‘The bull market is dead’: What investing pros are saying after a historic 2-day stock market crash
The trade war crushed stocks this week. The market endured its worst week since 2020, with the S&P 500 losing nearly 7% over the last five trading days, while the Nasdaq 100 slipped into bear market territory for the first time since 2022.Here’s what the pros are saying about the decline — and what could…
We asked B-17’s newsroom who is spending ahead of tariffs — and who is holding off
How is B-17’s newsroom thinking about their spending ahead of Trump’s tariffs? Our reporters and editors weighed in. Let’s get this out of the way from the jump — it’s always best to avoid panic-buying and be strategic when making purchases. But to get a sense of how people are weighing their spending right now,…
The Trump economy has Americans rethinking everything from babies to businesses
Babies, homes, retirement, and business ventures — all major moves Americans have told B-17 they’re putting on hold as the US reels from economic uncertainty. Tariffs are set to raise prices on everything from groceries to cars, and sweeping cuts to federal spending have many concerned about their livelihoods. Federal student loan limbo is also…
Stocks had dipped below a key marker where ‘nothing good happens’ even before tariff meltdown
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Even before stocks nosedived on Thursday and Friday, Societe Generale strategist Albert Edwards was worried the market was in a bad place. In a March 27 note to clients, Edwards — who, it should be noted, is hardly ever bullish…
When my newborn was in the NICU, people showed up to support us. I’ve made a point to pay it forward.
The author’s daughter, not pictured, spent time in a neonatal intensive care unit. My daughter was two days old when she was hospitalized with bacterial sepsis. The blinking monitors and beeping machines of the intensive care unit felt like the soundtrack to my worst nightmare. Every hour seemed to pass in a painful haze of…
Billionaire Ken Griffin talks to teens about ‘Call of Duty,’ what he looks for in a job candidate, and bombing his chemistry exam
Ken Griffin speaks with Boca Raton Community High School senior Renen Antonacci during a recent event with students at his alma mater. Billionaire Ken Griffin has been raising the profile of Florida since 2022 when he announced plans to move his hedge fund and trading empire to Miami, where they are now headquartered. His companies,…
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline again and says he’s working with China to get the app sold
Trump said he would sign an executive order giving TikTok 75 more days to find a US buyer. TikTok will live to see another day. Or another 75 days, to be exact. President Donald Trump said Friday he would sign an executive order extending the deadline for ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to find…
Sweet and sour ‘tsunami’ Dozens of Chinese restaurant chains are opening in America — if they can survive the backlash.
The midtown Manhattan building where Jackie Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, and Truman Capote once dined, then the legendary French restaurant La Grenouille, is now a nondescript renovation site with wood, metal, and industrial-size garbage bins strewn about. The 60-year home of La Grenouille will soon be turned into the new American home of Quanjude, the most…
Sure, Congress could stop Trump’s tariff plan, but they won’t
Some GOP lawmakers have publicly split from President Donald Trump over his tariff plan, proposing bills to rein him in on trade issues, but the measures almost certainly won’t pass. Even though new bills are being proposed to rein him in, don’t hold your breath waiting for Congress to stop President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff…
