Regulations

As tariff fears ripple across markets with President Donald Trump sending tariff letters to 12 countries, small-cap resilience is stealing the spotlight. The Russell 2000 index is soaring toward creating new all-time highs. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM), which tracks the Russell 2000...

Correction: The current prime minister of Japan is Shigeru Ishiba, not Fumio Kishida. The U.S. dollar is notching its strongest one-day gain against the Japanese yen in nearly two months as traders react to President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs targeting multiple U.S. trading partners....

President Donald Trump recently signed new legislation that introduces major changes to federal student loan programs. SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) and other private student lenders are poised to benefit from these changes.  What To Know: Under the new regulations, graduate students are...

President Donald Trump sent markets into a tailspin Monday after officially announcing sweeping 25% tariffs on all imports from Japan and South Korea, starting Aug. 1. The new tariffs apply to all goods from the two Asian economies and are in addition to any existing sector-specific duties. The...

Nearly six months into President Donald Trump's second term, the market has picked its winners—and it's not on ESG, the strategy built around environmental, social and governance principles. As deregulation gains steam and culture wars escalate, a group of so-called “sin stocks” tied to...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is making strides in his war against synthetic food dyes, is now targeting colorful favorites such as Jell-O snacks, Kool-Aid and Lucky Charms cereals. By the end of 2027, many of these products are meant to be free of...

As the Trump-Musk feud shows no signs of abating and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock has fallen more than 20% in just six weeks, questions mount over whether the electric carmaker still deserves its spot among the elite “Magnificent Seven” tech giants. On Monday, shares of Tesla...

Wall Street powered through the shortened holiday week, with both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 climbing to fresh record highs, as upbeat economic data and major policy shifts helped fuel investor confidence. Optimism got an extra boost after President Donald Trump announced a surprise trade...

NuScale has just seen its value proposition harden, and Oklo has just seen the road ahead become smoother. Small modular reactor (SMR) developers just got a jolt of regulatory sunshine, and Nuscale Power Corp (NASDAQ:SMR) is basking in it. The stock’s investors have reaped over 200% gain in...

Chile's Congress has passed a long-awaited mining regulation reform to cut permitting times drastically. The reform is expected to boost investor confidence in the world's top copper producer and second-largest lithium supplier. The legislation, passed with 93 votes in favor, 27 against, and 17...

U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 setting fresh record highs after a surprise decline in private payrolls boosted expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts. The ADP National Employment Report showed private employers shed 33,000 jobs in June 2025 — the first monthly contraction...

On Tuesday, Senate Republicans' narrow passage of President Donald Trump's massive tax-and-spending package is drawing sharp reactions from both sides of the aisle. What Happened: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) took to X, formerly Twitter, and said the bill was "one of the hardest votes I have...

Shares of leading AI companies like NVIDIA Inc. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) traded lower Tuesday after the U.S. Senate voted to strip a key provision from President Donald Trump's proposed tax and spending package. What To Know: The provision would have blocked states...

Circle Internet Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRCL) shares are moving higher Tuesday after the company applied for a national bank charter in a move that could have significant upside for the stock.  Some of the benefits for Circle would include alignment with new federal regulatory...

Gold has quietly pulled off a rare feat in 2025, beating Bitcoin‘s (CRYPTO: BTC) returns in the first half of the year by a double-digit margin. As of July 1, gold is up 26% year-to-date, marking its best half-year performance since 2007. Bitcoin has gained 13% over the same period. Since...