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CHONGQING, CHINA - APRIL 26: In this photo illustration, the logo of Block, Inc. is displayed on a ... More smartphone screen, with the company's colorful cube branding visible in the background, on April 26, 2025, in Chongqing, China. Block, formerly known as Square, Inc., is an American technology conglomerate with a focus on financial services, mobile payments, and digital cryptocurrency solutions. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Getty Images Block Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) (previously Square), a fintech enterprise offering digital payment solutions, point-of-sale systems, and an expanding suite of financial...

Oil prices tumbled more than 2% on Monday over expectations of a supply boost from OPEC+, while trade war-sparked demand worries linger. West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) futures fell more than on Wednesday to trade near $57 a barrel, while Brent crude (BZ=F), the international benchmark, also dropped to near $60 per barrel. Prices declined after members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries on Saturday agreed to boost production levels next month by the same increase as in May. Wall Street anticipates the cartel will likely raise output in July...

SYMBOL - 28 January 2025, Baden-Württemberg, Rottweil: The Booking.com application app for booking ... More travel accommodation, flights and rental cars can be seen on the display of an iPhone. Photo: Silas Stein/dpa (Photo by Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images)dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) outperformed a sluggish market in 2025, with its stock increasing by 3% even as the S&P 500 experienced a 5% decline. The company disclosed robust Q1 results, reporting revenue that rose 8% year-over-year to $4.76 billion, surpassing the $4.59 billion estimate....

President Donald Trump hit the motion picture industry hard on Sunday by announcing a 100% tariff on "any and all movies" produced outside of the United StatesIn a Truth Social post, Trump said the "movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death.""Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States," the president wrote on the platform. "Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated."The Republican said that his plans to institute a tariff are in...

Benchmark stock market indices extended gains after a strong opening on Monday. The BSE Sensex was trading 516.47 points higher at 81,018.46, while the NSE Nifty50 was up 170.15 points to 24,516.85 at 10:37 am.Most of the broader market indices also gained during the session, indicating the positive momentum on Dalal Street.Here are the three major reasons why the stock market is rising today:Foreign investor reversal sparks momentum After being aggressive sellers earlier this year, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have flipped to strong buyers over the past few weeks. In...

Benchmark stock markets are likely to open on a strong footing Monday, buoyed by easing global trade tensions, upbeat US jobs data, and a consistent wave of foreign investor inflows.Gift Nifty futures indicate a firm start for the Nifty50 and it is likely to open above Friday’s close of 24,346.It is worth noting that the BSE Sensex and Nifty50 ended last week with their longest winning streak of 2025, bolstered by optimism surrounding a potential India-US trade agreement and broader strength in global equities. Meanwhile, US markets ended higher on...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have opened with a tinge of caution on Sunday evening US time after benchmark indices registered their longest winning streak in 20 years last week, recovering all the losses made from US President Donald Trump's tariff war in the process. The Dow futures are currently down 125 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 25 points and 90 points respectively. Watch this space for all the live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have opened with...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have opened with a tinge of caution on Sunday evening US time after benchmark indices registered their longest winning streak in 20 years last week, recovering all the losses made from US President Donald Trump's tariff war in the process. The Dow futures are currently down 125 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 25 points and 90 points respectively. Watch this space for all the live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have opened with...

To say that many people are questioning their investment strategies would be an understatement. The recent stock market turmoil brought on by the Trump administration's tariff announcements is causing investors to wonder if it's best to take their money out of the market right now. When things feel so uncertain, it can be helpful to look to the past for some insight. Over the last 150 years, there have been 19 stock market crashes (when stocks fell by 20% or more), and five of those have been very severe, according...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A historic divergence is unfolding across asset classes, with gold surging to its best presidential-term start since Gerald Ford while U.S. stocks post their worst performance since the same era, and Bank of America's chief strategist Michael Hartnett says investors are increasingly betting on policy shifts to rescue the market from soft macroeconomic headwinds. In a note shared Friday, Hartnett outlined how the "second 100 days" of Donald Trump's 2025 presidency could bring...