Trump plans to refill U.S. emergency oil reserve with Venezuelan crude (USO:NYSEARCA)

imaginima/E+ via Getty Images President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States plans to use Venezuelan crude oil to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which has fallen to its lowest level in more than four decades. “One of the things I am going Source link

After a 58.9% decline, will this FTSE 100 stock be downgraded to the FTSE 250?

The FTSE 100 might be trading near all-time highs, but not every stock on the index has had luck. Among some of the worst hit is housebuilder Persimmon (LSE:PSN), having fallen 58.9% over the past five years. The company has now been flagged for likely relegation to the FTSE 250…

Could the HSBC share price slump to just 1,117p by September 2027?

Image source: Getty Images The HSBC (LSE: HSBA) share price has had a barnstorming year. It’s up 60% in the last 12 months to 1,528p. All the FTSE 100 banks have done well, but HSBC has streaked ahead. Barclays and Lloyds are up around 35% over one year, while NatWest has gained…

Congress edges toward a Social Security fix as 2032 deadline looms (DXY:)

DNY59/iStock via Getty Images Congress is showing tentative signs of confronting Social Security’s worsening financial shortfall, though lawmakers remain far from an agreement on how to prevent automatic benefit cuts expected in 2032, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The program’s trust fund is Source link

Wealthy Americans turn to private life insurance for tax-free investing (MMIN:NYSEARCA)

William_Potter/iStock via Getty Images Ultrawealthy Americans are placing billions of dollars into specialized life-insurance policies that can shelter investment gains from income and capital-gains taxes, The Wall Street Journal reported. Private-placement life insurance, or PPLI, allows affluent policyholders to invest virtually unlimited amounts in hedge funds, private Source link

Crypto market makers are cashing in on bitcoin's rally – without betting on direction

As bitcoin surges back above $80,000, sophisticated trading firms are quietly collecting yield rather than making directional bet. Source link