Economy
Markets are sure the Fed will cut in September, but the path from there is much murkier
Key Points Friday’s booming rally turned into Monday’s reality check as investors weighed just how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be on lowering interest rates. The implied probability for another cut in October was just 42%. That second cut is about fully priced in for December, but there’s just a 33% expectation for three total […]
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Insider report: The stocks with the biggest recent sales by executives from Circle Internet, Zillow, Applovin and more
A flurry of stock sales were made in names such as Circle Internet Group and Zillow Group last week as company executives and other corporate insiders offloaded their shares. Insider selling is followed by traders who expect the activity could point to deeper troubles at a company, though the motivations can vary. VerityData tracks the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Vital Energy, SolarEdge Technologies, RH & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Vital Energy — The energy company surged 13% after announcing it will be acquired by Crescent energy for $3.1 billion . The deal is expected to close by year-end. MP Materials — Shares of the mining company jumped nearly 7%. While a catalyst wasn’t immediately clear, […]
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Trump questions whether U.S. can ‘do business’ in South Korea ahead of president’s visit
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a press conference at the Presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Ahn Young-joon | Via Reuters President Donald Trump cast doubt Monday on the United States’ ability to do business with South Korea, hours before he was set to host the key trade partner’s […]
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Trump says government will make deals like Intel stake ‘all day long’
President Donald Trump on Monday boasted about the government’s new stake in Intel and said he’s determined to do similar deals. “I will make deals like that for our Country all day long,” the president posted on Truth Social. Trump added that “stupid people” are upset with a move that he said will bring more […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Keurig Dr Pepper, Okta, Intel, Verint Systems and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Keurig Dr Pepper — Shares slid more than 3% after the beverage maker said it would acquire Dutch coffee and tea company JDE Peet’s for around $18 billion. Once the deal is completed, Keurig plans to split its beverage and coffee businesses into two separate, publicly traded […]
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European stocks trade lower; JDE Peet’s shares jump 17%
The Euronext trading exchange building in La Defense business district, west of Paris, on April 7, 2025. Thomas Samson | Afp | Getty Images European markets were lower to start the new trading week Monday as investors assessed the economic outlook after hopes of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut were boosted Friday. The pan-European […]
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From the ‘Big Stay’ to a ‘no-hire, no-fire’ freeze, labor markets are seeing sizable shifts
Casarsaguru | E+ | Getty Images Millions of workers left their jobs during the “Great Resignation” of the Covid-19 pandemic, but economic insecurity and uncertainty have once more turned the tides of the labor market toward the “Great Stay.” Economists coined the term to refer to fewer employees leaving jobs, and fewer employers hiring or […]
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Airline bookings haven’t moved with the times. That’s about to change
In June, my children and I flew from Singapore to Texas to visit family. Several weeks later, we met up with my husband in New York City. Then I flew, solo, back to Asia, later followed by my husband. Eventually the kids returned with a set of grandparents in tow. All in, our summer trip […]
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Putin and Zelenskyy have ‘no meeting planned,’ Russian official Lavrov says
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025. Majid Asgaripour | Via Reuters Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov threw cold water on the possibility of an imminent meeting taking place between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying that no […]
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