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Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz withdraw guidance as VW says it can’t quantify tariff hit

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 4/30/2025 5:33 AM

Chrysler owner Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz withdrew their guidance for the year while Volkswagen said it was expecting profits at the low end of a previous range as automakers struggle to assess the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy. ... Read full Story

finance

My father is giving me $250K to buy a home, but told me not to tell my two siblings. Am I morally obligated to tell them?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 4/30/2025 5:20 AM

“I don’t want to jeopardize my father’s kind offer.” ... Read full Story

finance

Former ‘19 Kids and Counting’ star Jim Bob Duggar buys $1 milllion Arkansas property

By MarketWatch.com | | 4/30/2025 5:03 AM

Did the father of 19 buy the house for his daughter-in-law, whose husband is in prison? ... Read full Story

finance

Kiss rocker Gene Simmons lists $14 million Beverly Hills mansion—with a strict buyer selection process

By MarketWatch.com | | 4/30/2025 4:59 AM

Simmons is excluding potential buyers he believes will soil the happy memories he and his family have made in the home. ... Read full Story

finance

Starbucks customers are giving the company over $200 million of free money

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 4/30/2025 3:52 AM

Starbucks’ turnaround efforts are still in their infancy, but at least they can rely on their customers to give them some free money. ... Read full Story

finance

Despite trade-war angst, junk bonds are holding up as Trump marks 100 days

By MarketWatch.com | Christine Idzelis | 4/29/2025 8:43 PM

A riskier part of the bond market is offering yields around 8%, according to a BlackRock strategist ... Read full Story

finance

Visa’s earnings send the message that spending is still healthy

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 4/29/2025 8:40 PM

Spending growth has been strongest among the affluent, but Visa has seen resilient trends overall. ... Read full Story

finance

Timeline: How Trump’s first 100 days shook stocks, bonds and other financial markets

By MarketWatch.com | Isabel Wang | 4/29/2025 7:51 PM

Volatility ruled over financial markets during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in office, whipsawing investors across asset classes. ... Read full Story

finance

Deferring property taxes is the best way to help older homeowners

By MarketWatch.com | Alicia H. Munnell | 4/29/2025 7:35 PM

Property taxes can be a significant burden on older people. This proposal could help. ... Read full Story

finance

What options trading is telling us now about Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft earnings

By MarketWatch.com | Lawrence G. McMillan | 4/29/2025 6:09 PM

Volatile post-earnings moves offer the potential for quick gains. ... Read full Story

finance

Tax-free NIL payments to college athletes? One state hopes it will give its schools an edge.

By MarketWatch.com | Weston Blasi | 4/29/2025 6:06 PM

A bill exempting name, image and likeness earnings from state income tax has been signed into law ... Read full Story

finance

Tariffs lead First Solar to slash its sales and profit outlook

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 4/29/2025 5:48 PM

The new, lowered guidance reflects “expected impact of the implementation of new tariffs,” the company said. ... Read full Story

finance

Super Micro’s stock tanks and Nvidia could be the reason why

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 4/29/2025 5:23 PM

Super Micro Computer Inc. saw its stock tumble nearly 17% in after-hours trading Tuesday, after pre-announcing a big March-quarter shortfall — and the transition to new Nvidia Corp. chips could be the reason why. ... Read full Story

finance

Qualcomm’s stock has outperformed the chip sector this year. Earnings will be a key test.

