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The Fed raised rates for the first time in three years, and bank stocks promptly sold off. What looks like a contradiction might be a warning about where the trade goes from here.

A three-way squeeze on American businesses is forcing price increases, inventory hoarding, and in some cases bankruptcy filings

Welcome to Climate Week NYC, which is being held this year alongside the United Nations General Assembly. This year, our Journal House UNGA will kick off conversations with global leaders and corporate executives to talk about various topics including energy, climate and resource security; economic security and global markets; AI, technology and the future of resilience; and geopolitical risk. Inflation is sure to be a topic of discussion this week and ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.

Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone says crypto faces a “lose-lose” setup as the Federal Reserve tightens policy while US equity valuations remain near historic extremes. ...

A state visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping, conferences from Meta and Qualcomm, and a lot of FedSpeak form the last full week of September.

US equity investors are expected to look out for Fed speak, purchasing managers' indexes, and Iran g

CEO BRIEF NEWSLETTER FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam is my guest on this week’s episode of WSJ Leadership Institute Presents: Leaders. And while Subramaniam may not be as well-known as his iconic predecessor Fred Smith, he has a remarkably clear, tech-driven vision of what the next era of FedEx needs to look like.

Trump’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) scoldings continue to fall on deaf ears.

Among the major deals in focus are Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery’s merger, Fertitta Entertainment’s acquisition of Caesars Entertainment, Norfolk Southern’s merger with Union Pacific, and FedEx’s acquisition of InPost.

The federal government handed IBM $1 billion last week to help the build the first pure play quantum wafer foundry in the US.

"Having 2,000 items at or below $1 is very meaningful for the consumer, always has, but especially in this environment."

Investing.com -- Jefferies expects the S&P 500 to extend its gains through the end of 2026 and into next year, arguing that stronger-than-expected corporate earnings and continued artificial intelligence investment can outweigh risks from inflation, higher oil prices and elevated bond yields.

You need an actual strategy to avoid falling behind.

Markets enter a diplomatically significant week as China's President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington September 23 for historic summit meetings September 24. The summit addresses critical trade, technology, and geopolitical issues including tariffs, AI competition, and Taiwan tensions.

A landmark bill meant to usher digital assets into mainstream finance collapsed last week in the Senate following a high-stakes clash between the banking lobby, congressional negotiators and crypto power brokers. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong exercised de-facto veto power over key provisions of the Clarity Act, repeatedly opposing restrictions on interest-like token rewards and frustrating allies on both sides of the aisle. Between intense pushback from Wall Street bankers and Democratic scrutiny over President Trump’s $1.4 billion in crypto income, the industry squandered its clearest opportunity yet for a federal regulatory framework.

Bond yields rose ahead of the Fed rate hike, and investors should be worried about Wall Street and Main Street.

Would you get into a car that’s under federal investigation for having no visible controls?

The U.S. economy is strong, but a valuation problem looms over the stock market.

Investors have priced in more than a 50% chance of another rate hike in October after the Federal Reserve voted unanimously last week to increase rates.

FedEx has more industrial CMBS lease rollover exposure than Amazon as station closures increase scrutiny of single-tenant properties.

Key TakeawaysNike’s fiscal 2026 gross margin expansion and near-flat EPS were driven almost entirely by a one-time $986 million tariff refund; excluding it, full-year gross margin fell roughly 190 basis points and EPS dropped about 27% instead of the reported 3%. Free cash flow across Nike’s four fiscal 2026 quarters totaled $2.

Trump's tariff obsession just got some new legislative teeth.

Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington on Sept. 24, with trade, tariffs, Taiwan, the Iran war, and artificial intelligence among the main issues expected to shape their second meeting this year, Reuters reported.

The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years.

Investors are staring at a market triple-whammy.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) executives said customer sentiment remains broadly positive despite inflation, tariffs and trade-policy uncertainty, with manufacturers continuing to prioritize productivity, modernization and automation investments. Speaking at Morgan Stanley’s 14th Annual Laguna Con

After the Fed’s latest decision, investors face a changing market landscape.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) just raised interest rates for the first time in three years.

BofA raises risk scenarios if Fed rate hikes miss inflation 2% target.

If you pay attention to history, the rate hike doesn't bode well for the markets.