Year: 2025
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85
Portrait de David Hackett Souter. Jeffrey Markowitz | Sygma | Getty Images Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement. He was 85 years old. Souter, who was appointed to the high court in 1990 by his fellow Republican, President George H.W. Bush, […]
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The U.S. and China are set for icebreaker trade talks. Here’s what to expect
Delegation officials arriving for the second bilateral meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng at the Guangdong Zhudao Guest House in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on April 6, 2024. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images The stakes are high for the U.S. and China’s icebreaker trade […]
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How Amazon plans to catch Google and Microsoft in the quantum computing race
Another major player has entered the quantum-computing race: Amazon. The tech giant is the latest to make waves in the field with the February announcement of Ocelot, its own quantum chip. Amazon joins fierce competition from familiar rivals in cloud computing as Google, Microsoft and others race after what they say could be their next […]
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Art market offers investors ‘escape’ from volatile stocks, Christie’s CEO says
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The art market is about to face its biggest test since the November elections, with more than $1 billion of work […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pinterest, Lyft, Coinbase, BP, Affirm and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Coinbase — The cryptocurrency exchange slipped 2% following disappointing top-line results for the first quarter . Coinbase reported revenue of $2.03 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG were expecting $2.12 billion. Earnings fell to 24 cents per share from $4.40 per share a year ago. Expedia […]
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Trump says 80% tariff on China ‘seems right’ ahead of U.S.-Beijing trade talks
US President Donald Trump, alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R), speaks during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday […]
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Pandora to Puma: Retailers warn tariffs will push up prices
A Puma sportswear store in central London on May 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Household brands including Pandora, Puma and Hugo Boss all said this week that they are evaluating their pricing strategies in the U.S. and beyond in the event that President Donald Trump’s most punitive levies come into effect. Some others, meanwhile, […]
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IAG orders 71 long-haul jets split between Airbus and Boeing
Passenger aircraft, operated by British Airways Plc, at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British Airways owner IAG on Friday unveiled plans to buy 71 long-haul aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, sharing a major fleet expansion across the Atlantic a day after Britain and the U.S. announced a trade deal. The […]
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The aluminum sector isn’t moving to the U.S. despite tariffs — due to one key reason
HAWESVILLE, KY – May 10 Plant workers drive along an aluminum potline at Century Aluminum Company’s Hawesville plant in Hawesville, Ky. on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (Photo by Luke Sharrett /For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Aluminum The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald […]
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Candy giant Ferrero adds American twists to Nutella, Ferrero Rocher to fuel U.S. growth
Containers of Nutella hazelnut spread made by the Ferrero company is displayed on March 27, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ferrero North America is adding peanuts to its Nutella, turning its Ferrero Rocher spheres into squares and adding Dr Pepper flavor to Tic Tacs, all in […]
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