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 4/29/2025 5:16 PM

Analysts will be focused on tariff impacts and Apple-related commentary when Qualcomm reports results Wednesday afternoon. ... Read full Story

finance

Trump’s speech marking 100 days in office is coming in an hour, as tariffs weigh on markets

By MarketWatch.com | Victor Reklaitis | 4/29/2025 5:01 PM

President Donald Trump is slated to give a speech at around 6 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday to mark the 100th day of his current term, with the remarks coming after U.S. stocks this month plunged and then rallied in response to his moves with tariffs. ... Read full Story

finance

Snap sees bumps ahead hurting its ad business

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 4/29/2025 4:57 PM

“We have experienced headwinds to start the current quarter,” Snap says. ... Read full Story

finance

Starbucks results miss estimates, but CEO expresses confidence in turnaround

By MarketWatch.com | Bill Peters | 4/29/2025 4:25 PM

Even before President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement, analysts worried that Starbucks’ plans to overhaul its stores and service would take time and could get expensive. ... Read full Story

finance

Hims & Hers’ stock soars after teaming up with Wegovy maker

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 4/29/2025 12:19 PM

Health and wellness company, which sold alternatives to weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, is now collaborating with Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk. ... Read full Story

finance

Social Security seems much less secure 100 days into Trump’s second term

By MarketWatch.com | Beth Pinsker | 4/29/2025 12:04 PM

In retrospectives of Trump’s first months back in the White House, this short phrase is going to be much more than a footnote. ... Read full Story

finance

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs and close dozens of buildings as Amazon shipping volume declines

By MarketWatch.com | Tomi Kilgore | 4/29/2025 12:01 PM

UPS sees consumer confidence and shipping volumes drop more than expected in February and March due to uncertainty surrounding tariffs. ... Read full Story

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auto

Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

by carbuzz.com | Apr 29 2025

connecticut

Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

exercise

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

fashion

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

food

Chocolate-covered espresso beans: The ultimate combination of sweet and bitter

by THE MANUAL | Apr 30 2025

football

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

long_island

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

by greaterlongisland.com | Apr 29 2025

new_jersey

Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 30 2025

nutrition

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

opinion

REP. MIKE KELLY, SEN. TIM SCOTT AND SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: Save the Opportunity Zones before it’s too late

by Opinion on Fox News | Apr 30 2025

real_estate

This is the largest office-to-residential conversion in the US — and it’s just the beginning

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

retirement

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

science

What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight

by LIVE SCIENCE | Apr 30 2025

soccer

Costacurta aims dig at French media over Donnarumma

by Yahoo Sports | Apr 30 2025

technology

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

by Interesting Engineering | Apr 30 2025

Word of the Day

insouciance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:

insouciance • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun

Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.

// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.

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Examples:

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024

Did you know?

If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz withdraw guidance as VW says it can’t quantify tariff hit

My father is giving me $250K to buy a home, but told me not to tell my two siblings. Am I morally obligated to tell them?

Former ‘19 Kids and Counting’ star Jim Bob Duggar buys $1 milllion Arkansas property

Kiss rocker Gene Simmons lists $14 million Beverly Hills mansion—with a strict buyer selection process

Starbucks customers are giving the company over $200 million of free money

Despite trade-war angst, junk bonds are holding up as Trump marks 100 days

Visa’s earnings send the message that spending is still healthy

Timeline: How Trump’s first 100 days shook stocks, bonds and other financial markets

Deferring property taxes is the best way to help older homeowners

What options trading is telling us now about Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft earnings

Tax-free NIL payments to college athletes? One state hopes it will give its schools an edge.

Tariffs lead First Solar to slash its sales and profit outlook

Super Micro’s stock tanks and Nvidia could be the reason why

Qualcomm’s stock has outperformed the chip sector this year. Earnings will be a key test.

Trump’s speech marking 100 days in office is coming in an hour, as tariffs weigh on markets

Snap sees bumps ahead hurting its ad business

Starbucks results miss estimates, but CEO expresses confidence in turnaround

Hims & Hers’ stock soars after teaming up with Wegovy maker

Social Security seems much less secure 100 days into Trump’s second term

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs and close dozens of buildings as Amazon shipping volume declines

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Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

Chocolate-covered espresso beans: The ultimate combination of sweet and bitter

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

REP. MIKE KELLY, SEN. TIM SCOTT AND SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: Save the Opportunity Zones before it’s too late

This is the largest office-to-residential conversion in the US — and it’s just the beginning

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight

Costacurta aims dig at French media over Donnarumma

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

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