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Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen, but Donald Trump smashed that precedent in the first quarter of this year with more than 3,600 buy and sell orders, many of them involving companies whose profits have been directly impacted by his decisions as head of the government. Among the Trump trades in a recent report filed with a federal ethics agency was as much as $6 million in Nvidia, whose advanced chips Trump approved for sale to China last year. “If he were defense secretary, he would be committing a crime,” said Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics adviser in the George W. Bush administration and a big critic of congressional trading, too.

Cisco and Lumentum delivered better-than-expected earnings results this quarter, and their valuations reflect Wall Street’s optimism.

Trump says tariffs would have stopped Taiwan’s semiconductor boom — but the history of TSMC tells a far more American story.

MEXICO CITY, May 19 (Reuters) - General Motors said on Tuesday it would start assembling the Chevrolet Groove and Aveo in Mexico for sale in the local market, although the company will continue to

The Home Depot Inc (HD) reports a 4.8% revenue increase despite challenges in margins and discretionary spending.

U.S. stocks retreated as investors debate tech valuations and worry that a prolonged Iran conflict will keep oil prices rising, pushing up inflation. The global bond selloff is intensifying, putting pressure on government finances and market valuations. Yields on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes rose for a third straight day, hitting their highest closing level since January 2025.

Walmart shares have been on a run heading into the company’s Q1 earnings on May 20. But options data suggests WMT stock will push further up after the quarterly print.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) just got the kind of analyst note that doesn't often appear on a dividend-paying megacap. On the evening of Thursday, May 14, HSBC analyst Stephen Bersey upgraded Cisco to Buy from Hold and raised his price target to $137 from $77, according to a note carried by Investing.com ...

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This quarter, we grew revenue 42% and transaction revenue held steady year-over-year, even as trading volume declined more than 50% due to softness in the broader crypto market. The price of Bitcoin is down roughly 30% since our IPO, and we are tied to that cycle.

The Toronto miner’s investment in the Hope Bay project revives a mine in Canada’s Arctic that China had hoped to run.

TJX Cos., owner of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, will report earnings on Wednesday. Shares traded up going into the report.

<p>Japanese stocks are having their best year in decades, with the Nikkei 225 up 24% and <a href="https://www.etf.com/EWJ"><strong>EWJ</strong></a> delivering 41% over the past 12 months. Prime Minister Takaichi’s economic reforms, a GDP beat, and a weaker yen are fueling a rally that’s making U.S. markets look pedestrian by comparison.</p>

Analysts expect that Target’s earnings per share will climb more than 12% from the year-ago period to $1.47.

The NextEra Energy (NEE) and Dominion Energy (D) merger likely faces a lengthy regulatory review in

<p>The world's most valuable company reports Wednesday. Here's what's at stake for VOO, QQQ, and the AI trade.</p>

Cerebras Systems’ explosive IPO has pushed its valuation near the $100 billion threshold, driven entirely by a market vote of confidence in its revolutionary architecture rather than current financials.

Yahoo Finance Breaking Business News Reporter Jake Conley and Senior Markets Reporter Ines Ferré gauge the recent climb in the bond market (^TYX, ^TNX, ^FVX) as Treasury yields react to the latest inflation worries and speculation as to whether the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates under new chairman Kevin Warsh.

Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain CAVA (NYSE:CAVA) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday after market hours. Here’s what you need to know.

Crypto is moving deeper into the US financial system as Washington debates how far digital asset companies should be allowed to operate like traditional banks without becoming banks themselves. A growing number of crypto companies have secured or applied for federal trust bank charters in recent ...

Electronic measurement provider Keysight (NYSE:KEYS) will be announcing earnings results this Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what to expect.

Alphabet's AI research subsidiary, Google DeepMind, has finalized a deal to recruit more than 20 researchers from AI ‌startup Contextual AI and license its technology, Bloomberg News reported ‌on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. DeepMind has agreed to pay about $100 million to ​Contextual as part of the agreement, while Contextual's co-founder and CEO Douwe Kiela is among those joining DeepMind, according to the report. Google and Contextual did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ:MDB) saw Bank of America raise its price target on the database software company ahead of its upcoming first quarter earnings report, citing continued confidence in demand trends and execution across its cloud and on-premise offerings. Bank of America reiterated its ‘Buy’...

$2.6 Billion That's the size of the new stake Berkshire Hathaway took in Delta Air Lines in the first quarter. Warren Buffett had a tortured relationship with airline investments as the conglomerate’s longtime chief executive.

These megacap tech companies are poised to register meaningful gains from the successes of SpaceX.

Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots including OpenAI free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp in Europe, but will start charging them ‌once they hit a limit, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. The details of ‌the offer, previously unreported, come as Mark Zuckerberg's tech and social media giant that also controls Facebook, looks to appease increasingly tough EU regulators ​that are tightening the screws on Big Tech. Meta submitted its proposal to EU antitrust regulators last week after the European Commission said it was considering an order requiring the firm to provide rivals access to WhatsApp until it wraps up an ongoing investigation into the case.

<body><p>STORY: Home Depot on Tuesday said Americans are scaling back on large home remodeling projects as they grapple with economic uncertainty and a subdued housing market.</p><p>:: Home Depot handout</p><p>The big box retailer kicked off a big week of corporate earnings results by beating both sales and profit estimates, but warned that its customers remain cautious.</p><p>U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a record low in early May as the war in Iran fanned inflation pressures and strained household finances.</p><p>That's kept spending on home improvement projects muted amid elevated mortgage rates and high home prices.</p><p>:: Home Depot handout</p><p>Going forward, Home Depot expects both sales and profit to be in the range of flat to a small rise.</p><p>The company said elevated fuel costs are also pressuring the business through both transportation and input expenses, but noted that tariff refunds could help significantly.</p><p>Results from fellow U.S. retailers this week are likely to shed more light on the state of the consumer.</p><p>Rival Lowe's and big-box retailer Target are set to report on Wednesday, followed on Thursday by sector bellwether Walmart.</p></body>

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