PLTR stock is soaring: but is Palantir really worth $255 billion?
Palantir stock price continues to fire on all cylinders as it surged to a record high of $112, bringing its 12-month gains to near 1,200%. PLTR has become one of…
January jobs report: hiring expected to cool, unemployment steady as 2025 begins
All eyes are on the Bureau of Labor Statistics as it prepares to release its closely watched January jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday. Economists anticipate the report…
Trump to reverse Biden’s plastic straw ban, reigniting environmental debate
In a move that has reignited the debate over environmental policy, US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would sign an executive order next week to undo a…
US consumer sentiment drops to 7-month low as inflation worries rise
US consumer confidence weakened in early February, hitting a seven-month low as concerns over inflation and tariffs grew. The University of Michigan’s preliminary sentiment index fell to 67.8, down 3.3…
French prosecutors investigate Elon Musk’s X over alleged algorithm manipulation
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, over allegations that the platform manipulated its algorithms to distort online discourse. The Paris public prosecutor’s…
India’s budget 2025: can tax relief revive slowing consumption?
India’s latest budget under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government takes a strategic turn toward boosting consumption at a time when economic momentum is showing signs of strain. With inflation pressuring…
Well, that escalated quickly
The first trading day of February saw global equity markets slump as investors reacted to President Trump’s latest tariff threats. These were aimed at the US’s closest neighbours: Mexico to…
L’Oréal shifts focus from China to a ‘land of opportunity’: here’s why
L’Oreal SA (EPA: OR) seems to have had enough disappointments out of China. For future growth, the beauty giant now plans on turning to the United States which it called…
Brazil grants EuroAtlantic Airways approval for regular flight operations
Brazil has granted EuroAtlantic the license to offer regular international flights, according to decree 16.300, which was published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) on Thursday. EuroAtlantic, a…
US consumer sentiment drops to 7-month low as inflation worries rise
US consumer confidence weakened in early February, hitting a seven-month low as concerns over inflation and tariffs grew. The University of Michigan’s preliminary sentiment index fell to 67.8, down 3.3…