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Here’s how GM is dealing with tariff uncertainty: pulling guidance, halting stock buyback amid talk of tariff relief

By MarketWatch.com | James Rogers | 4/29/2025 11:44 AM

General Motors reported first-quarter results before market open Tuesday but has postponed its call with analysts until Thursday. ... Read full Story

finance

America’s growth mirage: As tariffs hit, the economy is already running on fumes

By MarketWatch.com | Charlie Garcia | 4/29/2025 11:34 AM

Investors are looking for safe havens. Here’s one not to overlook — especially if interest rates fall. ... Read full Story

finance

Trump’s first 100 days in office are worst for stock market in half a century

By MarketWatch.com | Isabel Wang | 4/29/2025 11:11 AM

U.S. stocks are on pace for the worst stretch over the first 100 days of a new presidential term since 1973. ... Read full Story

finance

Another juicy S&P 500 target goes by the wayside as this 6,700 call is thrown into trash

By MarketWatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer | 4/29/2025 11:04 AM

HSBC on Tuesday slashed its target to 5,600 from 6,700, based on a forecast for slower U.S. growth, sticky inflation and falling bond yields. ... Read full Story

finance

Consumer confidence sinks for fifth month in a row to lowest since May 2020

By MarketWatch.com | Greg Robb | 4/29/2025 10:43 AM

Consumers are more pessimistic about business conditions, employment prospects and future income — and there’s one sign that usually signals a recession ahead. ... Read full Story

finance

China says it’ll never kneel down as it seeks partners in trade war versus U.S.

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 4/29/2025 6:21 AM

China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday released a video saying it won’t capitulate in a message as much to other trading partners as to the U.S. ... Read full Story

finance

My boyfriend owns a house and earns more than me, but I still want a prenup. Is that wise?

By MarketWatch.com | Quentin Fottrell | 4/29/2025 5:23 AM

“I recently learned about land that has been in my family for 150 years.” ... Read full Story

finance

‘Real Housewives’ star Bethenny Frankel says she’s moving to Florida, but keeping her N.Y. properties

By MarketWatch.com | | 4/29/2025 5:02 AM

Frankel, a New York City native, says she is leaving the Big Apple behind and moving to Florida for her “personal and professional” growth. ... Read full Story

finance

Rachel McAdams lists her L.A. home for $4 million—is she staying in the South for good?

By MarketWatch.com | | 4/29/2025 5:01 AM

McAdams relocated her family to the South in order to escape the chaos of city life, and is selling her longtime Los Angeles home. ... Read full Story

finance

Porsche cuts outlook on China woes, U.S. tariffs

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 4/29/2025 3:37 AM

Porsche slashed its financial outlook, as the sports-car maker struggled in China and said tariffs are hurting its business in the U.S. ... Read full Story

finance

This German stock has doubled this year. The company just blew away investor estimates

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Goldstein | 4/29/2025 3:21 AM

Rheinmetall, the German defense and auto company whose stock has doubled this year, saw its shares rally again on Tuesday after blowing away analyst estimates. ... Read full Story

finance

‘Too early’ to call bitcoin a safe haven as it outperforms stocks and dollar amid tariff turmoil

By MarketWatch.com | Frances Yue | 4/29/2025 3:21 AM

Bitcoin bulls have long been frustrated to see the crypto trade in a fashion similar to stocks and other assets perceived as risky, rather than as a store of value such as gold. Now, some think they see tentative signs of a shift. ... Read full Story

finance

Trump to ease impact of tariffs on U.S. automakers, Lutnick says

By MarketWatch.com | Mike Murphy | 4/28/2025 9:04 PM

President Donald Trump will soon announce moves to reduce the impact of his tariffs on the U.S. auto industry, a top Trump administration official confirmed late Monday. ... Read full Story

finance

Consumers feel like they’re on ‘a very scary roller coaster.’ That’s bad news for Trump’s economy.

By MarketWatch.com | Andrew Keshner | 4/28/2025 5:20 PM

Trump’s first months in office have seen the steepest drop in consumer expectations since the 1990 recession ... Read full Story

finance

WeightWatchers bankruptcy chatter may be a debt-negotiating tactic, activist investor says

