S&P 500 trades higher Friday following a brief intraday sell-off on Trump-Zelenskyy spat: Live updates – CNBC

The trader works on the New York Stock Exchange floor on December 18, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stocks were able to rise on Friday after President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Voldymee Zelenkie made a brief pullback following a clash at the elliptical office. S&P 500 0.6% has been added. Dow Jones Industrial […]
‘We want our munyun’: WNBA player demands higher salaries despite league losing estimated $40M in 2024

WNBA player Natasha Cloud says the WNBA needs to learn from a new women's basketball league called Unrivaled and they need to pay players a high salary. Cloud commented at a press conference after a match for The Phantom, a newly formed three 3-3 league team. Unralied's schedule is intentionally made on an eight-week schedule […]
USDCAD moves higher after Trump confirms tariffs to start in March. – ForexLive

USDCAD Technology usdcad skyrocketed yesterday, Re-enter the “red box”a key integration range including price action from December to early February (See the chart above). Within this range, the pair initially spiked higher supporters Trump's announcement on 25% tariffs on Canadian imports Early February. However, after the same day's tariffs were postponed, Prices have returned to […]
Social Security announces higher payments for millions of forme workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3.2 million Social Security Beneficiaries who have received pensions from their days as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will soon boost their profits. Most people will receive one-time retroactive payments by the end of March, and new monthly payments will begin in April, the agency said. […]
Fed minutes show tariffs factored into concerns about higher inflation

Fox Business Correspondent Gerri Willis reports on the impact of tariffs on home builders and categorizes the latest housing data. Federal Reserve policymakers have noted the potential impact of changes in trade policy, such as higher tariffs, which contribute to concerns about high inflation in minutes from the latest conference. Minutes released Wednesday from a […]
Trump’s GOP Approval Rating Is 99 Points Higher than McConnell’s

Republican President Donald Trump's approval rating is 99 points higher than Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), according to CNN analyst Harry Enten. This difference underlines the decline in McConnell's power in the Senate. Over the past few weeks, McConnell has worked with Democrats to vote against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National […]
National retailers warn of higher prices with reciprocal tariffs

The National Retail Federation (NRF) warns that higher prices will soon hit Americans as President Trump signs mutual tariffs of foreign trade partners. “We support the President's efforts to reduce trade barriers and imbalances, but the scale of this intake is large and will seriously destroy the supply chain.” said in a statement. “It will […]
US inflation rose 3% in January, higher than expected

US consumer prices were higher than expected in January. This is because inflation showed little signs of weakening and intimidating hope for short-term interest rate cuts. The consumer price index rose 0.5% last month. It rose from 0.4% growth in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. Over the 12 months from January to […]
European stocks close higher after Trump imposes fresh tariffs – CNBC

European stocks are high Europe's Stoxx 600 The index was closed in Green for its second session on Tuesday and has been doing widely positive runs so far in February. Germany's Dachshund And France's CAC40 Due to the UK delay, it was 0.56% and 0.28% higher, respectively FTSE 100an increase of 0.11%. Stock chart iconStock […]
Asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth in 2032 just got higher – but don’t panic | Asteroids

It may not be the Apocalypse trailed by Netflix dramas, but astronomers have significantly increased the chances of a direct hit from the giant asteroid currently heading towards Earth. According to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Research (CNEOS), the possibility of a 2032 space rock strike is a somewhat modest name 2024. Calculated to […]