Southwest Airlines has had a turbulent start to 2025, but one positive change is the airline’s expansion of international partnerships. Beginning Aug. 25, 2025, customers can book and fly transpacific itineraries with EVA Air through initial U.S. gateways in Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA) and Chicago O’Hare (ORD). That means EVA Air […]

Semtech(SMTC 0.14%) reported fiscal Q2 2026 earnings on Aug. 25, 2025, posting record net sales of $257.6 million, up 20% year over year, and adjusted EPS of $0.41. Management highlighted a dramatic reduction in net leverage from 8.8x to 1.6x, robust growth in data center and LoRa product lines (non-GAAP), and outlined strategic investments positioning

Business setbacks happen. But they don’t always have to derail payments on a small-business loan. To prevent that, you may be able to work with your lender to place your business loan in forbearance. Forbearance allows you to temporarily pause or reduce payments on a small-business loan — typically for three to six months. Think

After hustling your way to an income level beyond your wildest dreams, you finally don’t need to be quite so frugal. But a combination of lifestyle creep and unexpected costs can quickly eat into those extra earnings. According to a NerdWallet survey from November 2024, 40% of Americans with a household income of $100,000 or

VinFast could be the next Tesla, or the next Fisker, and there isn’t much room in between. VinFast Auto (VFS 0.87%) was an intriguing electric vehicle (EV) maker from the moment it went public. It has state-of-the-art production facilities, dominates its home market in Vietnam, has the backing of a wealthy founder, and touts its

Meta will pay Alphabet $10 billion over six years for access to Google Cloud’s infrastructure. The stocks of Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL 3.10%) (GOOG 2.98%) and Meta Platforms (META 2.04%) shot higher in Friday trading. Although most stocks rose because the Federal Reserve strongly hinted at a September cut in interest rates, another factor was

These tech companies aren’t chasing trends — they’re shaping them. As a buy-and-hold investor, I closely follow my long-term investments through exchange-traded funds and retirement accounts. I’ve always followed a Warren Buffett-style of investing, in which I look for strong, profitable companies to hold over the long term. However, I also recognize that tech stocks

Ripple already has a foot in the door with all three of these must-do tasks. Part of Ripple’s original vision for XRP (XRP -0.55%) is for it to be the reliable financial plumbing that moves value where it needs to go, especially across international borders where exchange fees and other transfer costs can add up

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a closely watched speech Friday at the Kansas City Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, signaled — gently — that there could be a potential rate cut ahead. Powell said the current economic conditions — in particular, a stable unemployment rate — enables the Fed to “proceed carefully”

Nvidia’s a terrific company, but it faces near-term challenges in China — and there’s a terribly high price tag on Nvidia stock. In just a little under one week, Nvidia (NVDA 1.65%) will report its earnings for Q2 2025. For the most part, analysts are optimistic about the report, due out after the close of