Economy

East Germany is a far-right stronghold — economics helped make it happen

Alice Weidel, chancellor candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, speaks to supporters as they wave German…

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: DASH, LYFT, UPST, SMCI

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: DoorDash — The food delivery stock traded nearly 6% higher after…

Watch Fed Chair Powell testify live before the Senate Banking Committee

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: KO, ECL, META

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Lattice Semiconductor — Shares surged more than 7% after the chipmaker…

Consumer price report expected to show inflation isn’t going away

Cartons of eggs are displayed at a grocery store with a warning that limits will be placed on purchases as…

Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn’t ‘need to be in a hurry’ to lower interest rates further

Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: KO, SHOP, SNAP, FSLR

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Coca-Cola — The soda maker popped 3% after beating Wall Street…

Trump’s steel tariffs could trigger broader trade war as EU threatens ‘proportionate countermeasures’

Ursula von der Leyen (CDU, r), President of the European Commission, stands in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament.…

Asian economies scramble to appease Trump as the U.S. president ratchets up tariff threats

PORTSMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 28: The container ship Vung Tau Express sails loaded with shipping containers close to the…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: MCD, GME, ON

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: McDonald’s — The fast-food giant jumped more than 3% following its…