Year: 2025
Match Group pops 10% as dating company shows early signs of a turnaround
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Match Group shares popped more than 10% on Wednesday after the online dating company issued upbeat guidance and said new products are showing promise as it attempts to turnaround its business. The Dallas-based company said it expected revenues between $910 million and $920 million in […]
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Candy giant Mars partners with biotech firm to gene-edit cocoa supply
Packages of M&M’s milk chocolate candy are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store on July 12, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Candy maker Mars said Wednesday it’s partnered with biotech company Pairwise to speed up the development of more resilient cocoa using CRISPR-based gene editing technology. […]
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Hedge funds, matching the market’s performance, are turning cautious with stocks at record highs
Stock-picking hedge funds climbed modestly in July, in line with the broader market, but their positioning has turned more cautious with the S & P 500 sitting near a record high. Global fundamental long-short hedge funds returned 1.5% in July on an asset-weighted basis, bringing their year-to-date gains to 7.8%, according to data from Goldman […]
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Tim Cook to join Trump at White House for Apple investment announcement
Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and President Donald Trump speak to the press during a tour of the Flextronics computer manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, where Apple’s Mac Pros are assembled, Nov. 20, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook will join President Donald Trump on Wednesday for an event […]
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Why India is in Trump’s crosshairs when crude is not even sanctioned
Technicians stand next to an oil rig which is manufactured by Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) at an Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plant, during a media tour of the plant in Dhamasna village in the western state of Gujarat, India, August 26, 2021. Amit Dave | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump added […]
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AMD stock slumps 7% on earnings miss, China AI chip concerns
Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD, talks about the AMD EPYC processor during a keynote address at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 9, 2019. Steve Marcus | Reuters Shares of Advanced Micro Devices slumped more than 7% after the chipmaker’s earnings fell short of earnings expectations and raised concerns about […]
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Super Micro stock sinks 20% after earnings, outlook disappoint
Super Micro Computer shares plunged 20% on Wednesday after the company posted weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth quarter results, dented in part by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. CEO Charles Liang told investors on a conference call that the company has “taken measures to reduce the impact” of the tariffs. “With respect to the tariffs, the situation is […]
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ESPN flagship streaming service to launch Aug. 21
A general view of the ESPN Monday Night Countdown booth prior to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, on Dec. 4, 2023. Mike Carlson | Getty Images ESPN will launch its new flagship streaming service — also named ESPN — on Aug. 21. Disney’s ESPN […]
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Switzerland is in a uniquely difficult position when it comes to tariffs. Here’s why
Bern Skyline taken from the Rosengarten at sunrise in Switzerland. Church centre: Nydeggkirche Cathedral right: Berner Münster Bridge left: Nydeggbrücke Joe Daniel Price | Moment | Getty Images Switzerland is scrambling to make a trade deal with Washington as it looks to avoid a “triple blow” of economic problems after being hit with 39% tariffs […]
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Trump raises India tariffs to 50% over Russian oil purchases
US President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025. Modi will try to rekindle his bromance with Donal Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The White House announced Wednesday that it is imposing an additional 25% tariff […]
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