• Apr 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

  • Apr 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

  • Apr 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.

  • Apr 29, 2025

Mexican economy seen flat in first quarter: Reuters poll

Analysts have for months warned that the Mexican economy may have shrunk again early this year, which would imply a technical recession. Mexico's GDP data is set to be published on Wednesday. Another Reuters poll released on Monday suggested that the trade shock generated by the United States' tariff threats could cause Latin America's No. 2 economy to expand just 0.2% this year, down from 1.2% growth through 2024.