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(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, the economic data and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stocks pared losses to rise on Friday, following Thursday's advances. Futures of the major benchmark indices were trading higher as Iran blamed Israel...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reportedly held an urgent meeting with the CEOs of the country’s biggest banks this week to warn them about cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic‘s newly launched AI model. The meeting took place on Tuesday at the...

A new Federal Reserve study reveals that sweeping U.S. tariffs implemented in 2025 by President Donald Trump are entirely responsible for the recent surge in core goods inflation, hitting consumers with a direct, “dollar-for-dollar” price increase. Driving The Inflation Spike According...

The federal government's interest payments on public debt reached $529 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2026, nearly equaling the combined spending on defense ($461 billion) and education ($70 billion), according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report published Wednesday. This...

U.S. stocks held modest midday gains Thursday as tentative Lebanon–Israel diplomatic overtures introduced a fragile layer of optimism into an otherwise tense geopolitical backdrop. • iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF stock is testing key support levels. What’s behind IGV...

The Federal Reserve leadership transition is scheduled to occur during a turbulent time. Rate-cut expectations have been slashed to zero, private-sector job growth is effectively zero, and trillions of dollars in debt need to be refinanced. Each of these variables alone would be manageable....

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, the economic data and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, following Wednesday’s sharp rebound. Futures of the major benchmark indices were lower after Iran accused Washington of...

The Federal Reserve is increasingly worried about the fragility of the U.S. labor market, signaling a potential shift in the focus of monetary policy as risks to employment begin to rival lingering inflation concerns. A Vulnerable Labor Market “The minutes suggest that the FOMC is somewhat...

Global central banks added 19 tonnes of gold to their reserves in February, marking an unbroken 23-month streak of net purchases as nations aggressively diversify their global holdings. Poland Leads The Charge The latest February data pushes year-to-date net gold purchases to a robust 25 tonnes,...

The Federal Reserve’s March meeting minutes landed on Wednesday with a message that had been building for weeks: the central bank was not ruling out rate hikes. But the minutes were almost old news by the time they hit. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with...

For weeks, the Iran war was an inflation story. Oil above $110 meant $4 gasoline, higher transport costs, higher everything — a sustained supply-side shock that forced the Federal Reserve to stay on hold, and markets to price out every cut that had been penciled in before the start of Operation...

Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline were updated in the story. U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday, following Tuesday’s mixed close. Futures of the major benchmark indices surged as President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire on Iran...

The conflict in Iran could potentially trigger a surge in inflation and a slowdown in the U.S. economy, cautioned Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee. Goolsbee voiced his concerns at the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday and noted that the war has already led to a spike...

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, the economic data and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stocks pared earlier gains to drop on Tuesday, following Monday’s advances. Futures of the major benchmark indices were lower ahead of President...

The Internal Revenue Service on Monday announced a significant expansion of its online Business Tax Account platform, extending digital self-service access to millions of additional entities that previously relied solely on paper and phone interactions. Partnerships, federal, state and local...