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By SIMON LAMBERT Updated: 09:24 EDT, 18 April 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- Donald Trump was supposed to be…

The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, led the country during the Spanish-American war and created an empire stretching from the Philippines to Puerto Rico. But he is best known as a fierce advocate of tariffs.That…

Stock markets are intended to help companies grow. However, that theory has been sorely tested this year, with many firms hit by a cruel combination of economic uncertainty and investor apathy.Rachel Reeves's Budget made matters worse…

Microsoft Corp. isn’t the only U.S. company pointing to the dollar’s surge as a potential problem. A strong dollar has been a hot topic this week since the software giant MSFT, -1.66% and…

Answered by Divya Menon, Vice President – Products, IDFC AMC The return generated by a debt portfolio has two main components, carry (income accrued) and mark-to-market (MTM) gains/loss.…

Stock-market investors crowded the exits on Thursday, sending major stock indexes sharply lower a day ahead of another eagerly anticipated consumer-price index reading. Recent history may offer a clue. “While…

WASHINGTON—NatWest Markets PLC pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire and securities fraud, admitting that its traders in London, Singapore and Connecticut engaged in a number of schemes between 2008 and 2018 to manipulate…

There’s nothing magical about a stock index hitting the 10% decline that constitutes what Wall Street considers to be a correction. So we need to stop treating this 10% mark as meaningful. It isn’t. The odds that…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Dec. 8. Photo:…

The Dow fell nearly 600 points, or 1.7%, in early morning trading Monday. The S&P 500 was down 1.4% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 1.2%. On Friday, the Dow finished down 532 points, or 1.5%. It was its worst drop in three…