Economy

US President Donald Trump steps off Marine One upon arrival at the Leesburg Executive Airport Landing Zone in Leesburg, Virginia, on April 24, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday refuted China’s claims that there were no ongoing trade discussions between Beijing and Washington. “They had […]

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at Google for Startups in Warsaw, Poland, on February 13, 2025. Klaudia Radecka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alphabet the parent company of Google and YouTube, reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter growth on Thursday after the bell. Shares rose more than 5% in after-hours […]

Intel Corporation’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, April 23, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel reported first-quarter results Thursday that beat analysts’ estimates, while issuing disappointing guidance and announcing plans to slash expenses in the coming year, the first under CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The stock fell in extended trading. Here’s how […]

A “Trump 2028” hat is seen for sale on Trumpstore.com, the Trump Organization’s official retail website. Courtesy: Trump Store The online store for the Trump Organization on Thursday began selling red hats and T-shirts bearing the message “Trump 2028,” fueling fresh questions about President Donald Trump attempting to seek a third term in the White […]

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued Amazon, alleging the nation’s dominant online retailer intentionally duped millions of consumers into signing up for its mainstay Prime program and “sabotaged” their attempts to cancel.The agency claims Amazon violated the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act by using so-called dark patterns, or deceptive design… […]

The value of bitcoin exceeded the threshold of $66,895 in October for the first time in history.Chesnot | Getty ImagesBitcoin hit its highest level since April on Wednesday, as traders got excited about the prospects of a spot bitcoin ETF following a series of recent applications from companies including BlackRock.The price of the flagship cryptocurrency… […]

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks during the Mobileye Global Inc. initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Oct. 26, 2022.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIntel stock dropped 6% Wednesday after the company gave investors an update on the company’s turnaround plan to become a chip manufacturing company competing with Taiwan Semiconductor… […]

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco, April 9, 2019.Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGoogle, which has spent years defending itself against claims of monopolistic behavior across the U.S. and Europe, is going public with its own complaint of anti-competitive practices by longtime rival Microsoft.In a… […]

Illustration of the SK Hynix logo displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korea’s SK Hynix on Thursday topped quarterly revenue and operating profit estimates, as demand for its high bandwidth memory offerings used in artificial intelligence chipsets stayed strong. Here are SK Hynix’s first-quarter results versus LSEG SmartEstimates […]

Commercial and residential buildings seen from the rooftop of the Lotte Corp. World Tower at sunset in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s GDP contracted 0.1% year on year in the first quarter, according to advance figures, marking the first contraction in its economy since […]