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Tesla stock short-sellers raked in $4 billion as Elon Musk and Trump broke up

Short sellers made a killing Thursday as Tesla (TSLA) shares plunged 14%, their steepest single-day drop in over a year, with traders raking in some...

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Lululemon delivers a solid quarter — and the stock still sinks 20% on tariff fears

Shares of Lululemon (LULU), the high-end leggings and “technical apparel” retailer, weredown 20% before Friday’s market open, potentially...

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Tesla stock drops 15% in a week. What's driving it down?

Tesla stock is having a rough week. Shares have fallen more than 15% in the last five days, and were down 9% on Thursday alone. Read more...

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Layoffs are surging as 2025 becomes the year of the pink slip

U.S. employers announced almost 100,000 job cuts in May, up an eye-watering 47% from the same month last year, according to new data released Thursday...

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Dollar Tree results show discount retail is the canary in the coal mine

Dollar Tree (DLTR) just joined Dollar General (DG) and Walmart (WMT) in sending a clear signal about the state of the American consumer: When it comes...

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The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs

For the past two years, it’s been a ghost in the machine of American tech.Read more...

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Dollar General earnings are good news for investors — and bad news for the economy

Dollar General just posted a great quarter. That’s good news for the retailer, and for investors enjoying a 9% pop in the stock price. It just might...

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America is the biggest loser in Trump's trade war, OECD says

The global economy is slowing. In a sharply downgraded forecast released Tuesday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned...

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The tariff truce is teetering as Trump and China trade fresh threats

The fragile U.S.-China tariff truce is showing signs of unraveling. Read more...

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Tourism's perfect storm, Walmart and Costco's gas stations, and Musk leaves DOGE: Business news roundup

On a recent Finnair flight from Helsinki to Los Angeles, something felt off. The economy cabin — typically packed with tourists eager to explore...

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Japan's warning, the trade war's next phase, and Trump Media's Bitcoin buy: Markets news roundup

Demand for Japan’s 40-year government bonds plunged Wednesday to its lowest level since last July, reinforcing fears that appetite for ultra-long...

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Nvidia can't be stopped, Apple falls behind, and the AI data center race: Tech news roundup

When Microsoft (MSFT) pulled the plug on planned data centers in Ohio last month and a Wells Fargo (WFC) report suggested Amazon (AMZN) Web Services...

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Dollar Tree, Lululemon, layoffs, and jobs numbers: What to watch in the stock market this week

It’s a new month, and investors are heading into it amid fresh inflation data and rising pessimism that’s dominating headlines. With the Fed’s...

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Scott Bessent says U.S.-China trade negotiations are 'stalled'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that trade negotiations with China are “a bit stalled,” just weeks after both sides declared a...

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Costco's $1.50 hot dog is still a winner

The $1.50 Costco hot dog — a still point in a turning world, immune to tariffs, inflation, or even Jay Powell — remains the most reliable deal in...

30.05.2025 3

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The trade war enters a new phase: What to watch over the next 10 days

Stocks opened higher Thursday morning after a federal court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, fueling early...

29.05.2025 2

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Stocks roar as a U.S. trade court torches Trump's tariffs

Across the globe, markets are cheering. Read more...

29.05.2025 2

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Best Buy forecast stable tariffs — but a court had already ruled them illegal

It’s been a tough spring for many retailers as consumers have worried about a possible recession and grown wary of constantly shifting trade policy....

29.05.2025 2

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Japan's bond selloff is a warning to the world

On Wednesday, demand for Japan’s 40-year government bonds plunged to its lowest level since last July, reinforcing fears that appetite for...

28.05.2025 2

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The luxury housing market is cracking — and tech-heavy cities are getting hit hardest

Luxury home sales fell 10% in April from a year earlier, according to new data from Redfin (RDFN).Read more...

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Tariffs may fuel inflation — but not for long, Goldman Sachs says

Economists at Goldman Sachs (GS) say the new round of U.S. tariffs will give inflation a temporary bump later this year — but expect the effects to...

27.05.2025 1

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Dow futures jump 500 points after Trump walks back E.U. trade threats

U.S. stock futures soared Tuesday morning, with the S&P 500 rising about 1.3%, Nasdaq futures gaining 1.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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The age of AI layoffs is already here. The reckoning is just beginning

Simplice Fosso opened Slack (CRM) in March and saw a green checkmark next to his team’s name: “✅ automation.” It was small, just an icon and a...

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Target's red flag, Walmart vs. Trump, and Elon Musk vs. Bill Gates: Business news roundup

High-income U.S. consumers are pulling back. Mortgage applications are down, Walmart (WMT) is reporting grocery gains from monied households suddenly...

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Bitcoin's new high, bonds go bananas, and Coinbase joins the S&P 500: Markets news roundup

The U.S. bond market sets the risk-free rate against which every other asset is measured, which is why Ray Dalio calls it “the backbone of all...

