Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran “appears to be standing down,” and announced that the U.S. would impose new sanctions on the Islamic Republic. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran “appears to be standing down” following strikes by Tehran on two U.S. bases in Iraq overnight, and announced fresh sanctions on […]
U.S. stocks recovered from overnight losses to touch new records midday Wednesday, after remarks by President Trump suggested the U.S. and Iran were refraining from further military action in the aftermath of attacks on U.S. bases overnight in retaliation for last week’s killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by American forces. However, the Dow’s gains […]
Here are three stocks on the move poised to rise higher. Lattice Semiconductor Corp. LSCC, +3.38% jumped 90 cents to $20.10 on 2.1 million shares traded Tuesday. The move, on nearly double the average volume, came on no news from the low-power programmable provider. The stock has been in a sideways consolidation since August after […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE U.S. stocks recover from overnight losses Wednesday morning and edge higher at the start of trade, in the aftermath of attacks by Iran in retaliation for last week’s killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the U.S. See full story. Ghosn says he’s escaped ‘political persecution’ as he accuses Nissan executives of […]
Hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. soldiers in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, President Trump on Wednesday sought to assure Americans that the United States was not on the brink of another war in the Middle East. “The American people should be extremely grateful and happy […]
The Bushehr plant, which produces 1,000 megawatts of power, was completed by Russia after years of delay and officially handed over in September 2013 (AFP Photo/ATTA KENARE) Tehran (AFP) – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake on Wednesday rattled an area less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant near the country’s Gulf […]
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo police arrested a woman on Tuesday accused of inciting terrorist acts for social media comments against the United States over the killing of Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani. Police said that Ikballe Berisha Huduti, the founder of a now defunct pro-Islamic organization called Kur’ani, was arrested following an order […]
Tesla Inc. is as big as peak Ford Motor Co., with the Silicon Valley electric-car maker stock poised to hit another record on Tuesday. Tesla TSLA, +2.81% shares traded as high as $462.06, up more than 1% from Monday’s record close, the latest in a series of ever-climbing notches that stretch back to mid-December. Tesla’s […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE U.S. stocks pared early losses Tuesday helped by slightly rosier economic data and rumors of a deep-pocketed buyer for Boeing’s beleaguered stock while concerns about the possibility of war in the Middle East faded slightly. See full story. Impossible Foods adds pork and sausage in battle with Beyond Meat On Tuesday, it […]
College is not an extension of high school. That may seem obvious to anyone who has gotten a degree, but in my decades of teaching, I have observed many college freshmen who do not understand the expectations of college classes. Those 18-year-olds who are slow to figure out this basic truth risk failing classes or […]