President Donald Trump's trade war has created the biggest uncertainty for U.S. airlines since the COVID pandemic. While Delta Air Lines and Frontier have withdrawn their full-year outlook, United has offered two different earnings forecasts. "It kind of really shows a lack of conviction," said Brian Mulberry, client portfolio manager at Zacks Investment Management, which holds shares of United.
Surging U.S. tariffs will weaken the global economy and push up inflation this year, according to projections to be released next week by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, said Thursday that the Trump administration’s sharp increases in duties have caused global uncertainty to spike. The import taxes will slow global growth, but not cause a worldwide recession, she added.
Traders saw the all-clear on Thursday from the European Central Bank to bet on even steeper interest rate cuts ahead, confident the central bank will ease policy further if trade tensions dent a fragile economy. The ECB cut rates by 25 basis points (bps) for a seventh time this cycle to 2.25%, to bolster an already struggling euro zone economy facing a large hit from U.S. tariffs that have whipsawed markets since President Donald Trump's April 2 reciprocal tariffs. The euro weakened and government bond yields across the bloc fell sharply as traders reacted to the dovish ECB message.
Former Galaxy, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan executive Richard Kim faces securities and wire fraud charges after allegedly gambling away "nearly all" of his investors' funds.
Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman said Thursday that 'a fast resolution' to President Trump's tariff talks with other countries is critical to keep the economy on a 'growth path.'
UnitedHealth stock was under pressure early Thursday after the company slashed its profit outlook following results its CEO called "unusual and unacceptable."
It's been difficult to draw buyers back into the housing market, with a pronounced mismatch between buyers and sellers.
Nvidia stock continued its slide on Thursday bringing market cap losses since it disclosed new export controls to more than $250 billion.
Chagee sold 14.7 million ADS at the top of its marketed range of $26 to $28 per share to raise $411 million, in the biggest listing for a Chinese consumer company since vaping firm RLX Technology's $1.4 billion IPO in January 2021, according to Dealogic data. The market reaction signals sustained investor appetite for Chinese IPOs on U.S. exchanges at a time when two of the world's biggest economies are engaged in a full-on trade war.
Shares of steel wire manufacturer Insteel (NYSE:IIIN) jumped 11.9% in the morning session after the company reported impressive first-quarter 2025 (fiscal Q2) results, which significantly blew past analysts' sales, EPS and EBITDA estimates.
