Demand Concerns Weigh on Cocoa Prices
Demand Concerns Weigh on Cocoa Prices
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25) today is down -265 (-3.11%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) is down -237 (-3.82%).Cocoa prices today are falling on signs of weak cocoa…
LyondellBasell Earnings Preview: What to Expect
LyondellBasell Earnings Preview: What to Expect
Houston, Texas-based LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) is a chemical company that produces and markets olefins and co-products, oxyfuels and related products, and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, acetyls, and…
Trump’s Tariff War Has Added Risk to U.S. Bonds, Long the Surest Bet in Global Finance
Trump’s Tariff War Has Added Risk to U.S. Bonds, Long the Surest Bet in Global Finance
There are not many certainties in the world of money, but this traditionally has been one of them: When life turns scary, people take refuge in American government bonds.Investors buy…
China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies
China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies
China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors…
The Treasury Secretary Is Wrong About How Most Retirees See the Stock Market
The Treasury Secretary Is Wrong About How Most Retirees See the Stock Market
Last weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went on television and said people who wanted to retire right now were not paying attention to the stock market.On the NBC program “Meet…
Palin v. New York Times Heads Back to Trial
Palin v. New York Times Heads Back to Trial
Sarah Palin’s yearslong defamation case against The New York Times, potentially testing the extent of First Amendment protections for journalists, will soon go to trial in federal court in Manhattan.Again.Three…
A Devastating Trade Spat With China Shows Few Signs of Abating
A Devastating Trade Spat With China Shows Few Signs of Abating
President Trump’s rapidly escalating trade war with China has resulted in eye-watering tariffs on products exchanged between the countries and scrambled prospects for many global businesses that depend on the…
Reynolds refuses to say if British Steel furnaces in Scunthorpe can keep running
Reynolds refuses to say if British Steel furnaces in Scunthorpe can keep running
Sam FrancisPolitical reporterBusiness secretary refuses to answer if steel plant can keep runningThe business secretary has refused to confirm if the government can get the sufficient raw material supplies in…
Video: Did Trump Manipulate the Stock Market?
Video: Did Trump Manipulate the Stock Market?
By Rob Copeland, Melanie Bencosme, Alexandra Ostasiewicz and James Surdam•April 13, 2025President Trump’s post on social media caused the stock market to respond in an unusual way. Rob Copeland, a…
Trump’s iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat
Trump’s iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat
Well, well, well.In a US customs messaging note quietly slipped out in the early hours of Saturday, a series of numbers were listed as exempt from the 125% tariff on…
How Should You Invest in 529 College Savings Plans During Market Swings?
How Should You Invest in 529 College Savings Plans During Market Swings?
Investing in choppy markets, especially with an unpredictable president at the helm, can be distressing. It can be even more so if you are relying on these investments to pay…
Trump’s changing tariffs causes panic buying and paralysis
Trump’s changing tariffs causes panic buying and paralysis
'I can't keep up': Trump's changing tariffs leave shoppers feeling paralysedNatalie ShermanBBC NewsReporting fromNew York, New YorkBBCDays after Richard Medina went looking for a smartphone to beat new tariffs, the…