By MarketWatch.com | James Rogers | 4/28/2025 5:07 PM

“WeightWatchers is a huge brand now. It’s got millions and millions of members,” said Bruce Galloway, chief investment officer at Galloway Capital Partners. ... Read full Story

finance

IBM takes a cue from Apple with $150 billion investment — but here’s the twist

By MarketWatch.com | Therese Poletti | 4/28/2025 4:37 PM

IBM doesn’t do much overseas manufacturing but may be trying to protect some of its consulting contracts with the U.S. government. ... Read full Story

finance

Wave of U.S. data this week may give tariff-weary investors more to worry about

By MarketWatch.com | Vivien Lou Chen | 4/28/2025 4:01 PM

The week ahead is set to bring a deluge of economic data that has the potential to come in far below expectations and rattle financial-market participants, who have already been through weeks of tariff-driven volatility. ... Read full Story

finance

Why Nvidia investors shouldn’t worry about Huawei’s new AI chip

By MarketWatch.com | Britney Nguyen | 4/28/2025 3:41 PM

An analyst notes that Huawei’s new chip isn’t likely to hold much appeal outside of China. ... Read full Story

finance

‘Medicare for All’? These doctors say it’s possible — if healthcare takes its medicine.

By MarketWatch.com | Andy Lazris | 4/28/2025 3:34 PM

To lower costs, doctors must stop overtreating and Washington needs to stop playing politics with our health. ... Read full Story

finance

The future of streaming television is starting to look an awful lot like cable TV

By MarketWatch.com | Lukas I. Alpert | 4/28/2025 2:11 PM

Streaming’s à la carte choices are starting to deliver less growth potential — and the best way forward may be to bundle programming like cable does, a TD Cowen analyst said. ... Read full Story

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animal

Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

by Science News | Apr 28 2025

art

Amiee Byrne’s Realistic Ceramic Sculptures Underscore the Charm of Discarded Goods

by Colossal | Apr 29 2025

connecticut

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

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

entertainment

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

by ET Online | Apr 28 2025

exercise

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

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

food

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

by THE MANUAL | Apr 30 2025

long_island

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

by greaterlongisland.com | Apr 29 2025

music

Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

by Billboard | Apr 29 2025

nation

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

by upi.com | Apr 30 2025

odd_fun

Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 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

politics

Sen. Graham responds in kind to Trump's joke about wanting to be pope: 'Keep an open mind'

by 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

religion

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

upstate

5 things to know this Wednesday, April 30

by NEWS10 ABC | 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.

Here’s how GM is dealing with tariff uncertainty: pulling guidance, halting stock buyback amid talk of tariff relief

America’s growth mirage: As tariffs hit, the economy is already running on fumes

Trump’s first 100 days in office are worst for stock market in half a century

Another juicy S&P 500 target goes by the wayside as this 6,700 call is thrown into trash

Consumer confidence sinks for fifth month in a row to lowest since May 2020

China says it’ll never kneel down as it seeks partners in trade war versus U.S.

My boyfriend owns a house and earns more than me, but I still want a prenup. Is that wise?

‘Real Housewives’ star Bethenny Frankel says she’s moving to Florida, but keeping her N.Y. properties

Rachel McAdams lists her L.A. home for $4 million—is she staying in the South for good?

Porsche cuts outlook on China woes, U.S. tariffs

This German stock has doubled this year. The company just blew away investor estimates

‘Too early’ to call bitcoin a safe haven as it outperforms stocks and dollar amid tariff turmoil

Trump to ease impact of tariffs on U.S. automakers, Lutnick says

Consumers feel like they’re on ‘a very scary roller coaster.’ That’s bad news for Trump’s economy.

WeightWatchers bankruptcy chatter may be a debt-negotiating tactic, activist investor says

IBM takes a cue from Apple with $150 billion investment — but here’s the twist

Wave of U.S. data this week may give tariff-weary investors more to worry about

Why Nvidia investors shouldn’t worry about Huawei’s new AI chip

‘Medicare for All’? These doctors say it’s possible — if healthcare takes its medicine.

The future of streaming television is starting to look an awful lot like cable TV

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Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

Amiee Byrne’s Realistic Ceramic Sculptures Underscore the Charm of Discarded Goods

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

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

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

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

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

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

Sen. Graham responds in kind to Trump's joke about wanting to be pope: 'Keep an open mind'

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

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

5 things to know this Wednesday, April 30

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.New York Zoo Feeds Baby Vulture With Hand Puppet

2.Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

3.Owner of lost $5,000 cash thought calls from police were a scam

4.Watch: Iowa museum owner's spoon collection tallied at 38,162

5.Watch: Red-tailed boa rescued from Texas tree, adopted by animal control officer

6.Speedboat Flips Midair At 200 Mph And Still Wins Race On Arizona Lake

7.Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone

8.Mother horse, baby rescued from mud pit in Arizona

9.Man wins $6M lottery prize after more than 40 years of playing

10.Watch: Miniature dachshund found after 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island