Timef 04/30/2025

During the first 100 days of the Trump administration, shock waves from the chaotic tariff rollout continue to send tremors through the global financial system.

Leaders should utilize the six pillars of longevity to foster a culture of positive well-being.

Most businesses believe that they deliver a great customer experience, but this is based on outdated, old-fashioned ideas. Here's what businesses can do to shift their customer experience to the modern customer.

Snap shares fell after the social media company didn't share second-quarter guidance due to the uncertain macroeconomic environment.

President Donald Trump blamed his predecessor and defended his sweeping tariffs after new data showed the U.S. economy contracting last quarter.

International travel is such a breeze when you can browse, do business and make calls without worrying about expensive roaming charges or changing SIMs.

Underlying economic growth remained solid in early 2025, but tariffs and uncertainty are expected to cause a further slowdown.

Gross domestic product was expected to rise at a 0.4% annualized pace in the first quarter, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

Companies slowed hiring sharply in April as they braced against potential impacts from President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Companies are weighing whether they should be transparent about tariffs’ effect on prices, or — as Amazon learned on Tuesday — risk drawing the president’s ire.

On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, U.S. companies that have come to rely on Vietnam’s factories, like Apple and Nike, are in a bind because of Trump’s tariffs.

Etsy shares jumped in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company posted better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter.

Mortgage rates didn't move much last week, and neither did homebuyers who are less concerned with rates and more worried about their finances and their jobs.

Microsoft President Brad Smith says the U.S. tech giant is committed to respecting European laws — even though it may not always agree with them.

The figure was ahead of the 0.2% forecast in a Reuters poll of economists, and comes amid severe tariff headwinds.

As the Trump administration dismantles foreign aid, Bill Gates, whose philanthropy is devoted to global health, is trying to talk to anyone with the president’s ear.

Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.

Here’s what a variety of voters who made their choices in November’s election with some hesitation had to say about President Trump’s first 100 days.

The 47-year-old SPD veteran is also set to serve as vice-chancellor.

A Reuters poll had projected 0.2% growth from the previous quarter.

Trump definitely brought a lot of shock in the first 100 days of his presidency, but it can hardly be said to have left anybody impressed. 

Auto giant Stellantis on Wednesday said it was withdrawing its full-year financial guidance due to uncertainties regarding the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's back-and-forth trade policy.

British bank Barclays on Wednesday reported slight beats on revenue and profit, boosted by stronger investment bank performance.

A slowdown in commerce between the United States and China caused by escalating tariffs was evident in a report Wednesday on manufacturing activity in April.

"The modern financial system is broken, it's slow, it's expensive," the executive vice president of the Trump Organization told CNBC.

Europe's biggest carmaker reported operating profit of 2.9 billion euros ($3.3 billion) for the first three months of the year.

"I think the U.K. will get it right — but there is a risk if you get it wrong that you drive innovation to other markets," Coinbase's U.K. head told CNBC.

UBS on Wednesday beat bottom line expectations as the lender seeks to rein in steep share declines that have cost it the crown of continental Europe's largest bank amid sweeping U.S. tariffs.

China's tech world isn't getting distracted by whether the U.S. and China will talk on trade.

Investors have been piling into emerging market bonds amid a U.S. Treasury sell-off whose status as a safe haven has comes under investor scrutiny.

This was higher than the Reuters expectations of a 2.3% climb, and unchanged than the 2.4% rise in the last quarter of 2024.

Recent reports suggested some tariff relief on the ground as the U.S. and China sought to blunt the economic impacts of punitive tariffs.

Trump may have wanted his first 100 days to be historic — they might well be, but for all the wrong reasons.  

The South Korean company posted a record quarterly revenue, up 10% from a year earlier, while its first-quarter operating profit climbed 1.5%.

It comes after Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is exploring personal ownership of vehicles with Waymo technology.

Profit fell 50 percent in the quarter, and the company said one reason was its hiring of additional workers to help its turnaround strategy.

Paramount’s interest in settling has dismayed CBS’s news division. The executive producer of “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned last week.

Super Micro blamed lower-than-expected preliminary results on decisions from clients during the quarter.

A disappointed supporter reflects on the madness in the president’s method.

Shares of Starbucks have fallen 8% this year, as investors worry about tariffs and how they will affect consumer spending.

Large importers, including retailers and manufacturers, paused imports from China this month amid an escalating trade war. Ports are now poised to feel the fallout.

Snap did not offer an outlook for the second quarter, citing macroeconomic uncertainties.

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen.”

The festival’s longtime president is leaving the festival, as are about 10 others. Its owner, Penske Media, told staff members about the changes on Friday.

Duolingo is taking an "AI-first" approach, meaning it will assign AI tasks previously completed by human workers.

Mac Davis of Minicircle on the challenges and opportunities of a controversial new treatment.

The investigations by the Government Accountability Office come as the White House looks to expand its power over the federal budget.

As AI accelerates and old funding models crumble, the future of education will belong to the bold — not the nostalgic.

Lutnick said a trade deal is "done, done, done, done" but declined to say which country he was talking about.

In a world defined by constant disruption, today's most effective leaders are those who embrace uncertainty, build trust through collaboration and cultivate inner resilience to drive meaningful change under pressure.

Bessent's comments come after Vice President JD Vance met last week with India's prime minister Narendra Modi.

Most levies on imported cars and car parts will remain in place, but automakers have secured some relaxation of the trade policy.

Your business doesn't have a communications problem — it has a momentum problem. Missed calls, clunky tools and scattered messages aren't just annoying.

Fintech stocks moved higher Tuesday following a wave of earnings and analyst calls. Shift4 Payments, Upstart and PayPal each saw gains.

But the effects of the levies, which have created uncertainty for businesses, have not yet been fully felt.

The Iberian Peninsula’s widespread blackout raises questions about the resilience of the electric power infrastructure in the two countries — and to an extent, the rest of Europe.

It comes as drugmakers brace for Trump's levies on pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. – his administration's bid to boost manufacturing in the country. 

Amazon said Tuesday it considered displaying import charges on items sold via its site for ultra-discount items, but that the plan "was never approved and not going to happen."

From internal growth arms to venture-style capital deployment, big companies are moving fast — and founders should take notice.

U.S. crude oil prices have fallen more than 20% since Trump took office, to below $65 per barrel, making it unprofitable for many companies to drill.

Starting Friday, goods from China worth up to $800 will be subject to tariffs and more paperwork under new Trump administration rules.

The media organization said that the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions had been terminated.

Meta Platforms is launching a stand-alone artificial intelligence app and going head-to-head with OpenAI maker ChatGPT.

Toy makers and stores are freezing holiday orders, predicting shortages and higher prices. Some are consulting bankruptcy lawyers, fearing their firms won’t survive.

U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Tuesday announced plans for a "comprehensive regulatory regime for crypto assets."

Emerging social media platforms need to keep agency and discoverability top of mind if they are looking to engage and retain Gen Z creators.

PwC's three-month study of its employees revealed how many days of in-office work it takes for a company to run smoothly.

Despite his administration’s lack of concern about climate change, a recession would give the atmosphere a break. At least in the short term.

Driven by rising rents, crowds and what many see as neighborhood degradation, activists are calling to continue the kinds of protests that erupted last summer.

The main oil and gas trade group wants the Trump administration to reconsider maritime rules released in April that would require it to use some U.S. ships to transport liquefied natural gas.

UPS announced the move as part of its first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday.

Prompt engineering was one of the best jobs in tech just two years ago, but not anymore.