Deregulation was a hallmark of Trump's policy framework, and his previous term saw M&A-friendly regulatory reforms. With Trump poised for a White House comeback and an M&A market primed to rebound, many market observers foresee a surge in deals over the coming years.
M&A activity is already showing signs of recovery. According to Dealogic, announced M&A deals in 2024 surpassed $1.4 trillion, up from $1.32 trillion in 2023, though slightly bel...

Tesla meme stock
Bill Gross, renowned investor and co-founder of Pimco, believes Elon Musk’s Tesla is behaving like a speculative play among retail investors. “Tesla acting like a meme stock — sagging fundamentals, straight up price action,” the former chief investment officer and co-founder of Pimco said in a post on X Tuesday afternoon. “But then there seems to be a new meme stock every other day now. Most are pump and dump.” Tesla has risen for 11 days straight and ...

The Nasdaq decided to break records on Tuesday, smashing through the 17k ceiling like it was a piñata at a finance nerd's birthday party. It hit a mind-blowing 17,019 before doing the classic Wall Street shuffle and pulling back. Now, don't get too excited because while it was doing the limbo with those high numbers, about 2,000 other stocks were having a party in the red.
Meanwhile, the S&P 500 barely moved, like it...