Best Buy has announced a leadership transition, naming Jason Bonfig as its next chief executive officer, replacing Corie Barry later this year. The move comes at a critical juncture for the consumer electronics retailer, which is grappling with sluggish sales growth and shifting consumer behaviour in a high-cost environment. Bonfig will take over as CEO
Robinhood’s proprietary investment vehicle for retail investors has taken a small stake in privately held OpenAI, the trading company announced on Wednesday. The Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI), which offers investors exposure to private technology companies, invested $75 million in the artificial intelligence firm. The fund went public and began trading on the New York
US stock indices moved higher on Wednesday after President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran, even as uncertainty persisted over the durability of the truce. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by more than 417 points, or about 0.85%, while the S&P 500 gained roughly 0.67% and the Nasdaq 100 climbed 0.72%. The gains
The US Federal Reserve is likely to wait at least six months before cutting interest rates this year, as inflation pressures persist, according to a Reuters poll of economists. The delay comes amid rising energy prices triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The war, now nearing two months, has led to a
The war in Iran and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz have created an acute shortage in the oil market. But, public attention has mostly been towards crude oil. However, the shortage is even more significant in jet fuel. The record high price of jet fuel—nearly $1,800 per ton in early April—reflects this
The Cardano (ADA) cryptocurrency is trading in a tight consolidation phase around $0.249, with price action locked between short-term support at $0.24 and resistance near $0.26. Over the past 24 hours, ADA has recorded a modest gain of about 1.5%, moving in line with a broader crypto market advance led by Bitcoin’s 1.7% rise. Trading
TheSportExchange (TSE), which operates in Europe as TSE Marketplace Ltd, has announced a partnership with Algoz, a digital asset trading firm with international operations, as mentioned in a press release shared with Invezz. As TSE prepares to strengthen liquidity infrastructure and trading capabilities ahead of its targeted direct listing on Nasdaq in Q4 2026, Algoz
Shares of Tesla were wobbly on Tuesday, slipping 0.2% to $392.90 as investors positioned ahead of the company’s first-quarter earnings report. Wall Street expects Tesla to report earnings per share of 36 cents on revenue of $22.3 billion. In the same period a year earlier, the company posted earnings of 27 cents per share on
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington is considering financial support measures for the United Arab Emirates, including a potential currency swap arrangement, as geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict raise economic risks across the Gulf region. Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Trump confirmed that discussions around a swap line were
It has been an interesting day so far with both precious metals and crude oil prices falling. Both oil and precious metals have traded in opposite directions over the last few weeks. Gold had slipped below $4,800 per ounce again as the dollar rose against a basket of major currencies. Meanwhile, oil prices fell on