Singapore Inflation Cooled in 2024, Nudging Open Door to Monetary Easing
For 2024, core inflation averaged 2.4%, pulling back sharply from the 4.2% rate seen in 2023. The headline measure came in at 2.7% versus 4.8% in 2023, suggesting that policymakers' efforts to tame ...
Trump suggests Biden probe, withholding aid to California in Hannity interview
In an interview with Sean Hannity that aired Wednesday night, President Donald Trump suggested he would like to see former ...
Fast-moving wildfire north of Los Angeles forces tens of thousands to evacuate
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through ...
Americans buy $900 billion a year in stuff from Mexico and Canada. Tariffs could affect these prices the most.
Americans buy $900 billion a year in food, cars, TVs, toys, appliances and other goods from Mexico and Canada. The cost of ...
One reason renting is better than buying — for now
After instituting huge rent increases over the past few years, landlords have taken a breather and allowed renters’ wages to ...
Freeland Intends to Repeal Canada's Capital-Gains Tax Increase -- Update
OTTAWA--Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland, who's vying to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and the country's prime minister, plans to repeal an increase in the capital-gains ...
Netflix keeps defying the doubters. One now thinks the stock could soar 56%.
How long can Netflix’s stock stay hot? With sports and advertising both cooking, one formerly neutral analyst now sees recent ...
Plexus' Shares Down After FY25 Outlook Missed Expectations
Shares of Plexus declined after the company's outlook for fiscal 2025 disappointed investors in an environment marked by what Chief Executive Todd Kelsey described as typical seasonal cost pressures ...
Stocks to Watch: Electronic Arts, AST SpaceMobile, Vertical Aerospace
AST SpaceMobile plans to offer convertible senior notes. The space-based broadband company has set up a $400 million private offering to institutional buyers, which would include an option to purchase ...
South Korea's Economy Expands 2.0% in 2024 After Lackluster 4Q Growth -- Update
South Korea's economy expanded at a weaker-than-expected pace of 2.0% in 2024 after lackluster growth in the fourth quarter amid weak consumer and business spending, bolstering the case for the ...
RLI Shares Sink Following Lower-Than-Expected 4Q Earnings
Shares of RLI fell after the specialty insurer posted fourth-quarter earnings that missed expectations, dragged down by losses stemming from Hurricane Milton. The stock was down 5.2%, to $74.01, in ...
Lakeland Industries Shares Decline on Proposed Stock Offering
Shares of Lakeland Industries fell as the maker of protective clothing announced a proposed stock offering. The stock was 14% lower, to $22, in after-hours trading Wednesday. The company plans to use ...