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Alphabet shares rose nearly 1% Wednesday after a federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s request to dismantle the online advertising business at the company's Google unit. Read more on the decision ...

The Fed might not have anything to do with the rise in long-dated bond yields, but it might be able to stop it.

The market is pricing in a rate increase as the most likely outcome at the central bank's upcoming meeting, according to CME Fed Watch. Odds the Fed will announce an increase in rates on Sept. 16 ticked lower to 64% from 66% on Wednesday, though were still significantly higher than they were just last week. The slight pullback came after New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said the recent rise in Treasury yields reflected a strong economy and signaled a wait-and-see approach to September's meeting.

With central banks lifting interest rates to tackle inflation, investors are hunting for themes that do not rely purely on cheap money to grow. Artificial intelligence in healthcare is one such story. It focuses on software and data rather than heavy assets. This article highlights three Transformative AI Healthcare Stocks from our screener that apply algorithms to diagnostics, treatment decisions, and hospital efficiency. The three stocks that follow are only a starting sample from this...

Shares of Alphabet rose Wednesday after a federal judge rejected a Justice Department request that Google sell its online advertising business. Alphabet stock advanced 1% to $338.51 on Wednesday, while the and the both gained 0.5%. Judge Leonie Brinkema on Wednesday dismissed the Trump administration’s move to force Google to sell AdX, the company’s online exchange tool for publishers and advertisers.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company from a wrenching breakup sought by the U.S. government. The initial two-page decision by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia marks the second time in a year that Google has received a reprieve from a Justice Department proposal to dismantle its internet empire. Meanwhile, what courts have described as the company's anti-competitive practices, have enriched Google's corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., which has a market value of $4.11 trillion.

FHI is expanding APAC tokenization with Conduit while leveraging its money market franchise. Can this boost AUM growth?

A federal judge in Virginia declined to order Google to sell AdX, handing the DOJ its second straight loss in efforts to break up the tech giant

The Attorney General of New Jersey has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case that could determine the fate of sports prediction markets. The Supreme Court accepts a fraction of so-called petitions of certiorari, but the high court could be compelled to weigh in given the growing disputes between states, which regulate gambling, and federal regulators, who oversee the event contracts that drive prediction markets. A Supreme Court case would be closely watched by online betting firms like DraftKings and Flutter whose stocks are up more than 4% today, along with newer prediction-market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.

J.M. Smucker stock jumped after an earnings beat and debt reduction to 2.9x leverage, though weak volume trends and an overbought RSI raise questions about the rally's durability.

A federal judge rejected the Justice Department's bid to force Google to sell its AdX advertising exchange.

Koss' fiscal Q4 earnings per share benefit on the back of DTC strength, tariff refunds and a favorable sales mix, while weakness in European markets persists.

MARKETS MAIN Bond-market turmoil and war are top of mind for investors today. Treasury yields reversed earlier gains, after a Fed official suggested that a rate hike isn’t certain this month. U.S. stocks are advancing, led by the Dow industrials.

A US federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government's push to break up part of the company's ad empire.The decision is the second time in recent years that a federal judge has declined to dismantle a piece of Google's business, after a judge last year refused to force the sale of its Chrome browser in a separate monopoly case over online search.

Google won't be forced to spin off its "network" ad business, which sells ads on others publishers' inventory, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

Google won't be forced to spin off its "network" ad business, which sells ads on others publishers' inventory, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

MMSI's broad portfolio, R&D investments and WRAPSODY opportunity support growth, while tariffs, China pressure and competition remain risks.

Some analysts see Ford's and GM's investments in Canada as proof that pickup trucks are one area where the country remains competitive

The Federal Reserve may have changed the way it moves markets without changing interest rates. Kevin Warsh went to Jackson Hole to tell financial markets to stop staring at the Federal Reserve. He never explicitly called for a rate hike...

A federal judge ordered an end to practices that depress ad rates for web publishers, but declined to order a divestiture of Google’s ad exchange and other technology.

The AI boom could complicate the Fed's next move

KBR's $1.1B NOAA weather contract expands its federal civilian role, boosts long-term visibility and supports National Weather Service forecasting.

A single line in U.S. customs law quietly bankrolled the ultra-cheap fashion giants shipping from Guangzhou to your door. Now that the loophole is closed, the bill is coming due and investors are only beginning to count the damage.

Copper prices hit record highs on tariff-driven stockpiling and AI data center demand, benefiting Freeport-McMoRan, Southern Copper, and BHP, though analysts warn of a tariff-related policy premium.

Bond yields stayed elevated on Wednesday as oil prices hovered near $95 a barrel, spurring worries of higher inflation.

Record sales and tariff refunds boosted margins as both brands hit quarterly highs.

New York Fed President John Williams indicated that he doesn't see clear-cut evidence right now that the Fed must raise interest rates to respond to persistent inflation. In an interview with CNBC, Williams said the current spate of rising prices is due in part to passing causes: one-time price increases from the Trump administration's tariffs and higher energy prices from the Iran conflict. It is not yet certain, he said, that those trends are snowballing into a broader bout of inflation that the Fed must respond to.

The Federal Reserve is increasingly expected to raise interest rates in September, but signs of labor-market softness are putting new focus on Friday’s jobs report.

The Fed chair expressed concern over stubbornly high inflation, which could be bad news for the market.

GE Vernova's shares are surging as grid and electricity demand drives backlog growth, but tariffs, supply risks and premium valuation pose challenges.