On tap for release this week are data on consumer confidence and nonfarm payrolls for April, along with first-quarter GDP growth ...

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% at a two-day meeting ending Thursday as it waits to see if Japan will be exempt from President Trump's tariffs. It is ...

International Business Machines plans to invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years as tariffs threaten to make international manufacturing more expensive. Germany's Merck agreed to ...

Domino's Pizza's stock rose slightly Monday after the pizza chain said it's seeing a positive reception to the launch of its stuffed crust pizza menu item, although its first-quarter profit and ...

A massive power outage struck the Iberian Peninsula on Monday, affecting millions of people across Spain and Portugal and causing widespread disruption to essential services.

Last week's Zweig Breadth Thrust, or ZBT, increases the likelihood that the stock market will be higher than today in coming months - but don't get carried away. The ZBT is a technical indicator ...

Toyota Motor said it plans to introduce hydrogen-powered electric trucks, part of several investments in the alternative fuel option. The Japanese automaker said Monday its hydrogen-powered-fuel-cell ...

Reports Monday indicated that Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a three-day ceasefire suspending military operations in Ukraine from May 8-10 to celebrate the end of World War II. However, ...

The EURO STOXX 50 Index is up 16.37 points or 0.32% today to 5170.49 --Largest five day point and percentage gain since Wednesday, April 16, 2025 --Longest winning streak since Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, ...

The STOXX Europe 600 Index is up 2.74 points or 0.53% today to 523.19 --Largest five day point and percentage gain since Wednesday, April 23, 2025 --Longest winning streak since Thursday, Jan. 23, ...

The CAC 40 Index is up 37.50 points or 0.50% today to 7573.76 --Largest five day point and percentage gain since Wednesday, April 16, 2025 --Longest winning streak since Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, when ...

Vanguard's How America Saves report shows just how exposed, or overexposed, the average U.S. investor is to volatility in U.S. stocks. The typical U.S. investor with a retirement plan holds 79% of ...