Year: 2025
Trump extends Mexico’s 25% tariffs for 90 days as talks continue
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum holds a morning press conference following U.S. announcement of auto industry tariffs in Mexico City, Mexico March 27, 2025. Presidencia De Mexico | Via Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would not raise U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods beyond their current levels for 90 days, in order to give […]
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Figma CEO says AI superintelligence is not a looming threat to the company
Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field said Thursday that artificial intelligence doesn’t pose a serious threat to the future of the design software company, which is on the verge of debuting on the public markets. “We’re in this moment where you might, if you’re singularity-pilled, go, ‘Hey, superintelligence is coming and it’ll be able to […]
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Trump’s 50% copper tariff includes a major exemption. That won’t halt price rises
Copper rods in storage at the Aurubis AG metal refinery in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A major exemption to President Donald Trump’s 50% copper tariff has shocked traders and sent U.S. market prices plummeting. The final order on copper tariffs, which the Trump administration says will […]
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Trump’s trade agenda is on the line as appeals court hears arguments in key tariffs case
President Donald Trump holds a chart as he announces a plan for tariffs on imported goods during an event April 2, 2025, in the Rose Garden at the White House. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images A federal appeals court on Thursday is hearing arguments on whether to kneecap President Donald Trump’s global tariff […]
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JPMorgan marks 1,000th branch opening since 2018 expansion plans
A new JPMorgan Chase branch in Charlotte, North Carolina. Courtesy: JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase has built 1,000 new branches in seven years. That’s more locations than most of its competitors operate in total. The bank is marking the milestone opening in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday where Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon is attending a […]
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Meta, Microsoft roar higher on strong earnings as AI spending booms
META CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Getty Images Shares of Meta soared 12% and Microsoft popped 5% on Thursday, after the companies reported better-than-expected earnings that beat on top and bottom lines. Microsoft topped the $4 trillion market cap benchmark with the move, joining Nvidia in the club. Both Meta and […]
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: CVS, Comcast, Meta, Norwegian Cruise and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: CVS Health — The stock popped 7% after the drugstore chain reported an earnings and revenue beat for its second quarter. The company also boosted its adjusted profit outlook, now expecting a range of $6.30 to $6.40 per share for fiscal 2025, up from […]
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Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro shows heart health benefits in head-to-head trial with older diabetes drug Trulicity
Mounjaro manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company packaging is seen in this illustration photo taken in a pharmacy in Krakow, Poland on April 9, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Thursday said its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro showed heart health benefits in a late-stage trial directly comparing it to the company’s […]
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German inflation dips to cooler-than-expected 1.8% in July
Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz: Fruit is sold at the weekly market. Andreas Arnold/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German inflation fell more than expected to 1.8% in July, data from statistics agency Destatis showed Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated inflation to dip to 1.9%. July’s reading compares to the 2% print recorded in June, […]
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says ‘we have the makings of a deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday expressed confidence that the U.S. and China are on the way to trade pact as a key tariff deadline nears. “I believe that we have the makings of a deal,” Bessent said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “There’s still a few technical details to be worked out […]
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