Economy

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to meet with senior officials in China this week

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing this week to meet with senior Chinese officials. The Treasury said Yellen…

WisdomTree takes new crack at Bitcoin ETF despite prior rejections. Why this time may be different

WisdomTree is attempting to launch a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund even though its peers have failed. The firm filed with…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Meta Platforms, Carnival, Nike and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Apple — Shares of the tech giant gained more than…

Biden says Supreme Court ‘misinterpreted the Constitution’ in rejecting student loan relief

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday he’ll give a second go at his student debt relief plan, rooting it…

LGBTQ small business owners struggle to find financing

It’s not an easy time to be a small business in search of financing. For LGBTQ owners, the struggle has…

Key Fed inflation measure shows prices rose just 0.3% in May

Inflation pressures eased slightly in May as consumer spending slowed considerably, according to a Commerce Department report released Friday. The…

Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Nike, Apple, Dominion Energy, Carnival and more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading. Nike — Shares dropped nearly 3% following the sports…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Occidental Petroleum, Wells Fargo, Micron, Joby and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Freyr — Freyr Battery surged 18% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the…

Three charged with insider trading ahead of Trump Media SPAC deal

WASHINGTON — Three Florida men were charged Thursday with insider trading of a shell company’s stock before it announced plans…

First-quarter economic growth was actually 2%, up from 1.3% first reported in major GDP revision

The U.S. economy showed much stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter than previously thought, according to a big upward revision…