This holiday-shortened week was anything but short on action! The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs, but what is really driving the market? In this essential recap, expert Mary Ellen McGonagle dives into the sectors and stocks making big moves. She’ll reveal why energy and financial stocks are heating up, discuss the surge in biotech and regional ...
Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Iowa on Thursday night, President Donald Trump announced that the military flight team that launched the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities will be honored at the White House on Independence Day. Trump said that he took issue with early media reports suggesting that the strikes on Iran only partially damaged the targets because ...
In a year when the U.S. consumer has been weighed down by economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and inflation, Black entrepreneurs are eager to get to the Essence Festival of Culture to connect with their core customers. “Essence Fest is like my Black Friday,” said Rochelle Ivory, owner of beauty brand On the Edge Baby Hair. “It is my biggest sales ...
LOS ANGELES – Clayton Kershaw has joined an exclusive club. The longtime Los Angeles Dodgers ace is the 20th pitcher in baseball history to strike out 3,000 batters. Kershaw, a 37-year-old lefty, reached the milestone when he struck out Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, July 2 at Dodger Stadium. A 10-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young ...
Hal Finney, the famous cryptographer and the first ever recipient of a Bitcoin transaction, foresaw a prominent future for BTC. In 2010, he envisioned the development of Bitcoin-backed banks and the status of BTC beyond a mere asset. Now, after fifteen years, that prediction is taking shape in 2015. What Did Hal Finney Predict in The post Hal Finney’s 2010 ...
A prominent Catholic Church leader and ally of Pope Leo XIV has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, describing the rounding up and deportation of immigrants as “inhumane” and “morally repugnant.” McElroy was appointed to lead the archdiocese in the US capital by Pope Francis in January, the month of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. He was among the more ...
Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding has launched a bid to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., who announced that he will not seek re-election next year. ‘I’m a husband, father, businessman, and Omaha City Councilman. Today, I am announcing my run for Congress in NE-02 to make America more like its Heartland and to make the next 250 years ...
Microsoft said Wednesday that it will lay off about 9,000 employees. The move will affect less than 4% of its global workforce across different teams, geographies and levels of experience, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. The announcement comes on the second day of Microsoft’s 2026 fiscal year. Executives at the Redmond, Washington-based company typically unveil reorganizations at ...
Hairston is being accused of sexual assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and obtained by USA TODAY Sports, alleges on the night of March 24, 2021, Hairston came to the women’s dorm room uninvited. She says she first met Hairston earlier in 2021 outside their shared ...
Oil Prices Rebound After Trump’s Criticism of Fed Chair Powell On April 22, 2025, oil prices rebound experienced a modest rebound following a significant drop the previous day. The initial decline was triggered by President Donald Trump’s renewed criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which unsettled financial markets and raised concerns about the central bank’s independence. Market Reaction to ...
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) rolled out a bold new push into tokenized equities on Monday (June 30), announcing the launch of commission-free stock tokens for EU customers. The Menlo Park-based brokerage said the tokens will trade 24 hours a day, five days a week, via a partnership with blockchain firm Arbitrum. Robinhood also revealed plans to expand the service to “thousands” ...
The Rex Shares Solana staking ETF (SSK) clocked a strong $33 million trading volume on the inaugural day, outperforming XRP futures ETF and SOL futures ETF, with assets under management (AUM) hitting $1 million. Bloomberg ETF strategist Eric Balchunas believes that the AUM could multiply ten times soon if SSK continues to drive similar interest The post Solana Staking ETF ...