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Why VeriSign Stock Soared Friday
VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) shares took off Friday morning after the company released first-quarter earnings and declared a dividend for the first time. Its solid results also allowed the company to raise revenue guidance for the full year.Investors jumped into what has been one of the big stock market ...The Motley Fool
Fri, Apr 25
Forex
EUR/GBP Price Analysis: Euro steadies near 0.8500 amid mixed signals
The EUR/GBP pair was seen trading near the 0.8500 mark during Friday's session, edging lower intraday yet holding within the mid-range of 0.8511 to 0.8548. Investors appear cautious amid a light macroeconomic backdrop, with the pair moving in sync with subtle shifts in broader market sentiment.
Fxstreet
Fri, Apr 25
Forex
IMF steering committee says Fund must continue to focus on core mandates
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund must continue to focus on its core mandates, including expanding trade and growth, the chair of the Fund's steering committee said on Friday."Addressing global debt vulnerabilities remains a priority for our members, especiall...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Commodities
Japan mulls buying more US corn as part of tariff talks, Nikkei reports
April 25 (Reuters) - Japan is considering increasing its corn imports from the United States as part of trade negotiations over President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, the Nikkei reported on Friday.The U.S. exported $2.8 billion worth of corn to Japan in 2024, to counter an 80% drop in export...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Cryptocurrencies
Saylor Predicts BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Will Be The Biggest ETF In 10 Years
At Bitwise’s Bitcoin Standard Corporations Investors Day, MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor set an audacious marker for the entire exchange-traded fund landscape, declaring that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (ticker: IBIT) will become “the biggest ETF in the world in ten years.” Th...Bitcoinist
Fri, Apr 25
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Ex-CISA boss says Trump actions risk 'dangerously degrading' US cyber defenses
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's purges and apparent acts of retribution aimed at top cyber officials put the nation's digital defenses at risk, the former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a post on...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Stocks
Coursera jumps after Q1 results beat
** Shares of e-learning platform Coursera COUR.N jump 12.4% at $8.65, trading at more than two-month highs ** Co posts Q1 adj. EPS of 12 cents vs analysts' expectations of 8 cents - data compiled by LSEG** Q1 revenue of $179.30 mln beats Wall Street estimate of $175.40 mln ** J.P.Morgan raises P...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Commodities
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins climb on lower inventories
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline profit margins rose by about 40 cents to $14.03 a barrel on Friday supported by lower inventories. Trafigura sold two barges of Eurobob E5 to Litasco.Sahara sold a barge of Eurobob E10 to BP.Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Commodities
PRECIOUS-Gold dips 2% as US-China trade tensions ease, dollar rises
Dollar set for first weekly gain since MarchGold down 1.2% so far this weekSilver heads for third weekly riseBy Brijesh Patel April 25 (Reuters) - Gold prices fell 2% on Friday and were on track for a weekly dip as the dollar rose and signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions after a report that ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Stocks
2 Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy Right Now
The broad market sell-off this year has weighed heavily on technology stocks. While the S&P 500 is down by about 11% from its peak, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is off by about 15%, and this more pronounced pullback isn't surprising considering that investors have become more risk-averse of...The Motley Fool
Fri, Apr 25
Forex
CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar's weekly winning streak sets to end ahead of election
Canadian dollar dips 0.1% against the greenbackFor the week, the loonie was also down 0.1%Retail sales decline 0.4% in February10-year yield eases 2.7 basis points to 3.167%By Fergal Smith TORONTO, April 25 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Friday and was...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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US demands that countries curb trade with China, Italy's finmin says
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The United States is demanding that countries disadvantage trade with China in talks that straddle economics and geopolitics, Italy's finance minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Friday."That too," Giorgetti told reporters in response to a question about ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Other
Education Dept investigates UC Berkeley's foreign funding disclosures
April 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley's foreign funding disclosures, the department said on Friday.The investigation was initiated after a review found those disclosures may be "incomplete or inaccurate,...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Stocks
US STOCKS-Wall Street set for weekly gains with trade signals, earnings in focus
Indexes: Dow down 0.55%, S&P 500 flat, Nasdaq up 0.41%Indexes on pace for weekly gains Alphabet gains after upbeat first-quarter results Intel falls following weak forecast By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Purvi Agarwal April 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were on track for we...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Stocks
Why AppFolio Stock Is Plummeting Today
Shares of AppFolio (NASDAQ: APPF) are tumbling on Friday. The company's stock fell 15.7% as of noon today, but was down as much as 16.9% earlier in the day. The decline comes as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were mostly flat.The software-as-a-service (SaaS) company reported first-quarter results ...The Motley Fool
Fri, Apr 25
Commodities
METALS-Copper sags on tariff turmoil, firmer dollar
By Eric Onstad LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Copper prices eased on Friday as a stronger dollar and uncertainty about demand overshadowed optimism that the United States and China were seeking to restrain their trade war. Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down slightl...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
