Cavan Images / Gabriel Sean Photography | Cavan | Getty Images Consumers shopping used-car lots may notice that electric vehicles are increasingly sporting more affordable price tags. Even as purchases of new electric vehicles have faltered, used EV sales jumped 27.7% in March from a year earlier and were 53.9% higher than in February, according…
Investors are grappling with elevated oil prices and persistent geopolitical tensions, but those who can ignore short-term noise may be better positioned for the long run. An opportunity to pick some attractive stocks with solid long-term growth potential is emerging, and investors can use the ratings of top Wall Street analysts to inform their search….
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images OPEC+ has agreed an increase in oil output of 188,000 barrels per day, the cartel said on Sunday, as it pushes on with production in the first meeting since the loss of its key member, the United Arab Emirates. The group of seven major oil producers announced it…
More than $1 billion is poised to flow into the underperforming Hang Seng Tech Index, thanks to the upcoming inclusion of two Chinese artificial intelligence companies, according to Morgan Stanley. Hong Kong’s technology stock index has tumbled more than 11% so far this year, despite excitement over Chinese AI. Only seven of the index’s constituents…
Golden Tempo #19, ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz, crosses the finish line to win the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. Michael Reaves | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Golden Tempo stormed from the back of the pack to win the Kentucky Derby at…
Becoming an entrepreneur doesn’t necessarily mean starting a new business from scratch. You can also acquire existing businesses, for which there is no shortage. According to a CNBC analysis of a 2023 report from the Exit Planning Institute, 58% of boomers who are business owners say they planned to sell their businesses within the next…
A still from Netflix’s ‘Beef.’ Courtesy: Netflix In the new season of the Netflix comedy-drama, “Beef,” Ashley, played by Cailee Spaeny, lands in the hospital due to an ovarian cyst. The waiting area is bleak, with gray decor and patients who look like they’ve been stranded there for years. Ashley’s partner, Austin, played by Charles…
Austan Goolsbee Getty Images Inflation data last week was “bad news” for the U.S. Federal Reserve and means the Fed needs to be cautious about rate cuts until inflation begins to recede, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said on Saturday. “We have got to get some assurance that we are going back to the 2%…
Pedestrians walk along Wall Street outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, April 6, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused a worldwide economic ripple effect, hiking prices of everything from gas to pharmaceuticals and causing shortages of…
An abortion rights activist holds a box of mifepristone during a rally in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2024, in Washington, DC. The Court reenters the contentious legal battle over abortion on March 26 as it weighs restrictions on the drug that is most widely used in the US to terminate…
