Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 18, 2026. NYSE Stock futures fell Thursday after the major averages posted a winning session. Investors also looked ahead to quarterly results from retail giant Walmart, due in the morning. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 183 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500…
Assemblyman Alex Bores is interviewed on Monday, May 13, 2024, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Will Waldron | Albany Times Union | Getty Images Two major AI PACs are facing off against each other in a New York congressional race — an early battleground for AI regulation that is set to pump hundreds of…
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain, Sept. 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has once again criticized the U.K.’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, telling the country not to “give away”…
In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets on Jan. 14, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Mortgage interest rates dropped last week to the lowest level in a month, prompting more current borrowers to seek savings in a refinance. While lower rates didn’t give potential buyers much…
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – APRIL 21: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court on April 21, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. The second trial regarding former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s charge of leading a rebellion hold at the Seoul…
Nestle Coffee-Mate is sold on a store’s shelves on February 18, 2016 in New York City. Andrew Burton | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Thursday as investors await further earnings reports. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.15% higher, Germany’s DAX…
A Walmart store is shown in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 15, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Walmart is expected to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday morning as the retail giant and its new CEO chase a future fueled more by digital businesses and artificial intelligence. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG…
The 2026 rally in precious metals offers the prospect of tempting returns, but investors ought to proceed carefully before they go along for the ride. Gold futures are up more than 15% year to date, while silver futures have popped 10% — but the gains have come with plenty of turbulence. Both suffered their worst…
Of the three new Bilt 2.0 cards launched in February, the $95-annual-fee Bilt Obsidian Card most resembles the now-discontinued Bilt Mastercard®. Cardholders earn elevated rewards on travel and either dining or groceries, plus rewards on rent or mortgage payments. However, the new rewards system is more complicated than the old one and requires you to…
The major averages managed to post gains on Wednesday as tech shares rose. It was the third straight positive day for the S&P 500. <
