Transport insurance coverage prices leap within the Center East

A large commercial ship floats off the coast in Bushehr, Iran, on January 15, 2025. Bushehr is Iran’s first nuclear seaport. Amir | Afp | Getty Images Israel and Iran’s escalating conflict has significantly driven up the cost of insurance for ships sailing through the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Marine insurers are now charging …

What we learn about first deadly Boeing Dreamliner crash

A view shows the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 12, 2025. Adnan Abidi | Reuters An Air India plane that was bound for London and carrying 242 people crashed seconds after takeoff in western India on Thursday, killing …

Tesla already had massive issues. Then Musk went to battle with Trump

President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Elon Musk to mark the end of the Tesla CEO’s tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service on Friday May 30, 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla has …

High Wall Avenue analysts choose these dividend shares for constant returns

The Home Depot logo is displayed outside a store on March 10, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Earnings of major U.S. companies and the uncertainty around tariffs continued to impact investor sentiment this week. While the stock market remains volatile, investors seeking consistent returns could add some attractive dividend stocks …

Southwest Airways begins charging many flyers to test luggage this week

Passengers check in for Southwest Airlines flights at Chicago Midway International Airport on Feb. 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Set your alarm. Southwest Airlines customers have only one day to go before the company starts charging to check bags for the first time in more than half a century. Starting …

Canada Goose (GOOS) This autumn earnings report 2025

Canada Goose jackets for sale inside a Nordstrom store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Nordstrom will close its six Canadian department store locations and seven Nordstrom Rack shops, as CEO Erik Nordstrom said the company no longer sees a realistic path to profitability in the country, The Canadian Press reports. Photographer: …

Musk’s xAI Grok white genocide posts violated ‘core values’

Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI on Thursday evening made its first public comment about the latest controversy surrounding Grok, writing in a post on X that an “unauthorized modification” caused the chatbot to generate variations of a “specific response on a political topic.” That controversial topic was “white genocide” …

Lyft CEO says no indicators of fear with the buyer

Lyft CEO David Risher poses for a portrait in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Lyft shares climbed 28% Friday after the ride-sharing company upped its share buyback plan and posted better-than-expected gross bookings. The stock notched its best day since February 2024. During an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” …

Index funds faces greatest check in ages from 2025 inventory market

Something unusual is happening in a market long dominated by index funds. Active management is staging a comeback. Take the action in equity exchange-traded funds two weeks ago. Amid more whipsaw action in stocks that has typified 2025 trading, there was a net outflow from equity ETFs. But in a surprise, the selling was mostly …

BP posts sharp fall in first-quarter revenue on weaker oil costs

British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil giant BP on Tuesday posted slightly weaker-than-expected first-quarter net profit, following a recent strategic reset and a slump in crude prices. The beleaguered oil and gas major posted …