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When the CEO of America’s largest appliance maker compares today’s demand to the 2008 financial crisis, it’s worth pausing before you swipe for that new fridge. On the latest earnings call, Whirlpool chief Marc Bitzer told investors that “this level of industry decline is similar to what we have observed during the global financial crisis ... Worried About a Recession? Here’s What Appliance Makers Say Before You Buy Big-Ticket Items

Seven years after Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 went down outside Addis Ababa, a federal jury in Chicago is still assigning a dollar value to what Boeing's failures cost one family. On May 13, that number came in at $49.5 million. The verdict is not large enough to threaten Boeing's balance sheet. ...

Cash is suddenly king again on Wall Street. With recession fears lingering, interest rates still elevated, and consumers showing signs of fatigue, corporate America has been preparing for rougher weather ahead. Few companies have prepared more aggressively than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B). The conglomerate ended the first quarter sitting on a staggering $397.6 billion cash pile, ... Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Just More Than Tripled Its Stake in Alphabet

A California woman says her estranged husband filed a joint federal tax return using her Social Security number without her consent, redirected more than $14,000 in refunds to his own bank account, and left her dealing with the fallout while...

Make sure your portfolio has companies that can raise prices with inflation to help keep up with rising prices.

(Bloomberg) -- A new era of elevated borrowing costs is potentially underway as war-driven inflation angst intensifies in the US bond market, sending 30-year yields toward a two-decade high above 5%.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 HimHow Keir Starmer Imploded and Plunged Britain In

Paring down the central bank's balance sheet, or doing nothing at all, poses potentially dire consequences for the stock market.

A viral X post recycles 2023 Costco CFO comments as fresh recession warnings while US beef prices hit record highs.

Jerome Powell's successor and the Chicago Fed president foresee wildly different interest rate outcomes from the evolution of AI.

Investors step into the week after a Friday in the red, spurred by a stable of geopolitical uncertainties post Trump-Xi summit, rising bond yields, and sticky inflation.

GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) executives said the company remains confident in its long-term growth prospects despite a disappointing first quarter that led to a reduction in full-year guidance, citing inflationary cost pressures as the primary near-term challenge. Speaking at a Bank of

Investing.com -- Institutional investors are growing increasingly concerned about upside inflation risks in the United States while pulling back from downside growth fears.

Is the end of the "Fed put" at hand?

AI companies are boosting the U.S. economy, but it doesn’t tell the full story about inflation, wages, and the labor market.

Kevin Warsh is taking the reins at the Federal Reserve.

Ben Carlson, portfolio manager at Ritholtz Wealth Management and the voice behind A Wealth of Common Sense, dropped a line on Morningstar’s The Long View podcast that I keep coming back to. Co-host Jeff Ptak summarized Carlson’s thinking as “it’s not the latte, it’s the Lexus,” and Carlson agreed, adding “and it’s the house too.” ... Ben Carlson Says Skip the Luxury Car and House Hunt Smart. That’s Real Inflation Protection.

Americans are feeling increasingly uneasy about the economy. Consumer sentiment has been alarmingly weak, according to recent University of Michigan sentiment readings. At the same time, inflation has soared since the Iran war broke out. In April, the Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% on a ...

But supporters of the platform argue that STRs help ordinary homeowners earn supplemental income, especially during periods of inflation and economic uncertainty.

It's incredibly rare when a sitting Fed chair interjects their opinion on stock valuations -- and when this happens, it shouldn't be ignored.

The world is an uncertain place today, but some businesses have a history of surviving whatever comes their way.

Political pressure is building for consumer rebates after Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday accused the administration's tariff policy of raising costs for households while allowing major corporations to retain the financial benefits. In a post on X, Kelly said,...

Stock market investors await Nvidia earnings and the Google I/O Conference, as well as a key conference from the Atlanta Federal Reserve.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) at $235.74 screens attractively under $250. President Trump’s China visit and growing signals that potential Fed Chair candidate Kevin Warsh will take a dovish stance toward AI investment reframe the two biggest overhangs on this stock: export controls and rate policy. Nvidia sits at the center of the AI buildout. Data Center revenue ... Buy Nvidia Under $250 on Trump’s China Visit and Warsh’s Dovish AI Signals

Chipmaker Cerberus just debuted as 2026's biggest IPO, but it may soon be dwarfed by other tech giants.

Energy prices in the United States just did something violent. The PCE energy index jumped 11.56% month-over-month in March 2026, which pushed headline inflation back up to 3.5% year-over-year after a year of relative calm. West Texas Intermediate ripped from around $60 a barrel in January to over $100 today. If you have spent the ... Gold Or Oil? This ETF Decides For You When Inflation Strikes

Stocks were mostly higher this week as investors were reminded that earnings are the signal; inflation and geopolitics is noise

A history-making raise may be on the way for Social Security beneficiaries next year -- but this is far from the full story.

Investing.com -- A major liquidation event targeting long orders flushed massive leverage across the digital asset market overnight, forcing Bitcoin down near the $78,000 mark. The world’s leading crypto was trading at $78,030.1 as of 05:51 ET (09:51 GMT).

Amazon faces a class action lawsuit accusing the company of retaining unlawful tariff costs instead of refunding consumers who paid higher prices.

Investing.com -- The Federal Reserve Board announced late Friday that it has appointed Jerome Powell as chair pro tempore, ensuring he will lead the U.S. central bank on an interim basis until his successor, Kevin Warsh, is formally sworn into office.