that the budget bill that failed to exit committee Friday would still […]
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The market just gave investors a gift. Here’s how not to blow it, according to investing experts
The stock market has come full circle from its April lows, with all of the losses suffered now recovered. For investors who long defied warnings about being over-exposed to U.S. stocks, especially with the dominant position of a handful of tech stocks in the S&P 500, the rebound in portfolios is a good opportunity to […]
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Scott Bessent calls Moody’s a ‘lagging indicator’ after U.S. credit downgrade
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears before the House Financial Services Committee on May 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Pete Marovich | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that Moody’s Ratings were a “lagging indicator” after the group downgraded the U.S.’ credit rating by a notch from the highest […]
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Former VP Mike Pence calls the $400 million Qatari jet gift ‘a bad idea’ that Trump should turn down
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks in observance of Constitution Day at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S., September 17, 2024. Seth Herald | Reuters Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that President Donald Trump should turn down the gift of a $400 million jet from the royal family of Qatar, citing national […]
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