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U.S. stock-index futures were mixed on Sunday as oil prices rose, ahead of a key week for Wall Street following record highs for the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq.

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) would rather intervene in foreign exchange markets than turn monetary policy negative, Martin Schlegel has suggested.Speaking at the bank’s general meeting of shareholders on April 24, the chairman of the SNB’s governing board said its 0% policy rate was still making the Swiss currency less attractive for foreign investors.“This reduces the appreciation pressure on the Swiss franc,” he said. “If necessary, we can additionally dampen the upward pressure by purchasing Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.To access these options, along with…

There’s a phrase that doesn’t come up often in defense contractor earnings calls: “golden opportunity.” It’s the kind of language that gets people’s attention. Lockheed Martin (LMT) CEO Jim Taiclet used it anyway. Speaking to investors on the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call Thursday, April 23, Taiclet did not attempt to be subtle about what the current political environment means for the world’s largest defense contractor. With the Iran war driving Pentagon spending, a Trump administration that has requested a record $1.5 trillion defense budget, and a Defense Department leadership openly willing to restructure how it does business with contractors,…

When dentists start getting cold calls about private credit, you know the fad has peaked.

President Donald Trump will be on hand for this weekend’s festivities. So will dozens of media and companies throwing events that can cost $300,000.

Shares of opened sharply higher following Thursday night’s earnings report, with an immediate jump of greater than 20%. The stock is not only extending its recent rally but has also broken above its previous all-time high, last seen during the peak of the dot-com era in 2000. That’s a remarkable turnaround for a stock that was on its knees last summer. Intel has now gained more than 60% in less than a month and is up over 100% year to date. For a company that had spent the past few years struggling to regain relevance in the semiconductor space, this…

Many of us are still getting our heads around the price increases and tax tweaks that took effect this month, but you might want to give some thought to next April.Some big changes to pensions, savings and investments are coming down the track, and there are things you can do now and in the coming months to get ready for them.One change that is very much front of mind for a lot of older people – and is keeping financial advisers and wealth planners very busy – is Rachel Reeves’s “inheritance tax raid” on unspent pension money that takes effect…

April 23, 2026 Agencies finalize changes to enhance community bank leverage ratio Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Reserve Board Office of the Comptroller of the Currency For release at 3:30 p.m. EDT The federal bank regulatory agencies today jointly finalized a rule to modify the community bank leverage ratio consistent with existing statutory authority. This change will provide community banks with greater flexibility to use a simpler measure of capital adequacy and reduce regulatory burden. The final rule takes into account the unique business models and risk profiles of community banks. The final rule is being adopted without change from the proposal…

Liquidity mining has long been framed as a cornerstone innovation in decentralized finance—an elegant mechanism to bootstrap liquidity, decentralize ownership, and align incentives between users and protocols. But beneath the narrative, a more familiar pattern emerges: liquidity mining often functions as a form of paid customer acquisition, with tokens replacing traditional cash incentives.This framing does not diminish its importance. Instead, it clarifies both its strengths and its limitationsReinterpreting Liquidity MiningAt its core, liquidity mining distributes tokens to users who provide capital or perform activities for a protocol. Whether through supplying liquidity, staking assets, or executing trades, participants are rewarded for…

Intel INTC) stole the show in this week’s earnings lineup, which also included Q1 results from Tesla TSLA), Lockheed Martin LMT) and other prominent leaders in their respective industries.However, Intel delivered big on its promising turnaround, which has been spurred by investments from the U.S. government, Nvidia NVDA), and Softbank SFTBY).  The comeback story has also centered around a perfect alignment of market forces and internal execution, with Intel reestablishing itself as a major competitive force in the AI-driven semiconductor landscape.Delivering a strong Q1 report yesterday evening, Intel’s stock surged 23% in Friday’s trading session and is now sitting on…