Week in Review Asian equities were mixed but mostly lower this week though the Shanghai Composite managed a gain of +1.52% while the Hang Seng lost -3%. It was a big week for economic releases as China announced Q1 GDP growth above 5%, beating most…
A person lit themself on fire Friday outside of the Manhattan courthouse where Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial is taking place, witnesses and police sources told Business Insider.The incident unfolded inside a barricaded area across the street from the Manhattan criminal courthouse where a full jury had just been selected…
By Rodrigo Campos (Reuters) – Stronger macroeconomic policy is partly behind the resilience of economies across Latin America and the Caribbean, the International Monetary Fund said Friday in its regional review of the Western Hemisphere. The fund however warned that growth rates remain lackluster and investment levels remain historically low.…
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated two of the most commonly used “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law, in a bid to clean up properties across the United States that are contaminated with the toxic compounds. The highly anticipated rule…
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will unveil in the coming days guidelines for the use of carbon offsets inside and outside of government to build confidence in the market and ensure credits reflect real emissions cuts, the top U.S. climate diplomat said on Friday. It follows…
EUR/GBP is in a sideways trend that has lasted for three months. This trend is expected to extend, but at what point would a breakout from the range be assessed as occurring? How far would such breakouts be expected to travel? EUR/GBP price is in a sideways trend which has…
Men and women can be inaccurate, the numbers are rarely off base.…
Editor's Choice
Home Depot’s rental department continues to battle the theft of its heavy…
Just In
Tesla sent some laid-off staff a new severance offer with additional pay and…
POLITICS
View MoreJohnson speaks out after Democrats vote with him on foreign aid bill House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters after a bipartisan group of lawmakers voted to advance a bill that provides aid to Ukraine and Israel. Several hardline Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, were opposed to the bill. Republicans may move to oust him as House Speaker for allowing the vote. The final vote on the bill could happen as soon as Saturday.
The US Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on two organizations on Friday for fundraising on behalf of two violent Israeli extremists in the West Bank. The two groups –…
The Biden administration on Friday adopted a tightlipped approach that reflected US officials’ desire to keep a level of distance from Israel’s decision to strike back against Iran in what…
Hear why Trump might no longer have power to save Johnson House members are lobbying Speaker Mike Johnson to raise the threshold to trigger the procedure to oust the speaker.…
Markets
View MoreThe Mexican Peso recovers after data shows a rise in Retail Sales in February. The Peso had weakened in a…
Finance
View MoreEvery weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. Both…
We Recommend
In the first quarter of 2024, spot trading volumes of the top…
Investing
Oil prices jumped overnight after explosions were reported near the Iranian city of Isfahan, but those gains dissipated Friday as officials sought to play down the latest escalation in Middle East tensions. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was down 0.4% at $86.8 per barrel, having earlier spiked more than 3%.…
Economy
Calling the state of the U.S. jobs market these days stable seems…
Fintech
S&P Global cut its rating for Israel on Thursday as tensions in…