Year: 2025
U.S. to remove mercury preservative from flu shots following RFK Jr. vaccine panel vote
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) ahead of a roundtable event as part of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Department of Health […]
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Jim Cramer is betting big on a financial stock that is seeking ‘global domination’
Capital One stock hit a new record high on Wednesday, and Jim Cramer believes it’s not done running yet. Shares of the credit card issuer rose as much as 6.9% Wednesday morning despite a noisy quarterly earnings report Tuesday evening. While shares came off their highs of the session, Capital One’s earnings report nevertheless validated […]
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Hasbro beats second-quarter expectations as gaming division offsets tariff-fueled toy slump
A Magic: The Gathering card is displayed on a mobile phone during a weekly tournament at the Uncommons hobby shop in New York, U.S., on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Mark Abramson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Toy and gaming giant Hasbro topped Wall Street expectations for the second quarter as strength in its digital gaming […]
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Japan trade deal info on Trump’s desk was altered by hand with a marker
President Donald Trump discussing a U.S.-Japan trade agreement with a Japanese delegation and top White House aides in the Oval Office, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Source: @Scavino47 via X | The White House President Donald Trump’s art of the deal seemed to play out in real time on Tuesday. Trump announced what he called a […]
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June home sales drop as prices hit a record high
Homes in Los Angeles, California, US, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. Like in the broader US market, home sales have slowed in Southern California as high interest rates and economic uncertainty chill demand. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes in June dropped 2.7% from May to 3.93 million units […]
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The AI ‘neoclouds’ buzz is growing on Wall Street, but risks are bubbling
Investors are raving about “neoclouds” and what their emergence means for the artificial intelligence boom. However, some warning signs are starting to flash. Neoclouds are companies specializing in AI cloud computing. Unlike traditional hyperscalers such as Amazon and Microsoft, these bespoke companies are viewed as attractive alternatives as they install and manage AI hardware and software […]
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Meme screen: Heavily shorted small stocks that are starting to rip this week
Meme stock mania is back somewhat, and retail traders are targeting a new group of shares. Speculation resurfaced and exploded on Wall Street this week as day traders on Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum touted “you-only-live-once” risky trades and piled into beaten-down stocks. It’s no longer GameStop or AMC that retail traders are flocking to these days. […]
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Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men starting next month
Nisian Hughes | Getty Images Uber announced a new feature Wednesday that pairs women drivers and riders, in its latest move to address safety on the ride-hailing platform. The new tool, which the platform will begin piloting next month in the U.S., allows women passengers to match with women drivers when booking or pre-booking rides, […]
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GoPro, Krispy Kreme join the meme party as Wall Street speculation ramps up
Key Points Retail traders have targeted GoPro and Krispy Kreme on Wednesday, pushing shares up 63% and 33%, respectively, in premarket trading. The two stocks are heavily cited on WallStreetBets, the online forum behind the infamous GameStop mania in 2021. The cohort seemed to have already ditched their old love OpenDoor, whose shares fell another […]
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Europe’s most valuable firm SAP flags U.S. trade slowdown but says Japan deal gives ‘hope’
A person holds a smartphone displaying the logo of SAP, a German multinational software corporation known for its enterprise resource planning solutions. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images German software giant SAP said Wednesday that U.S. tariff tensions were slowing down its customers’ decision-making, but that the Japan trade agreement announced Tuesday […]
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