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Are you planning to invest in relatively-safe debt schemes to take care of your near-term goals? Or are you searching for ‘relatively safe’ debt funds to invest for three years or more? If your answer is yes, you can consider investing in corporate bond funds in April 2025.

These schemes invest at least 80% of their corpus in the papers of the highest-rated companies.

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By STAN CHOE, AP Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Wednesday as a worldwide rally came back around to Wall Street after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war.

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A collapse in volatility suggests that the painful stock market sell-off is over and that a fresh rally could be brewing.

That’s according to Jason Goepfert, senior research analyst at SentimenTrader, who told BI on Wednesday that the sharp decline in the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, flashed a “bear killer”

 » Read more about: A 'bear killer': The stock market's fear gauge is flashing signs of major stock gains ahead  »

Chipotle (CMG)

After a rocky earnings report announcing that Chipotle missed the mark while lowering expectations for the year, Chipotle stock sank in after-hours trading. The fast food giant reported earnings of 29 cents per share and revenue of $2.88 billion falling short of the $2.94 billion analysts were looking for.

 » Read more about: Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slip as trade hopes dim on mixed tariff signals  »

Pensions Minister Torsten Bell said there are now more small pension pots in the UK than pensioners.

 » Read more about: DWP announces £1,000 retirement savings boost under new plans for small pension pots  »

The Kuwait Ministry of Interior has issued a warning against cryptocurrency mining, after electricity usage data indicated that over 1,000 locations in the Gulf nation may be running mining rigs.

Crypto mining has been illegal in Kuwait since July 2023, when the Capital and Markets Authority issued a circular banning all cryptocurrency activity,

 » Read more about: Kuwait Government Issues Warning as 1,000 Sites Found Illegally Mining Cryptocurrency  »

United States exchanges are betting big on cryptocurrency derivatives as market turbulence from US President Donald Trump’s looming trade war propels demand for the financial instruments. 

Since late 2024, exchanges including Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group have been listing new types of crypto derivatives and mulling multibillion-dollar acquisitions as they vie for control of the burgeoning market. 

 » Read more about: US exchanges bet big on crypto derivatives amid tariff turbulence  »

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Apr – 24 – 2025 , 07:13

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UNITED NATIONS — China accused the U.S.

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