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British businesses pile on the pressure on U.K. Financial Minister Reeves ahead of budget update
Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, outside 11 Downing Street ahead of presenting her budget to parliament in London, UK, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home improvement retailer Kingfisher became the latest British company to report a negative impact from U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ October budget — […]
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Consumer confidence in where the economy is headed hits 12-year low
Shoppers walk near a Nordstrom store at the Westfield UTC shopping center on Jan. 31, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Consumer confidence dimmed further in March as the view of future conditions fell to the lowest level in more than a decade, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s monthly […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Carvana, Cloudflare, Pentair and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. UniFirst – The stock tumbled more than 10% after Cintas terminated discussions to acquire the workwear provider in a deal that would have been worth $275 per share in cash. In a statement, Cintas CEO Todd Schneider said, “While we continue to believe in the merits […]
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Morgan Stanley’s near-term rally call: CIO Mike Wilson sees beaten-up Mag 7 stocks as winners
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson sees a meaningful rotation back into U.S. stocks, and he sees one beaten-up group as a winner. “It started out with a low-quality rally, which is what we expect – meaning a short squeeze,” the firm’s chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Monday. “Then, what we noticed is the […]
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The U.S. is not prepared to win an economic war against China-built containerships, farmers, ocean carriers warn
SUZHOU, CHINA – MARCH 18: ‘ONE FOREVER’ container ship, with a length of 366 meters and width of 51 meters, is assisted by tugboats as it prepares to leave a dockyard of Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. on March 18, 2024 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images […]
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Trump pledges auto, pharma tariffs in ‘near future,’ sowing more trade confusion
U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Tesla CEO Elon Musk attend a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday said he will soon announce tariffs targeting automobiles, pharmaceuticals and other industries, signaling his plans to […]
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United Airlines is raising annual fees for lounges and rewards credit cards. Here’s what you need to know
A row of United Airlines passenger planes parked at gates at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. Robert Alexander | Getty Images United Airlines is raising fees for annual airport lounge membership and its rewards credit cards, a test of how much consumers will shell out for popular travel perks. The carrier announced the changes […]
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Investors’ optimism is growing around the UK economy as U.S.-EU trade disputes mount
LONDON — Some investors are expressing a growing optimism about the U.K.’s economic outlook despite the country’s long-standing structural weaknesses, as its neighbors in the European Union deepen their trade dispute with the United States. That upbeat tone wasn’t reflected in the messaging of the Bank of England, as it held interest rates steady last […]
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Op-ed: The groupthink mind virus has taken over Wall Street and Washington in the worst way
US President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (L) and Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick (R), signs an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images What happens when […]
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Why Trump’s economic policies may have canceled the DOGE dividend check, at least for now
Elon Musk stands as he is recognized by U.S. President Donald Trump during Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Stocks are wobbling. Inflation is expected to tick higher again, if maybe only in the short-term, […]
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