Thursday was a little bit of everything. France’s women’s boxing team got sidelined at the World Championships, American Eagle stock popped on the Sydney Sweeney campaign, US Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into Fed Governor Lisa Cook, and Bitcoin dipped below $110,000 as traders stayed cautious.A glance at…

Shares of Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL) rallied by 18% on Thursday after the footwear retailer reported second-quarter 2025 earnings that exceeded profit forecasts, overshadowing weaker revenue and a reduction in full-year sales guidance.Strong earnings, weaker salesThe company posted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.70 for the quarter, surpassing consensus estimates…

The US financial and political landscape was active on Thursday, with developments spanning high-profile legal battles, renewable energy disputes, labor market data, and a strong session for equities. New York’s attorney general is pushing to reinstate a $464 million fraud penalty against former President Donald Trump, while renewable energy developer…

A cloud of uncertainty that has long shadowed the global trade landscape has finally lifted, as President Donald Trump signed an executive order formalizing a landmark trade pact with Japan, unleashing a powerful wave of relief that is sending Asian markets surging on Friday. This stunning breakthrough, coupled with a…

A day of significant developments is underway, as a major breakthrough in the US-Japan trade war sends auto stocks soaring, President Donald Trump hosts the titans of Silicon Valley for a high-stakes AI summit at the White House, and a new front opens in the artificial intelligence arms race with…

The ink is finally dry. After weeks of tense haggling that had cast a shadow over the global trade landscape, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, formalizing a landmark trade agreement with Japan that provides crucial tariff relief for the nation’s powerhouse auto sector. But even as…

In a rare and powerful display of his deepening relationship with Silicon Valley, President Donald Trump hosted the titans of the technology industry for a lavish White House dinner, where he basked in their multi-billion dollar investment pledges and, in turn, promised to clear the path for their domination of…

A fragile sense of optimism is gracing European markets at the start of the final session of a turbulent week, with stocks poised to open higher as investors cling to the promise of an imminent US interest rate cut. But this is a rally on a knife’s edge, as the…

Tesla Inc. has proposed a new compensation plan for Chief Executive Elon Musk that could be worth about $1 trillion if all performance targets are met, according to a proxy filing released Friday.The proposed package would be without precedent in corporate America and is intended to keep Musk at the…