Stocks erased session gains on Thursday to kick off the first trading day of the new year as Wall Street returned from a holiday break. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.2% after opening in green territory. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed about 0.3%, or 150 points, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) […]

Businesses typically need funding in order to grow, and they frequently turn to conventional business loans or SBA loans to accomplish these goals. There are pros and cons with both types of loans, but for the most part, loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) tend to be the better option due to their lower

Kennie Bukky, co-founder of The Pivot Place Courtesy of Kennie Bukky One millennial managed to save enough money to buy her own property by the age of 25, despite the gloomy economic landscape facing young people. Kennie Bukky, a U.K. based professional who’s under 30, is a compliance officer who has worked at firms including

Peter Thiel’s Bubble Theory Gains Relevance As Bitcoin Hovers Around $95K: ‘Extremely Hard To Define’ Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. As Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) trades near $95,000, PayPal Holdings Inc. co-founder Peter Thiel‘s framework for identifying market bubbles offers crypto investors a timely

The Federal Reserve voted to reduce the federal funds rate for the third time this year, solidifying the end to record-high interest rates for interest-bearing deposit accounts. That’s unfortunate news for savers. But on the plus side, there are other ways to give your account balance a boost, like taking advantage of valuable bank account

A building at Nippon Steel’s East Nippon Works Kashima Area facility in Kashima, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2024.  Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to block Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion takeover bid of U.S. Steel, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing two

Key Takeaways The S&P 500 dropped 0.2% on Thursday, Jan. 2, marking a slow start to a new year of trading. Nuclear energy stocks increased after Constellation Energy announced a deal to provide power to various U.S. government agencies. Tesla shares tumbled as the carmaker reported a year-over-year decline in vehicle deliveries. After starting off

By Anushree Mukherjee and Brijesh Patel (Reuters) -Oil prices are likely to be constrained near $70 a barrel in 2025 as weak demand from China and rising global supplies are expected to cast a shadow on OPEC+-led efforts to shore up the market, a Reuters monthly poll showed on Tuesday. The survey of 31 economists

Looking for a top dividend stock to add to your portfolio as we head into 2025? How about energy giant Exxon Mobil (XOM)? I’m bullish on the $466.5 billion energy giant based on its compelling and realistic plan for increasing earnings and cash flow over the medium term, its attractive dividend yield and strong history

A Leapmotor vehicle with range extension is on display at the company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on June 22, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Hybrid-powered vehicles are proving more popular than battery-only ones in China, even as consumers shift away from gas-only cars, full-year data show. BYD, by far the market