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Nvidia on AI chip bans, OpenAI gets Jony Ive, and Google's Gemini in cars: Tech news roundup

Elon Musk thinks Tesla’s (TSLA) Optimus robot will be the “biggest product of all time” now that it can learn new tasks from human...

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Nvidia, Costco, and Fed minutes: What to watch in the stock market this week

With the bond-market selloff spooking investors across the board, stocks finished last week in the red. The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 all fell. Read...

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Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariffs if it doesn't make iPhones in America

President Donald Trump is again escalating pressure on U.S. trade partners – as well as the tech companies caught in the middle. Read more...

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American venture capital is flowing into India like never before. Here's why

A thousand unicorns. That’s how many billion-dollar startups India could produce over the next two decades — and it’s why investors are betting...

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The bond market is breaking. Washington just made it worse

The U.S. bond market sets the risk-free rate against which every other asset is measured, which is why Ray Dalio calls it “the backbone of all...

22.05.2025 8

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Home sales are stuck — and prices are still rising

Home sales are slowing again, and the culprit is no mystery — insert an “in this economy” joke here.Read more...

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Lowe's beats Wall Street on earnings, even as the housing market chills

If Home Depot (HD) raised eyebrows with its muted earnings Tuesday, Lowe’s confirmed the trend Wednesday. The slowdown in home sales is wrecking...

21.05.2025 3

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Baidu's AI cloud soars — but the risks are stacking up

China’s biggest AI player, Baidu (BIDU), beat expectations with a surge in cloud revenue, but its ad business is shrinking, it’s slashing AI...

21.05.2025 10

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Target just sent up a giant red flag about the U.S. consumer

High-income U.S. consumers are pulling back. Mortgage applications are down, Walmart’s (WMT) reporting grocery gains from monied households suddenly...

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Americans are getting priced out of the American dream

For millions of Americans, “someday” is starting to look like “never” as home ownership moves further and further out of reach. Read more...

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Home Depot shows that the housing market chill is hitting hard

On the surface, the picture looks bright – but dig a little deeper and you’ll uncover warning signs. On Tuesday, Home Depot posted Q1 sales rising...

20.05.2025 2

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Home Depot says it won't raise prices because of tariffs

Walmart (WMT) warned last week that tariffs would soon force it to raise prices, but Home Depot (HD) is taking the opposite tack. Read more...

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The Dow drops 300 points as Moody's downgrades U.S. debt and Trump attacks Walmart

U.S. stocks sank early Monday, with the S&P 500 dropping 1% at the open, the Nasdaq sliding 1.3%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 297...

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Trump said Walmart earned billions more than expected. Here's why that's preposterous

President Donald Trump claimed over the weekend that Walmart (WMT) made “BILLIONS OF DOLLARS” more than expected last year. That’s not just...

19.05.2025 3

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Congrats, you own crypto now: Coinbase joins the S&P 500

Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, officially joins the S&P 500 today (May 19), replacing Discover Financial Services (DFS) following its...

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Target, Home Depot, and Zoom: Stocks to watch this week

Last week, surprise news of a temporary and tentative U.S.-China trade deal set stocks roaring from Monday on, though optimism cooled by Friday as...

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Walmart helped keep America's prices low for decades. Now it's leading them higher

Walmart (WMT) has acted as a deflationary force in the U.S. economy for decades, using its massive scale and supply chain dominance — especially...

16.05.2025 3

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Novo Nordisk's CEO is out after the Ozempic maker's stock dropped 50% in a year

Novo Nordisk (NVO) CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen will step down after eight years at the helm of the Danish pharmaceutical giant responsible for the...

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Deere's slump shows the real economy is slowing down

Big tractors, big signals.Read more...

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Trump wants Apple to stop building iPhones in India — just as production ramps up

President Donald Trump is pressuring Apple (AAPL) to pull back from India and move production to the U.S., telling CEO Tim Cook he doesn’t want...

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Walmart warns price hikes are coming as earnings take a hit from tariffs

Walmart (WMT) posted a solid first quarter Thursday — with a big “in this economy” caveat — as digital sales, membership fees, and ad revenue...

15.05.2025 4

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A Saudi AI opportunity worth $1 trillion wins over Wall Street — and boosts Nvidia stock

The next front in the AI arms race isn’t Beijing. It’s in Riyadh, at least according to Wedbush.Read more...

14.05.2025 2

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This isn’t a stock market rally, it’s a scramble

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Tesla's board chair has now sold stock worth more than half-a-billion

Robyn Denholm, the chair of Tesla’s (TSLA) board of directors, sold nearly $200 million worth of Tesla stock in the past six months, per an New York...

13.05.2025 2

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Microsoft is cutting 3% of its workforce with across-the-board layoffs

Microsoft (MSFT) is laying off about 3% of its workforce, its largest headcount cut in more than two years.Read more...

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