Trump Media’s stock gets a bitcoin bump, but investors still aren’t happy with the company’s crypto plans

Trump Media’s stock rallied to a six-week high Tuesday — with bitcoin approaching another record high — as the parent of President Trump’s Truth Social social-media platform looks to ride the bitcoin wave.
GM says EVs are its ‘North Star’ as legacy automaker chases Tesla

The Chevrolet display is seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC While Tesla remains the No. 1 electric vehicle manufacturer in the U.S. by a wide margin, General Motors said on Tuesday it has secured the No. 2 position and believes it has an “inherent advantage” […]
‘The selling agent is long dead’: My $250,000 term life-insurance policy costs $2,000 a month. I’m 80. Is it time to ditch it?

“I took out a $250,000 policy for a 10-year term. At the time, the payments were $200 per month.”
Kohl’s shares rise amid short interest, Reddit posts

A Kohl’s store in Pleasant Hill, California, on Nov. 25, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Kohl’s surged Tuesday morning in volatile trading that echoed the meme stock rallies of recent years. The legacy department store’s stock more than doubled from Monday’s close of $10.42 per share, only to see those gains […]
Businesses cautious on travel spending as trade uncertainty looms

istocksdaily | iStock | Getty Images Corporations are continuing to spend on business travel, but are being strategic about how they allocate those dollars amid ongoing trade uncertainties, according to new reports from the travel and expense platform Navan and the Global Business Travel Association. Corporate travel spending activity increased 15% year over year in […]
Lockheed Martin’s stock rocked by big profit miss, as problems with classified programs continue

Lockheed Martin’s stock led the S&P 500’s early decliners after a $1.6 billion charge led to a big profit miss.
Coca-Cola (KO) Q2 2025 earnings

A 12-pack of Coca-Cola is displayed on a counter in a 7-Eleven convenient store in Austin, Texas, on July 17, 2025. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations as strong demand in Europe offset weaker volume in other markets. Shares of the company rose 1% […]
AstraZeneca to build new Virginia plant as it re-hashes other U.S. investment plans

AstraZeneca, the U.K.-Swedish pharmaceutical giant, on Tuesday announced a plan to invest some $50 billion in the U.S. in a move hailed by the Trump administration — though much of what it is announcing it’s already announced before.
General Motors (GM) earnings Q2 2025

New GMC trucks are displayed on the sales lot at Hanlees Hilltop GMC in Richmond, California, on July 2, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images General Motors is set to report second-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday, as investors watch for how President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs will affect the automaker’s results and for any […]
Buy these stocks as railroad-merger talk heats up, analyst says

CSX’s stock has been upgraded at TD Cowen, which sees the railroad operating benefiting from consolidation in the rail sector.



