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Trump says would extend TikTok deadline if no deal reached by June 19

Trump says would extend TikTok deadline if no deal reached by June 19

By Andrea Shalal WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend the June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of TikTok, the short video app used by 170 million Americans, if no deal had been reached by then."I would ... I’d like to see it done," Trump told the NBC News program "Meet the Press with Kristen Welker" in an interview t ...

2025-05-05 08:57:17
Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.09%

Israel stocks higher at close of trade; TA 35 up 0.09%

Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Biomed, Communication and Technology sectors led shares higher.At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 rose 0.09% to hit a new 1-month high.The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:TEVA), which rose 10.65% or 584.00 points to trade at 6,069.00 at the close. Meanwh ...

2025-05-05 08:56:03
Australia’s Westpac misses profit estimates, flags global trade risks

Australia’s Westpac misses profit estimates, flags global trade risks

(Reuters) -No.2 Australian mortgage lender Westpac’s first-half profit missed expectations on Monday as loan spreads narrowed, and it warned that shifting global trade policies were rattling markets and tightening funding conditions. Westpac posted a 1% drop in its net profit for the six months ended March to A$3.32 billion ($2.14 billion), missing a Visible Alpha consensus estimate of A$3.43 bi ...

2025-05-05 08:54:56
Nasdaq 100 vs. Russell 2000? Which index to own in 2025- Citi answers

Nasdaq 100 vs. Russell 2000? Which index to own in 2025- Citi answers

Investing.com -- Citi analysts are standing by their preference for growth stocks heading into 2025, favoring the Nasdaq-100 (NDX) over the Russell 2000 (RTY) based on a combination of technical and fundamental metrics. “We continue to view Growth as defensive in the short to intermediate term,” Citi wrote, adding that “this aligns with favoring the NASDAQ-100 over Russell 2000.” ...

2025-05-05 08:53:59