Ateev Bhandari | Reuters Principal Financial Group names Deanna Strable as next CEO Deanna Strable, a native Iowan and a Dowling Catholic High School graduate, will be the next CEO of Principal Financial Group. Insurer Principal Financial Group reported a rise in first-quarter profit on April 24, helped by higher premiums and fee income. The Trump
Financial Pros: Help USA TODAY and Statista determine the winners in our fourth annual survey of top-rated firms, which publishes in April 2026. You can pre-register to take the survey here. Investments always come with risk, but between tariffs, recession worries and overall economic uncertainty, markets have been especially volatile over the past few months. Markets
Nathan Gomes | Reuters How many cars are fully American-made? Not many. Here’s what we know. President Trump hopes to encourage companies to build cars in the U.S. But are any cars fully American-made? Here is what we know now. CarMax KMX.N is expanding its inventory of newer pre-owned vehicles, as U.S. President Donald Trump‘s latest tariffs
Trevor Jennewine | The Motley Fool Historically, February in a post-election year has been the worst month for the U.S. stock market, according to Carson Group. Indeed, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) declined 1.4% last month as disappointing economic data and concerns about potential tariffs weighed on the stock market. Is the February dip a
Katie Brockman | The Motley Fool How to start investing: Everything you need to know The idea of investing your money can be a bit intimidating. Here is everything to know about how to start. While the stock market is still surging right now, investor sentiment may be taking a turn. Around 34% of U.S.
Michael Hirtzer | Bloomberg Deere & Co. shares slid in pre-market trading as the world leader in farm machinery anticipates another challenging year. The maker of the iconic green and yellow machines used to plant and harvest crops kept its 2025 net income estimate between $5 billion to $5.5 billion, while sales in the key
Anjana Anil | Reuters S&P 500 posts best week since Trump’s election U.S. stocks rallied on Friday with the S&P 500 and Dow notching their biggest weekly percentage gains since early November… and the Nasdaq registering its best week since early December. Gold prices jumped to a over two-month peak on Tuesday, supported by a
The bonds, which represent the first major debt for the airport ‘for some time,’ is necessary for the billion-dollar MoreRNO expansion project, airport authority says. A major expansion project for the Reno airport secured crucial funding after a successful bond sale to investors. The Reno-Tahoe International Airport announced on Tuesday that it generated $238.3 million
U.S. stocks opened lower after global markets plunged overnight over worry about the health of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 Index was down 8.6% Monday morning before gaining much of it back and the NASDAQ Futures Index fell 6% after global markets plunged over worries about a possible recession in the world’s biggest economy.