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European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said the EU is preparing a slate of retaliatory measures that could include levies on digital advertising revenues from U.S. tech companies like Facebook-parent Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy has warned that President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Chinese imports could result in higher prices for consumers, as many of the company's third-party sellers are unlikely to absorb the additional costs. What Happened: "I understand why, I mean,...

Renowned macroeconomic expert Nouriel Roubini, also referred to as ‘Dr. Doom’ or ‘permabear,’ a moniker he earned by correctly predicting the 2008 financial crisis, has a bullish outlook on the U.S. and global economy, defying several Wall Street forecasts in recent weeks....

Peter Schiff, a well-known economist, took to social media on Thursday to express his views on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in the context of the current market conditions. He stated that while Bitcoin emerged from the 2008 financial crisis, the ongoing financial turmoil of 2025 could mark its end. Schiff...

Stocks staged a ferocious rally on Wednesday after President Donald Trump reversed his ‘reciprocal' tariff policy in response to plummeting markets and alarming bond market activity.  While most countries are now exempt from the steepest import taxes, a 10% flat tariff remains in effect, and the...

Mike Ippolito, co-founder of the financial media company Blockworks, summarized his view on tariffs as a "decades-long psyop" of the American middle class that led to populist blow-back and tariffs as a way to return blue-collar manufacturing jobs to the United States.  What To Know: Ippolito...

As Wall Street wraps up one of its wildest weeks in recent memory, all eyes are locked on Friday, a session poised to unleash a wave of market-moving catalysts. After Thursday's brutal sell-off in risk assets, investors are gearing up for a showdown featuring big bank earnings, fresh inflation...

Hightower Advisors’ Stephanie Link has been holding her nose and buying stocks in recent weeks as markets unwind amid tariff uncertainty. What To Know: With the stock market reeling over the past month or so, Link has been rotating into high-quality names. She told Benzinga on Thursday that...

As gold prices spike to 18-month highs, investors are turning to ETFs to achieve exposure to the metal without the hassle of direct ownership. Geopolitical tensions have heightened amid the tariff game and markets continue to swing wildly. Against this backdrop, gold has resumed its role as a safe...

BofA Securities analyst Justin Post noted Thursday that President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, keeping the 10% baseline in place. Per Trump, the pause comes after 75-plus countries called U.S. officials to negotiate trade agreements, even as he hiked tariffs on...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect that the fund formerly known as the Invesco Defensive Equity ETF is now the Invesco Bloomberg Pricing Power ETF. The S&P 500's fireworks this week may have lit up Wall Street, but Jeremy Siegel isn't buying into the revelry just yet. Pause...

Jefferies analyst Andy Barish on Wednesday upgraded the shares of Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) from Underperform to Hold with a price forecast of $76, based on a 21x multiple of fiscal 2026 earnings forecasts. Starbucks’ recent stock struggles reflect uncertainty around near-term earnings,...

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has revoked orders for products made in China and other Asian countries, including beach chairs, scooters, and air conditioners, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. On April 2, President Trump announced plans to slap...

After a spectacular risk-on rally on Wednesday, Wall Street sharply pulled back during Thursday's trading, as investors digested the 90-day tariff pause and weighed lingering economic risks to the outlook. Even a sharply lower-than-expected inflation report did little to support risk sentiment — a...

The Hang Seng Index briefly crossed into bear market territory at one point on Wednesday, losing over 20% from its recent high following the U.S.’s escalation of tariffs on Chinese imports. Although the index pared some of the losses on Thursday with 2.1% gains after President Donald Trump...