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The latest pullback in Amazon.com (AMZN) follows a fresh lawsuit from the US Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general that challenges how the company priced digital advertising on its marketplace. That legal hit comes after a period where Amazon.com’s recent share price has already cooled a little. The stock is now at US$259.77, with a 30 day share price return that declined 4.35% but a year to date share price return of 14.69% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 15.28%...

The Timken Co. and Diebold Nixdorf are among the companies that received tariff refunds.

Kospi rises as Samsung and SK Hynix gains from chip buybacks offset renewed US-Iran tensions and a hawkish Fed speech.

In something of an unexpected consequence, Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda have more to lose than any US automaker from President Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian-built vehicles.

U. S. stock futures were broadly unchanged early Tuesday as investors assessed the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates, higher oil prices and renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) CEO Ryan Lance, in his role as chair of the National Petroleum Council, has led a new report calling for coordinated national action on assessing and securing US subsurface resources. The report urges federal and state authorities, along with industry, to build a more comprehensive picture of underground energy and storage potential across the country. Its recommendations are aimed at long term energy security, including how the US manages geological formations used...

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and Dominion Energy have opposed a request from state attorney generals and advocacy groups for a 60 day extension to comment on their major merger application. The companies told federal regulators that the size of the transaction does not change the standard review period or analysis and pointed to prior large deals reviewed within typical timelines. NextEra Energy also disputed which state level approvals are required and challenged the relevance of certain...

Strategy has made its first bitcoin purchase in two months, acquiring 4,603 BTC for $369.7 million at an average price of $80,318 per coin, according to a Monday morning press release from the company. The purchase lifts Strategy’s total holdings to 845,050 BTC and ends a buying pause. The mechanics ...

Kevin Warsh just leveled with Wall Street about inflation.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were little changed early Tuesday as investors remained cautious about the prospect of further Federal Reserve rate hikes and renewed fighting between the United States and Iran.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Tuesday, Sep, 1 2026 US stock futures are slightly weaker this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts down around 0.1%, as investors react to higher long term interest rates and fresh signals on inflation. The 10 year US Treasury yield is holding near 4.7%, after Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh said inflation has not slowed meaningfully. That matters because higher borrowing costs can pressure mortgages, car loans, and valuations for growth...

Today Executive Moves: John Ternus takes the helm at Apple, succeeding Tim Cook Fed speaker: Fed governor Michael Barr, 9:05 a.m. ET Earnings (a.m.): Medtronic, Alimentation Couche-Tard Earnings (p.

Consider what is perhaps the most commonly cited rationale: The inflationary impact of federal government debt, which earlier this month eclipsed the $40 trillion mark. After all, as Wes Crill, a vice president at Dimensional Fund Advisors, points out, debt level concerns have been around for a while. The inflation threat that many bond investors face is from unexpected inflation—which, by definition, is unexpected.

Central banks are talking tougher on inflation, and higher interest rates can keep pressure on traditional risk assets. At the same time, investor interest in digital assets and the technology behind them has not disappeared. That mix of tighter money and ongoing curiosity about crypto creates a very specific opportunity. This article walks through three stocks linked to cryptocurrencies and blockchain that many investors are watching closely right now. The stocks covered below are just a...

Sony Group and Warner Music recently filed a lawsuit in a California federal court against AI firm Anthropic, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted songs in training its Claude language model. The case underscores how Sony is asserting control over its music catalog just as AI tools become more embedded in content creation and distribution. We’ll now explore how Sony’s push to protect its music IP in AI training intersects with its broader investment narrative and AI ambitions. The latest...

The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states on Monday accused retail giant Amazon of deceiving businesses by overcharging prices to advertise on its massive retail platform, pocketing billions for the company.

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares closed 2.5% lower after the US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit alleging the e-commerce giant manipulated advertising prices on its platform and extracted tens of billions of dollars from businesses over seven years. The case, joined by a bipartisan...

A federal lawsuit alleges the e-commerce giant raised the price floor in some auctions after bids had been entered, costing advertisers billions.

Economist Justin Wolfers criticized Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s recent address at the Jackson Hole economic symposium. He asked if the Fed chief is operating as an independent “hawky hawk” or a MAGA “sock puppet.” Analyzing Warsh’s refusal to issue...

Hawkish Fed comments already sent XRP tumbling and wiped out hundreds of millions in leveraged positions, and an actual September rate hike could hit at the exact same moment as a critical Senate vote on crypto regulation.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, joined by 22 states, has sued Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) over allegations that the company secretly inflated prices in its advertising auctions for more than seven years. The FTC alleges that Amazon used an undisclosed “soft reserve price” to raise the amount advertisers paid above what competitive bidding would have produced. […]

Steve Eisman, the investor made famous by “The Big Short,” says the artificial intelligence boom has made OpenAI so central to the U.S. economy that its failure could tip the country into recession almost overnight. “If tomorrow OpenAI failed, the...

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 22 states sued Amazon on Monday for allegedly "manipulating" online auctions for digital advertising, resulting in more than $20 billion in overcharges for 1.2 million customers.Amazon "has secretly and systematically overcharged its approximately 1.2 million advertising customers by manipulating the 'auctions' that it uses to set the price of ads on its platform," says the complaint, filed in a federal court in Washington state.

Amazon is under the microscope of the federal government—again—over allegations that it has been undercutting the companies that sell on its marketplace.

Washington announced Section 232 solar tariffs on August 6, 2026, setting a $0.38-per-watt minimum import price on finished modules and a 15% tariff on certain polysilicon derivatives, effective December 4. The solar sector had a mixed response, with First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) shares coming under pressure. The stock now trades near $204, about 36% below […]

The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon on Monday claiming that it defrauded advertising customers. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington, claims that Amazon overcharged 1.2 million advertising customers by misleading them on prices for online auctions for ads. The complaint says Amazon said it was offering competitive prices on several ad products when it was actually inflating auction prices.

September is historically the market’s weakest month. Joe Tigay breaks down the signals he’s tracking – low VIX, inflation shocks, overspending in AI – and the stocks he’s watching on pullbacks including names like Alphabet and Amazon.

WTI crude climbed above $90 a barrel following U.S. military strikes, stoking inflation and rate-hike concerns, today, Aug. 31, 2026.

The Federal Trade Commission , alongside a bipartisan group of nearly two dozen state attorneys general, sued Amazon on Monday in federal court.

FINANCE U.S. stocks fell as renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz caused oil prices and long-term Treasury yields to rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 374.