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'Someone knew': Insider trading speculation abounds after Trump abruptly reverses course

'Someone knew': Insider trading speculation abounds after Trump abruptly reverses course

The wild market fluctuations caused by President Donald Trump's tariff announcements raised questions Wednesday afternoon about the potential for insider trading.

Financial markets continued to free-fall Wednesday morning over Trump's tariffs for U.S. trading partners at an average rate of 29 percent. Trump posted on Truth Social, "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT"

After Trump announced that afternoon that he was issuing a 90-day reprieve on all tariffs except for those leveled against China, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 2,500 points, while the Nasdaq surged 10%....

'Whoa, look at that!' CNN expert staggered as he watches stocks plunge in real-time

'Whoa, look at that!' CNN expert staggered as he watches stocks plunge in real-time

The financial markets are reacting poorly to President Donald Trump's weekend imposition of stiff trade tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China — and a CNN expert was left dumbfounded as he watched it unfold live.

The Dow Jones, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 all opened down on Monday, and continued to plummet following Trump's sweeping tariffs that most experts agree have started a trade war with at least two firm U.S. allies.

"This makes perfect sense!" CNN's Richard Quest said of the dismal markets. "If you think of the sheer vast swathes, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods being on both sides that are going to be hit, this makes perfect sense because, what is a stock price? The stock price is a barometer of a company's current and future earnings. They will go down." ...

These are the biggest changes to retirement plans under SECURE Act 2.0

These are the biggest changes to retirement plans under SECURE Act 2.0

All retirement-related reforms have been tucked under SECURE Act 2.0, which is part of the 4,155-page spending bill that will fund every federal agency and government program through Sept. 30, 2023. The SECURE Act 2.0 builds on the SECURE Act, which was approved by Congress in 2019. Q3 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The bipartisan bill includes more than 90 retirement-related changes. Some of these changes will be effective immediately, while other changes will take effect in 2024 or beyond. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest changes to retirement plans under SECURE Act 2.......
U.S. stocks fall for fifth straight session

U.S. stocks fall for fifth straight session

NEW YORK — US stocks sank Tuesday for the fifth straight drop as worries about upcoming earnings, slower growth and the possibility of a Spain-driven return to crisis in Europe, kept a cloud over trade.