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U.S. stock futures swung between gains and losses on Friday after Thursday’s lower close. Futures on major benchmark indices were mixed. Investors, as experts say, are waiting for January’s inflation figures Tom Lee estimates that core CPI will fall to 2.52% year-on-year – matching the 2017-2019 average and signaling a return to pre-COVID-19 inflation. Meanwhile, […]
The United States and Taiwan have signed a trade deal that will reduce tariffs on Taiwanese exports to 15% and open the island’s market to American goods. US purchase commitment of $84 billion The new trade deal brings tariffs on Taiwanese exports in line with those of other Asian allies such as Japan and South […]
Days after a partial government shutdown was lifted after president became president Donald Trump signed a $1.2 trillion financing package, another government shutdown threatens on February 14. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing a partial shutdown after Senate Democrats blocked two funding bills on Thursday, according to a report report by The Washington […]
Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD). And retailers should know. We noticed this today when the trades appeared in the publicly available options history we track here at Benzinga. Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don’t know. But when something this big […]
The Russian government reportedly tried Wednesday to block WhatsApp completely in what the messaging service called an attempt to drive users to a state-owned surveillance app, according to WhatsApp, which is owned by Metaplatforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META). “Trying to isolate more than 100 million users from private and secure communications is a step backwards,” WhatsApp said […]
On Wednesday, May Musk celebrated her son Elon Musk’s latest honor after Forbes ranked him No. 1 on its list of America’s Greatest Living Innovators of 2026, ahead of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates And Jensen HuanG. Elon Musk is number 1 on the Forbes 250 Innovators List called Forbes Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) And SpaceX […]
Analyst Michael Feniger maintained a buy rating and raised the price forecast from $735 to $825. Increasing customers’ capital expenditure The analyst notes that the announcement by a major turbine customer (The Williams Companies) of substantial capital expenditure increases for 2026 is expected to significantly strengthen Caterpillar’s business prospects. These strategic spends are expected to […]
CVS Health Corp. (NYSE:CVS) reported revenue of $105.69 billion, beating Tuesday’s consensus of $103.59 billion. Adjusted earnings of $1.09 per share also beat analyst expectations of 99 cents, down from $1.19 last year. CVS Health reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings forecast of $7.00-$7.20 per share, compared to the Street consensus of $7.17. The company […]
TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) Shares are trading higher on Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results. Details The French energy giant posted adjusted earnings of $1.73 per share, missing the consensus estimate of $1.78. Sales for the quarter came came in at $50.62 billion, above expectations of $33.94 billion. Adjusted net income fell 15% year-on-year […]
Morgan Creek Capital CEO Mark Yusko the president has warned Trump “has a very different agenda” for crypto, aimed at maintaining the dollar’s dominance and predicting it Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bottoms around $58,000-$63,000 in September. The Trump Warning Yusko told Altcoin Daily in an interview that despite appearances, Trump is not crypto’s friend. “Everyone thinks […]
