Apr 25, 2026 | Markets
There are lots of things that can move the stock market, from economic data, to Federal Reserve pronouncements, to corporate developments. But for the past 15 months, traders’ fortunes have been largely tethered to the whims of a single person: President Donald Trump....
Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
One by one, high-conviction trades on Wall Street are falling out of favor. USO, the biggest US ETF tracking crude oil, is on pace for its steepest monthly outflow since 2009. SOXX, one of the largest semiconductor funds, is poised for its second-largest weekly...
Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
Intel Corp. shares hit a record high after the chipmaker delivered a sales forecast that shattered Wall Street expectations, showing that it’s finally benefiting from a boom in AI spending. Revenue will be $13.8 billion to $14.8 billion in the June quarter, the...
Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
US consumer sentiment fell in April from a month earlier to a record low, reflecting worries around the economic fallout from the Iran war. The University of Michigan’s final April sentiment index dropped to 49.8 this month from 53.3 in March. While that was slightly...
Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
The arid Persian Gulf is hardly the world’s breadbasket. Yet the conflict in the region is sending shockwaves through the global food industry — from growers to packaging firms and distributors — with major implications for food security and living standards. The war...
