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Why NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Stock Is Down Today
  • April 29, 2025

Why NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Stock Is Down Today

Shares of chip manufacturer NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) fell 8.6% in the afternoon session after the company reported mixed first-quarter 2025 results: Its inventory levels materially increased, and the next quarter's EPS guidance was just in line, seemingly not enough to excite the market. In addition, CEO Kurt Sievers announced plans to retire at the end of the year, creating more uncertainty amid tariff-induced concerns. On the other hand, NXP Semiconductors narrowly topped analysts' ad

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Stocks set for worst 100 day start since Nixon as Trump injects semi-permanent uncertainty
  • April 29, 2025

Stocks set for worst 100 day start since Nixon as Trump injects semi-permanent uncertainty

NEW YORK (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, set to deliver the worst start for stocks since former President Richard Nixon's second term in 1973, have stoked volatility across markets and created expectations of a semi-permanent state of uncertainty. Expectations for near-term volatility in stocks, bonds and currencies have all leaped higher as investors game out the fallout from a rapidly changing landscape for trade. In early April, the Cboe Volatility Index - an options-based barometer of investor anxiety - closed at a five-year high while FX and bond market volatility gauges also rallied.

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Wall Street's winners and losers during Trump's 100 days at White House
  • April 29, 2025

Wall Street's winners and losers during Trump's 100 days at White House

(Reuters) -The dramatic shift in U.S. domestic and foreign policy since President Donald Trump returned to the White House on January 20 has sent shockwaves across global financial markets. Trump's multi-front trade war and constant flip-flops on tariffs have upended supply chains, clouded business outlooks and stoked fears of a recession in the U.S. The S&P 500 has lost nearly 8% since his January 20 inauguration. Data analytics provider Palantir, which works with the Department of Homeland Security, has surged nearly 60% since Trump came into power as the Department of Defense prioritizes a new software acquisition effort to enhance the U.S. military.

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