Shares in the US tech giant were one of Wall Street’s biggest casualties in the days immediately after Trump announced his reciprocal tariffs. About $700 billion was wiped off Apple’s market value in the space of a few days. Earlier this week, Trump said he would consider excluding US companies from his tariffs, but added … Read more
Creating an investment game plan is a crucial part of building lasting wealth. Without one, you’re likely to accumulate far less over your lifetime. Now that the S&P 500 briefly corrected by 20% in 2025, we’ve officially entered another bear market. Historically, bear markets have lasted about two years on average, but this one is … Read more
Even as California moves to address regulatory obstacles to fair, actuarially sound insurance underwriting and pricing, the state’s risk profile continues to evolve in ways that impede progress, according to the most recent Triple-I Issues Brief. Like many states, California has suffered greatly from climate-related natural catastrophe losses. Like some disaster-prone states, it also has … Read more
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TikTok Shop, a major e-commerce platform connecting Chinese vendors with overseas consumers, has flagged US tariff risks to its merchants, as well as promoting European sites, after US President Donald Trump tripled tariffs on small parcels exported from mainland China and Hong Kong, which were previously exempt from duties. The ByteDance-owned platform has informed merchants … Read more