Mar 19, 2025 | Markets
The Federal Reserve needs to make it clear at its policy meeting this week that it may have to cut rates if there are continuing signs that the economy is slowing, according to Mohamed El-Erian. For now, the Fed should postpone rate cuts while also avoiding raising...
Mar 19, 2025 | Markets
Cheerios maker General Mills Inc. cut its guidance for fiscal 2025 sales in a sign of slowing consumer spending across the US. Organic sales are expected to fall as much as 2% this year, the company said on Wednesday. General Mills, which is now in its fourth quarter,...
Mar 18, 2025 | Markets
Meta Platforms Inc. tumbled into negative territory for the year on Tuesday, becoming the last of the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks to lose its year-to-date gain. The Facebook parent fell 3.7%, extending a recent selloff that now has it down 0.5% for 2025. The...
Mar 18, 2025 | Markets
ESG fund bosses battered by years of underperforming returns are rapidly redefining their mandates to make room for highly lucrative defense bets. Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and through the end of the fourth quarter of last year, the share of sustainable...
Mar 18, 2025 | Markets
Most of the so-called memecoins that are flooding the $2.6 trillion cryptocurrency space will probably end up “worthless,” according to Cathie Wood. The combination of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence is creating “millions” of meme cryptocurrencies...
Mar 18, 2025 | Markets
Investors have slashed holdings of US equities by the most on record, according to Bank of America Corp.’s latest survey, underscoring the massive rotation that’s underway in global markets. Fund managers reported being about 23% underweight in US stocks — a plunge of...
