Finance

Stock Buybacks Have Slowed. Here’s Why It Matters That They Could Bounce Back.

Stock Buybacks Have Slowed. Here’s Why It Matters That They Could Bounce Back.

Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images Stock buyback activity was comparatively slow in the first half of 2025 but looks poised to recover. Buyback activity has slowed lately, but it’...

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Be the life of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 by hosting your own Side Event

Be the life of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 by hosting your own Side Event

Learning Summits | Image Credits:TechCrunch This is it — today is your last chance to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco. By tonight, applications close. No extens...

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House Passes GOP Funding Bill, Sets Up Senate Shutdown Showdown

House Passes GOP Funding Bill, Sets Up Senate Shutdown Showdown

The US Capitol in Washington. (Bloomberg) — The House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid an Oct. 1 US government shutdown, setting up a showdown in the Senate later Friday, when...

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EU industry struggles with new US rules on imports of steel and aluminium

EU industry struggles with new US rules on imports of steel and aluminium

New US tariffs on steel and aluminium designed to determine the origin of steel and aluminium within imported products are creating an additional cost in addition to the baseline US tariffs, accor...

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The GOP has a plan to avoid a Sept. 30 shutdown. Democrats aren’t yet sold.

The GOP has a plan to avoid a Sept. 30 shutdown. Democrats aren’t yet sold.

House Republicans advanced a bill Friday morning to keep the government open for seven additional weeks in an attempt to put the pressure on Democrats to relent and accept their plan to avoid a p...

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Housing Giant Lennar Looks to Rate Cutes to Stimulate Demand After Earnings Miss

Housing Giant Lennar Looks to Rate Cutes to Stimulate Demand After Earnings Miss

Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Lennar CEO Stuart Miller suggested falling interest rates later in the quarter and the Federal Reserve’s cut this week could help stimulate demand. L...

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