Lawmakers made hundreds of trades after Trump's April 2 speech, as markets swung on news of sweeping new tariffs.

London's FTSE 100 was slightly lower on Thursday as recent optimism around the U.S.-China trade deal waned, but gains in heavyweight energy stocks and some companies limited declines.

American Express is, of course, a credit card company, in the same vein as Mastercard and Visa. Except the comparison isn't a great one. Visa and Mastercard operate card-based payment networks meant to serve card issuers like banks or merchants. American Express is a payment middleman as well as the issuer.

NEW YORK — Wall Street’s rally stalled on Wednesday after U.S. stocks climbed back within 2% of their all-time high. The Standard & Poor’s 500 fell 0.3% for its first loss in four days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was virtually unchanged after edging down by 1 point, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.5%.

Global stocks and the dollar slipped on Thursday as investors sized up a benign U.S. inflation report and the fragile trade truce between Washington and Beijing, while rising tensions in the Middle East and lingering tariff anxiety dented risk sentiment.

If you're a risk-averse investor or simply want exposure to AI without having to worry about your portfolio, there are some excellent stocks to consider that you can simply buy and forget about. Nvidia ( NVDA -0.85%), Microsoft ( MSFT 0.36%), and Amazon ( AMZN -2.06%) are big names in tech, and they can also benefit significantly from AI.

After 24 months of blissfully easy profits in the “Magnificent 7” tech stocks, 2025 is a year of financial limbo where many investors are still dazed and confused from the beating they took during April’s panic, then failed to profit from the market’s rebound that made up the losses quickly – a classic whipsaw!

While Tesla may be unveiling its robotaxi on the streets of Austin, these five companies are leading the robotaxi revolution and haven't suffered quite the same brand damage as Tesla.

The technology sector is one of the most volatile and potentially rewarding areas for investment. To minimize risk, new investors need to understand the landscape. Here's what growth-seeking investors should know.

Shares of Universal Health Services and other large U.S. hospital chains fell sharply Monday. The moves appeared to be in response to a directive Friday by President Trump telling the government to scrutinize Medicaid payments more closely.

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