Store closures hit highest level since pandemic — see who’s shutting down the most locations
Store closures in the U.S. last year hit the highest level since the pandemic — and even more locations are expected to shutter this year, as shoppers’ dollars increasingly go…
UnitedHealthcare taps company veteran Tim Noel as new CEO following Brian Thompson killing
UnitedHealthcare on Thursday tapped company veteran Tim Noel as its new CEO following the targeted killing of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December. Noel was the head of…
Elon Musk and Sam Altman spar over Trump’s Stargate AI investment announcement
A war of words between Elon Musk and Sam Altman escalated on social media Thursday, as two of the most powerful men in tech sparred over their rival artificial intelligence initiatives. …
Market Internals Point to Large Growth Leadership
As the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 once again test new all-time highs this week, I’m struck by how leadership trends have shifted around quite a bit since mid-December. Part…
Energy Picks Up and Consumer Discretionary Continues to Lead
I have been traveling in the US since 1/15 and attended the CMTA Mid-Winter retreat in Tampa, FL 1/16-1/17 and then moved to Redmond, WA to work from the StockCharts.com…
NVDA, TSMC, and Broadcom: Top Semiconductor Plays as SMH Hits New Highs
In the last quarter of 2024, semiconductors have been walking a tightrope between tariff fears and supply chain uncertainties. Geopolitical tensions between the US and China cast a long shadow…
Schumer supports Democrats delaying all Trump nominees who lack unanimous support
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he supports the delay of all of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees who do not have unanimous support in the Senate. Majority Leader…
‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, describing the action as ‘blatantly unconstitutional.’ The decision…
Trump says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is ready to negotiate a deal to end war with Russia
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to negotiate a deal to end the war with Russia, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin would like…
Top trade association sends letters calling on big changes in three key departments: ‘Unleash American energy’
A top national trade organization has sent letters to three departments in the Trump administration advocating for specific policies that the group believes will most effectively achieve President Trump’s goal…