Day: July 11, 2025

Robinhood is up 160% this year, but several obstacles are ahead
Robinhood stock hit an all-time high Friday as the financial services platform continued to rip higher this year, along with bitcoin and other crypto stocks. Robinhood, up more than 160% in 2025, hit an intraday high above $101 before pulling back and closing slightly lower. The reversal came after a Bloomberg report that JPMorgan plans […]
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Bill Gates says Trump’s cuts to USAID are devastating: ‘It’s not too late to reverse them’
Bill Gates speaks with Reuters during an interview in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2025. Mike Segar | Reuters Bill Gates, the philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, on Friday said it’s not too late to reinstate international aid funding that President Donald Trump cut off. The Trump administration placed staff members at the U.S. Agency […]
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India finds engine switch movement in fatal Air India crash, no immediate action for Boeing or GE
Investigative officials stand at the site of Air India Boeing 787 which crashed yesterday, on June 13, 2025 in Ahmedabad, India. Ritesh Shukla | Getty Images A preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators said on Saturday the fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad last month showed the plane engines’ fuel […]
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This coming earnings season could decide if a stock market at record highs has more room to run
The upcoming earnings season will show investors whether the bull case for equities still holds. The second quarter reporting season comes at a pivotal point for the stock market, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite trading at all-time highs this week even after an onslaught of bad news regarding higher tariffs, a […]
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Tron’s Justin Sun says he’s buying another $100 million of Trump’s memecoin
Justin Sun, founder of blockchain platform Tron, poses for a photograph in Hong Kong, May 8, 2020. Calvin Sit | Bloomberg | Getty Images Crypto billionaire Justin Sun is buying another $100 million worth of $TRUMP, doubling his total known stake of digital coins tied to President Donald Trump. Sun, who founded the TRON blockchain […]
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Some Walmart garment orders from Bangladesh on hold due to U.S. tariff threat: Reuters
Shoppers at the Walmart Supercenter in Burbank during Walmart’s multi-week Annual Deals Shopping Event in Burbank Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Suppliers to Walmart have delayed or put on hold some orders from garment manufacturers in Bangladesh, according to three factory owners and correspondence from a […]
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Treasury posts unexpected surplus in June as tariff receipts surge
A view shows a bronze seal beside a door at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. government posted a surplus in June as tariffs gave an extra bump to a sharp increase in receipts, the Treasury Department said Friday. With government red ink swelling throughout […]
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TikTok loses bid to dismiss lawsuit alleging its ‘addictive design’ exploits kids
FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters A judge this week rejected TikTok’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by the state of New Hampshire accusing it of using manipulative design features aimed at children and teens. “The Court’s decision is an important step toward […]
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