Economy
Crypto regulation stumbles in Congress for a second day
Representative Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, center, speaks to members of the media in Statuary Hall of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images The future of a trio of crypto regulation bills was in limbo late Wednesday, after the second day of […]
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United Airlines issues new 2025 forecast as CEO says ‘world is less uncertain’
A United Airlines Boeing 757 departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to New York on Sept. 19, 2024. Kevin Carter | Getty Images United Airlines‘ second-quarter earnings beat estimates and its CEO said travel demand is picking upafter a rocky start to 2025. United expects to post adjusted earnings of between $9 and […]
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Shares of gun seller GrabAGun — backed by Donald Trump Jr. — tank after NYSE trading debut
Donald Trump Jr. rings the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the Texas-based firearm e-commerce platform GrabAGun where Trump is a member of the board on July 16, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Shares of the online firearms retailer GrabAGun — whose shareholders and board members […]
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Expect tariff ‘cascade’ effect across slowing global economy, top UN official warns
The leading arm of the United Nations’ organization focused on trade and development, UNCTAD, said President Trump’s tariff policies are already creating new costs and disruptions in the global supply chain, and for less developed nations that trade with the U.S., the worst economic fallout hasn’t hit yet. “We already see a disruption in the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Morgan Stanley, ASML, Johnson & Johnson, SolarEdge and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Morgan Stanley — Shares fell 3.6% despite the financial institution beating second-quarter estimates. Morgan Stanley earned $2.13 per share and saw $16.79 billion in revenue, while analysts anticipated earnings of $1.96 a share and $16.07 billion in revenue, per LSEG. SolarEdge Technologies – Shares plummeted more […]
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Trump denies that he plans to fire Powell: ‘Highly unlikely’
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and U.S. President Donald Trump. Craig Hudson | Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Hours after President Donald Trump told a room full of Republican lawmakers that he will fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, he denied plans to do that. “We’re not planning on doing it,” he said. “It’s highly […]
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EU proposes raising defense funding in 2-trillion-euro budget
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talking to media at the end of a bilateral meeting in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter on July 13, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images The European Union’s executive arm on Wednesday put forward a proposal for a […]
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Wholesale inflation measure was unchanged in June
A measure of wholesale prices showed no change in June, providing a conflicting sign over whether tariffs threaten to boost inflation in the coming months. The producer price index was flat, according to seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for an increase […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Goldman Sachs, ASML, Diageo, Johnson & Johnson and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Bank of America — Shares popped 1.5% after the bank earned 89 cents per share for the second quarter, beating the consensus forecast of 86 cents a share from analysts polled by LSEG. But revenue came in at $26.61 billion, slightly below the $26.72 billion figure […]
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Why defensive names and bitcoin could be solid plays over the next six months
ETF Edge Why defensive names and bitcoin could be solid plays over the next six months Published Wed, Jul 16 20257:30 AM EDT Siena Griffin@siena_griffin WATCH LIVE Source
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