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News of the day for April 1, 2025

Each year, when the Larry Fink letter goes out, it’s required reading on Wall Street. The CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, pens a memo to shareholders that quickly becomes gospel. It was Fink’s 2018 letter, for example, that helped catalyze interest in do-gooder investing known as ESG (for environmental, social and governance) — a term he later swore off amid Republican backlash.

(Reuters) -The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite both closed higher on Tuesday, after a topsy-turvy day on Wall Street dominated by investor angst ahead of the impending tariff announcements from the Trump administration. Financial markets have been volatile in recent weeks as investors assessed the economic fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump's extensive tariff plans, which have sparked worries about a U.S. economic slowdown and higher inflation. Some of the uncertainty that has gripped markets is expected to dissipate after Trump unveils his tariff plan on Wednesday during an event in the Rose Garden, currently scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT.

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Stocks slumped in March as the Trump administration vowed to move ahead with tariffs that put both Wall Street and Main Street on edge. Tariffs are likely to remain top of mind for investors in April.

President Donald Trump’s fast-approaching “Liberation Day” sent stock markets swinging sharply worldwide on Monday.View on euronews

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As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the automation software industry, including Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) and its peers.

Let’s dig into the relative performance of Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 water infrastructure earnings season.

As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the consumer internet industry, including Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and its peers.