Elon Musk testifies in Twitter shareholder trial alleging he purposefully drove down stock before his purchase

Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022. The lawsuit was filed in October 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the … Read more

Stock futures dive and oil prices jump as U.S. war in Iran rattles investors

U.S. stock futures tumbled in premarket trading Monday as global oil prices soared amid signs that U.S.-Israel military strikes in Iran were expanding across the region, raising concerns about potential disruptions to global petroleum supplies. Futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 1.1% in premarket trading, while the Nasdaq Composite sank 1.6%. Oil … Read more

Oil prices surge, stock futures slide after U.S. strikes Iran

The price of oil surged Sunday after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, which killed its supreme leader. U.S. crude oil soared 12%, while Brent, the international oil benchmark, surged 14% after trading began at 6 p.m. ET. Sunday. Even before the weekend’s escalation, oil prices had risen 17% this year off President Donald Trump’s … Read more

Trump takes jab at Pelosi by name over history of controversial stock trading

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump called out insider trading on Capitol Hill during his address, urging Congress to “pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay” while also taking a shot at Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.  “Let’s also ensure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider … Read more

Google-parent stock drops on fears it could lose search market share to AI-powered rivals | CNN Business

CNN  —  Shares of Google-parent Alphabet fell more than 3% in early trading Monday after a report sparked concerns that its core search engine could lose market share to AI-powered rivals, including Microsoft’s Bing. Last month, Google employees learned that Samsung was weighing making Bing the default search engine on its devices instead of Google’s … Read more