The discount rate refers to the interest rate used when calculating the net present value (NPV) of an investment. It represents the time value of money, which is the concept that a sum of money today ...

The median annual percentage rate (APR) on credit cards is near 25%. Credit card companies charged consumers more than $105 ...

Small-cap stocks were down Friday afternoon as interest rates in the bond market rose. The Russell 2000, a gauge of small-cap U.S. stocks, was slumping 0.9%, according to FactSet data, at last check.

The Government’s proposed rate cap is putting pressure on the Tauranga City Council to reduce spending and make savings. Photo / Tauranga City Council Tauranga City Council will ask residents which ...

The commercial real estate market may face the prospect of higher borrowing costs even as President Donald Trump places downward pressure on the Federal Reserve, leading lenders stressed at the 58th ...

The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates for the third straight time lifted investor sentiment on Wednesday, igniting gains in several high-beta stocks ...

After whipsawing this past month, the bond market suggests the odds of a December Fed interest rate cut stand at roughly 87%. Analysts say unusually high division among Fed officials concerning ...

The euro stablecoin market has rebounded in the year since the European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) came into force, with market capitalization doubling after regulations ...

The Magnificent Seven represent 34.3% of the S&P 500 as of December 2025, up from 12.3% in 2015. From 2015 to 2024, these seven companies achieved a 697.6% return, outperforming the S&P 500. The S&P ...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its personal consumption expenditures price index data for September earlier today. Here is the report, at a glance: Core YoY: 2.8% increase, in line with ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A sharply divided Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday but signaled borrowing costs are unlikely to drop further in the near term as it awaits clarity on the ...

Duke Energy is investing billions to upgrade its power grid, in part responding to unprecedented demand expected from a surge in new data centers. The Charlotte utility giant is adamant, however, that ...