Donald J. Trump
Snap sinks 15% after withholding guidance, citing ad concerns
Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc., speaks onstage during the Snap Partner Summit 2023 at Barker Hangar on April 19, 2023 in Santa Monica, California. Joe Scarnici | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Snap shares fell more than 15% Wednesday after the social media company withheld second-quarter guidance due to the uncertain macroeconomic environment. […]
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Private payroll growth slowed to 62,000 in April, well below expectations
Companies slowed hiring sharply in April as they braced against potential impacts from President Donald Trump’s tariffs against U.S. trading partners, ADP reported Wednesday. Private sector payrolls rose by just 62,000 for the month, the smallest gain since July 2024, amid heightened uncertainty over the degree of the tariffs and the impact they would have […]
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U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses
The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of 2025 on an import surge at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office as he wages a potentially costly trade war. Gross domestic product, a sum of all the goods and services produced from January through March, fell at a 0.3% annualized […]
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Trump blames Biden ‘overhang’ after GDP shrinks in first quarter, says growth will ‘take a while’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to mark his 100th day in office, at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, U.S., April 29, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed his predecessor and defended his sweeping tariffs after new data showed the U.S. economy contracting last quarter, while warning […]
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Yum Brands revenue misses as Pizza Hut’s same-store sales fall 2%
Yum Brands on Wednesday reported mixed quarterly results as Pizza Hut’s same-store sales dropped more than expected. Shares of the company fell more than 1% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported for the first quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.30 […]
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Europe stocks open higher amid earnings deluge; autos gain on tariff hopes
European stock markets opened higher on Wednesday, as investors pored through another slew of earnings along with euro zone economic growth data. The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.44% at 8:08 a.m. in London after notching a sixth straight positive session on Tuesday, extending its longest winning streak since January. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 meanwhile closed higher […]
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Britain at risk of losing ground to rival fintech and crypto hubs, execs warn
Key Points Britain is at risk of losing budding fintech and cryptocurrency entrepreneurs to rival hubs if it doesn’t work to address pressing challenges with regulation and funding, industry leaders say. The country’s finance watchdog has faced criticisms that it’s become too restrictive of companies seeking to shake up the financial services landscape with digital […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors parse key regional data
Cityscape and Tokyo Tower at sunset, Tokyo, Japan. © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed Wednesday as traders parse a slew of key economic data in the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.14% while the Topix added 0.5%. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.2% and the Kosdaq dipped 0.25%. Australia’s benchmark […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Shock, but not much awe in Trump’s first 100 days
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to mark his 100th day in office, at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, U.S., April 29, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The term “shock and awe” is used to describe a military strategy where rapid dominance is achieved over an adversary by the initial imposition of […]
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Trump’s first 100 days in photos
There is one thing President Donald Trump’s fans and foes can both agree on: A lot has happened over the past 100 days. The Republican president kicked off his nonconsecutive second term on Jan. 20 with a promise to usher in “the golden age of America.” He has wasted no time in implementing his version […]
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