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The most competitive high-yield savings accounts are still delivering returns above 4% annual percentage yield (APY), even after the Federal Reserve reduced the federal funds rate three times in late 2024 and again earlier this year. As of October 17, 2025, the top rate available from the financial institutions surveyed is 4.36% APY, provided by HealthcareBank. […]
NEW YORK — Investment firm Piper Sandler has initiated coverage of Dell Technologies Inc. with an Overweight rating and a price target of $172, citing multiple catalysts that could lift the computer and infrastructure supplier over the next 18 to 24 months. The rating, announced on Oct. 22, places Dell among the companies the brokerage […]
HSBC said it will record a $1.1 billion provision in its third-quarter accounts after a court in Luxembourg ruled on a long-running lawsuit connected to the Bernard Madoff investment scandal. The charge, disclosed a day before the bank is scheduled to release quarterly results, stems from litigation brought by Herald Fund SPC against HSBC’s Luxembourg […]
Compass Point has lifted its price target on Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) while reiterating a bearish stance on the cryptocurrency exchange operator, underscoring the firm’s view that recent market momentum is insufficient to offset the stock’s history of sharp swings. The investment firm increased its 12-month target to $277 from $248 on October 20, 2025, citing […]
The U.S. Navy is investigating two unrelated aviation accidents that occurred within 30 minutes of each other during routine operations in the South China Sea. An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz went down on Sunday afternoon, according to a statement released by U.S. Pacific […]
A lower-than-forecast rise in U.S. consumer prices for September improved market sentiment and intensified bets that the Federal Reserve will begin easing monetary policy as early as this week. The consumer price index (CPI) advanced 0.3% for the month and 3% year over year, both readings 0.1 percentage point below the consensus in a Dow […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reported that Washington and Beijing have agreed on a preliminary trade framework designed to prevent a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports. Bessent outlined the understanding during a television interview on Sunday, four days before President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in Korea. The […]
The broad equity rally of the past 12 months has lifted the S&P 500 by more than 15 percent and pushed the index to a valuation above 20 times forward earnings. Historical data show that such levels have often preceded market pullbacks, prompting investors to look for instruments that can temper portfolio losses if sentiment reverses. […]
A video circulating online shows a lone pedestrian battling to keep his footing while powerful winds sweep through an unspecified location in France. The short clip, recorded by an unidentified observer, highlights the force of the gusts as the man leans forward, pauses, and repeatedly attempts to regain balance before continuing along the exposed walkway. […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the partial halt in Chinese purchases of American soybeans has affected him directly because he farms soybeans in North Dakota, and he indicated that weekend talks with Beijing have produced a broad outline intended to restart sales. Speaking on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday, Bessent explained that a […]
A turbulent weekend erased roughly $19 billion in leveraged crypto positions after two unrelated shocks—an aggressive tariff warning from Washington and a multinational fraud sweep—triggered broad risk reduction across digital-asset venues. Tariff headline ignites first wave of selling Late Friday, President Donald Trump floated a punitive 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods. With equity markets […]
Flights scheduled to depart for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) were briefly grounded on Sunday after a shortage of air traffic controllers at a Southern California facility reduced the system’s capacity, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The agency issued a nationwide ground stop for aircraft destined for LAX at 11:42 a.m. Eastern Time, […]