News
Important Only
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar under pressure and all eyes on Treasuries as U.S. fiscal anxiety rises
Dollar heads for first weekly loss in five weeks 30-yr Treasury yields ease from highs, but still above 5%Japanese 30-year yields retreat from all-time highU.S. stock futures dip as Bitcoin holds near all-time peakBy Naomi Rovnick, Stella Qiu LONDON/SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - The dollar headed fo...Reuters
Fri, May 23
Worried About Tariffs? Home Depot Says It Won't Raise Prices.
Will they or won't they? That's the question on investors' and shoppers' minds alike as retailers start outlining their strategies to deal with tariffs. Walmart said last week that it would need to raise some prices, but it provided a broad outline of how it would seek to minimize the price hikes th...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Privatization — Stocks Soar, but Homebuyers May Suffer
TradingKey - On Wednesday, May 21, U.S. President Donald Trump reignited the push to end the government conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest mortgage lenders in the United States, and move toward full privatization.TradingKey
Fri, May 23
Investing for the Long Term: 1 Unstoppable Vanguard ETF to Buy and Hold Forever
The Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that exclusively holds large-cap stocks. It has outperformed the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) each year, on average, since it was founded in 2004, mainly because it holds much larger positions in high-flying tech giants such as Nvi...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
3 No-Brainer Artificial Intelligence (AI) Growth Stocks to Buy With $250 Right Now
With more and more capital going into artificial intelligence (AI) development and infrastructure, and investors growing increasingly excited about the tech's potential impact on various businesses, stocks connected to the trend have been some of the market's biggest winners over the last two and a ...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
BYD Surpasses Tesla in European EV Sales for First Time – Is the Throne Shifting?
TradingKey - On May 22, UK consulting firm JATO Dynamics released data showing that in April, BYD’s pure electric vehicle (EV) sales in 28 European countries exceeded those of U.S. rival Tesla for the first time.TradingKey
Fri, May 23
LIVE MARKETS-STOXX 600 advances, heads for weekly rise
STOXX 600 up 0.3%Miners, energy lead gainersWall Street futures higherWelcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comSTOXX 600 ADVANCES, HEADS FOR WEEKLY RISEEurope's STOXX 600 i...Reuters
Fri, May 23
2 Growth Stocks Billionaires Are Piling Into
Growth stocks are one of the best tools to build wealth for retirement. These are the stocks of innovators and forward-looking companies that are investing in massive market opportunities that can deliver multibagger returns.Investors can get great ideas about which growth stocks to buy by simply fo...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
Where Will Walmart Stock Be in 5 Years?
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) stock has traded for more than half a century. It enriched numerous investors as it emerged from its roots in rural Arkansas to become the world's largest retailer, still managing to sell more than e-commerce giant Amazon.Now, with a market cap of approximately $780 billion, high...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
Quantum Computing Stocks Are on Fire! IonQ Soars 35% in a Day as CEO Bets on Becoming the "Quantum Nvidia"
TradingKey - On Thursday, the U.S. stock market experienced a frenzy for quantum computing concepts, with IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) leading the sector with a surge of 35%. Following closely were companies like D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS) and Rigetti (NASDAQ: RGTI).
TradingKey
Fri, May 23
2 Top Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy in 2025
Quantum computing is an incredibly promising technology. It could unlock new ways to solve some of the world's most complex problems. Multiple companies are investing heavily in this arms race, and businesses of all sizes are vying for quantum computing supremacy.While some of the start-ups are intr...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
CATL and Hengrui’s HK IPOs — Enter a “Hong Kong Revaluation 2.0” Era?
TradingKey - The strong market performance of two Chinese industry leaders — Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL, 3750.HK) and Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (1276.HK) — following their Hong Kong IPOs has once again drawn global attention to the Hong Kong capital market.TradingKey
Fri, May 23
Billionaire Dan Loeb Sold His Fund's Entire Stake in Tesla and Is Piling Into Wall Street's Preeminent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock
The month of May has been packed with pivotal data releases. We've had no shortage of earnings reports from influential businesses, a Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting, and countless updates on tariff and trade policy from President Donald Trump and his administration.But amid this sea o...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
1 Vanguard Index Fund Could Turn $500 per Month Into a $911,700 Portfolio That Pays $16,900 in Annual Dividend Income
The median annual earnings for full-time workers ages 25 to 34 was $58,500 during the first quarter, according to the Labor Department. So, after-tax earnings would be about $44,000 in the worst-case scenario. Financial planners generally recommend saving 20% of after-tax earnings for retirement.Tha...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
The Smartest Dividend Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
The data on dividend stocks makes a clear case. Over the past 50 years, dividend payers in the S&P 500 have outperformed non-dividend payers by more than 2-to-1, with a 9.2% average annual return compared to 4.3%, according to data from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds. However, within that gro...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
60% of Workers Today Worry About Reduced Social Security Benefits. Here's How Likely They Are
An ideal retirement, financially speaking, is generally one where you have multiple income streams at your disposal. Yet many Americans reach retirement age without money saved and without an income source to fall back on other than Social Security.The average retired worker on Social Security colle...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
My 2 Favorite Stocks to Buy Right Now
Retail businesses have faced their share of challenges in recent years, from supply chain disruptions to rising inflation, and in more recent times, concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's import tariffs. Any pressure on prices represents a headwind for these players in two ways: They ...The Motley Fool
Fri, May 23
BNP Paribas Exane cuts NN to 'neutral'; expects slower growth of capital generation
** BNP Paribas Exane downgrades Dutch insurer Nationale-Nederlanden NN.AS to "neutral" from "outperform", saying it expects slower growth of organic capital and free cash flow** "We expect NN's capital markets day on 27 May will set OCG and FCF targets of 2.1 billion euros, a...Reuters
Fri, May 23
KGHM shares rise after Polish finance minister announces copper tax cut
** Shares of Poland's biggest copper miner KGHM KGH.WA rise 3% after the Polish finance minister said the copper mining tax will be decreased starting from 2026** "This is positive news, especially since the tax reduction will also apply to years after 2027," Trigon analyst Michał Kozak ...Reuters
Fri, May 23
Japan's Nikkei pares weekly loss on lower US yields, softer yen
TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rallied on Friday, supported by falling U.S. Treasury yields and a weaker yen, but still lost ground for the week.The gauge .N225 closed up 0.5%, trimming its five-day slide to 1.6%, the first weekly decline in more than a month.The broader ...Reuters
Fri, May 23
