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With the S&P 500 up nearly 9%, two of Wall Street’s most famous forecasters are urging caution. They point to geopolitical risks, inflation, and an overhyped AI bubble.
Bond yields are up and prices fall, as hotter inflation spurs talk of a Fed rate-hike. This TLT trade bets that yields will further climb.
A federal jury ruled Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its co-founders, delivering a decisive victory to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and ending one of Silicon Valley's most closely watched courtroom battles.The jury in Oakland federal court found that Musk's claims against Altman, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, The OpenAI Foundation and Microsoft were barred by relevant statutes of limitations, rejecting the billionaire's core arguments.
Consumer complaint adds legal risk after Supreme Court tariff ruling
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The Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) does not hold penny stocks. VB tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index, where the median holding is a company worth several billion dollars. With Kevin Warsh reportedly the incoming Federal Reserve Chair, the rate-cut path that small caps have been pricing in for months gets a more ... The New Federal Reserve Chair Can Cause This Small-Cap Stock ETF to Surge
Consumer companies could steal the spotlight as markets look to assess the health of the economy amid renewed inflation fears.
The digital currency's scarcity makes it an appealing hedge for inflation -- in theory.
Longleaf Partners, managed by Southeastern Asset Management, released its first-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter is available to download here. The Fund returned -4.46% in the quarter, compared to the S&P 500’s -4.33% and the Russell 1000 Value Index’s 2.10% return. The year began similarly to the second half of 2025, with rising […]
(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street strategists are warning the honeymoon period for stocks following a blockbuster earnings season is over and that a harsh macro-economic reality now threatens this year’s rally.Most Read from BloombergUS and Iran Far From Deal as Bond Rout Piles Pressure on TrumpWinners and Losers From Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit TalksBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitUS, Iran Stall on Hormuz Reopening as
US stocks have been predicted to start Monday trading in the red, as they ended last week, with investors continuing to worry about rising bond yields, stubborn inflation and the economic fallout from higher oil prices. Dow Jones futures were down around 262 points or 0.4%, while S&P 500...
The Kiplinger Letter’s argument is uncomfortable for anyone overweight artificial intelligence: almost none of the GDP growth Washington has been celebrating actually came from AI. The mechanics are counterintuitive. When hyperscalers buy NVIDIA chips manufactured by TSMC in Taiwan and servers assembled overseas, that spending lands in the import column, which subtracts from GDP. The ... The Kiplinger Letter Says Almost None of the GDP Growth Washington Is Celebrating Actually Came From AI and f
With U.S. federal debt exceeding 100% of GDP, VXUS and IXUS offer investors international equity exposure as a hedge against rising sovereign risk.
The agency plans to round up any fraction of an inch for several of its services, part of a wave of changes set to impact package shippers on July 12.
(Bloomberg) -- Global bond jitters took center stage as Group of Seven finance chiefs discussed how oil-fueled inflation risks overshadowing world economic prospects.Most Read from BloombergUS and Iran Far From Deal as Bond Rout Piles Pressure on TrumpWinners and Losers From Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit TalksHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitUS, Iran Stall on Hormuz Reopening as Oil Supplies TightenBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksThe talks in Pari
US equity investors will remain focused on President Donald Trump's attempts to force Iran to reopen
June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.41%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -0.30% this morning, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street as oil prices continue to rise amid the stalemate between the U.S. and Iran.
(Bloomberg) -- Global bond yields hovered near multiyear highs as rising energy prices stoked inflation concerns. Most Read from BloombergWinners and Losers From Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit TalksUS and Iran Far From Deal as Bond Rout Piles Pressure on TrumpHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitUS, Iran Stall on Hormuz Reopening as Oil Supplies TightenTrump Gets Revenge on Republican Who Voted to Convict HimWhile the moves were subdued compared with the rout that swept markets
The period spans from when tariffs were imposed under the IEEPA to the US Supreme Court’s ruling that the law did not give President Trump authority to impose them.
This is nightmare fuel for a historically expensive stock market that had already priced in additional rate cuts.
Unprecedented fireworks at the Fed could be coming soon.
Stocks looked set to fall again on Monday as investors continued to worry about higher inflation, with the U.S. and Iran seemingly making no progress in their ongoing peace talks. The three major indexes tumbled on Friday, dragged down by soaring U.S. Treasury yields. The lack of a peace deal to end the conflict in the Middle East has caused investors to fret about a flare-up in inflation, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz still disrupted.
(Bloomberg) -- Gold held a decline as a lack of progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz continued to fan inflation concerns that have sent bond markets tumbling. Most Read from BloombergWinners and Losers From Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit TalksHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitUS, Iran Stall on Hormuz Reopening as Oil Supplies TightenTrump Gets Revenge on Republican Who Voted to Convict HimUS and Iran Far From Deal as Bond Rout Piles Pressure on TrumpBullion was steady a
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 18 (Reuters) - Asia share markets slipped on Monday as fresh drone attacks in the Gulf pushed up oil prices and bond yields, while the AI boom is set to be tested by earnings
Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) CEO Marc Bitzer is making one of the bluntest recession comparisons of this earnings cycle. According to the Morning Brew Daily podcast segment covering the company’s Q1 results, CEO Bitzer told investors: “This level of industry decline is similar to what we have observed during the global financial crisis and even higher than ... Whirlpool’s CEO Warns Consumer Spending Today Looks Like the 2008 Financial Crisis
Warsh is walking a tightrope as he tries to influence Fed policy.
New federal filings show the president executed thousands of stock transactions in the first three months of 2026 — including purchases whose timing critics say coincided with his administration's regulatory decisions.
A 58-year-old engineer in Palo Alto, married filing jointly, earns $750,000 a year, has already stuffed $4 million into 401(k)s and IRAs, and parks another $1.2 million in a brokerage account that holds a single S&P 500 fund. The 401(k) is maxed. The mega backdoor Roth is maxed. The next tax dollar saved has to ... The $40,000 Tax Move That Comes After Your 401(k) Hits Its Limit
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