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USD/CAD edges lower around 1.3870 during Thursday’s Asian session, after climbing roughly 0.50% in the previous day. The pair is under pressure as the US Dollar (USD) weakens following the Federal Reserve’s April Beige Book, which pointed to deteriorat…

The Australian Dollar (AUD) remains steady on Thursday following two consecutive days of losses. The AUD/USD pair could see gains as the US Dollar (USD) faces pressure after the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Beige Book suggested weakening economic conditions.

President Trump has said his punishing tariffs would force companies to build factories in the United States. But it is far from clear that they will have the effects he predicted.

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Tech-infrastructure giant IBM on Wednesday offered a solid sales outlook despite worries about the impact of a global trade war on the economy and tech spending, but its shares still fell after hours.

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Southwest pulls guidance for this year and the next amid economic uncertainty and concerns about lower travel demand.

Employee engagement at work fell in 2024, fueled by a drop in engagement among managers, according to Gallup’s new State of the Workplace report.

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A slowing economy, an independent Fed: What’s not to like?

Markets are signaling doubt about whether the U.S. economy will end up in recession, despite investors’ fears over President Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs.

At Semafor’s 2025 World Economy Summit on Wednesday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said he believes Netflix’s long-term goal to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalization is possible if the streaming giant continues to perform well. Sarandos said, “In …

Market holds on to big gains for second day thanks to softening rhetoric on tariffs. Gold and oil fall.

Raucous debate clarified the national defense case for strategic tariffs, but it’s hard to argue for a worldwide tariff war

The Trump administration’s tariff policies could impact the country’s stature, according to Griffin.

Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions, most of which focuses on the economy’s general overview, inflation, and employment.

The U.S. economy got a short-term boost from buyers trying to avoid tariffs.

At an IMF event, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said that the central bank must take the risk to economic growth from global trade disruption very seriously.

The British government is hoping to reach an agreement with the United States to soften the economic blow British businesses are facing from higher tariffs.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their missions.

The tobacco giant raised profit guidance for the year, betting on the booming sales of the nicotine pouches.

The billionaire entrepreneur sees Trump’s hard-line trade policies as reflecting the views of a “fairly small elite [group] of people around” him.

Volatility has plagued stocks in recent months, and major indexes are down since Trump’s election in November.

Pessimism rises to levels last seen during pandemic

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their missions.

A shocking company is a new favorite play for bleak economic times.

The World Economic Forum, which runs an annual gathering of elites in Davos, Switzerland, says its board has given its unanimous support for an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct by founder Klaus Schwab.The statement from the Gen…

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In the months since he took office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has broken with decades of U.S. economic policy and upended global trade. Since the end of World War II, tariffs, or import taxes, have been relatively low in the United States. In the early 2010s, goods imported to the U.S. were taxed […]

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Buy stocks like STLD, ANDE and IPI for steady returns as the focus shifts to the impact of the Trump administration’s policies on the materials sector.

In an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel noted that the world economy is in a very delicate situation and said that they need to have a better understanding of how to find…

24/7 Wall St. Insights Last year, U.S. drivers spent an average of 43 hours sitting in traffic. Delays cost the average U.S. driver $771 in lost productivity throughout the year. New York and Chicago rank among the worst congested cities worldwide. The most congested city is in Europe. Also: Discover the next Nvidia Anyone driving […]

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