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Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has a new political headache on its hands in the UK. It has a strong defense too. The U.S. data-analytics company is facing fresh pressure over its £330 million contract to run the National Health Service’s federated data platform, a system designed to connect ...

A quiet calendar ahead gives the market plenty of space to go off the beaten path this week as investors gear up for the beginning of earnings season.

California’s median household income landed at $100,600 in 2024, according to Census data compiled by the St. Louis Fed. That is the number a portfolio has to replace to hand a Golden State family the same paycheck without anyone clocking in. The wrinkle: California’s 2024 regional price parity was 110.7, meaning prices were about 10.7% ... A Dividend Portfolio That Out-Earns the Average California Family

Warsh's ideological overhaul of the central bank isn't the best news for a stock market that's priced for perfection.

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - Investors in the coming week will seek clues about the likelihood of impending interest-rate hikes and early signs of a pivotal earnings season as they

Investing.com -- The Trump administration is expanding its effort to reduce federal regulations, proposing to eliminate 702 existing rules across government agencies as part of its latest deregulatory agenda, Bloomberg reported.

Michael Dell pledged $250 for the first 25 million qualifying children who sign up for Trump Accounts as the federal investment program officially launched on Independence Day.

FedEx is selling FedEx Supply Chain to shipping giant CMA CGM for $1.4 billion, narrowing its focus to premium B2B shipping, logistics, and freight moves.

An IPO rocket, a war rally and a new Fed gave investors plenty to think about. Plus: Our latest Financial Flashback, to the options-dating scandal 20 years ago.

Palantir Technologies is betting big on a simple idea: The U.S. government should never have to depend on someone else's AI model to protect the country. That idea is now a formal partnership. Palantir (PLTR) recently announced it is teaming with NVIDIA to give federal agencies and companies that ...

The recent Big Tech correction is a healthy reset, not a market crash. Big Tech capex remains the S&P 500's core engine. With falling gas prices driving down headline CPI and an impending dovish Fed pivot, current market levels offer an ideal entry point for a new historic rally.

New Jersey will begin charging companies whose workers rely on Medicaid, as Democratic-led states look for new ways to fund the growing cost of public healthcare amid tightening federal rules, according to the Associated Press. Governor Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) signed...

A new Fed chair isn't a panacea for the ideological gap between the president and the central bank over interest rates.

Synchrony provides card services to retailers, which can leave the company exposed to riskier consumers.

Couples are spending significantly more to get married in 2026 as tariffs and inflation push up the cost of everything from flowers to catering, according to a new report released this week by Bank of America Institute. Wedding-related spending rose...

Wall Street spent most of 2025 convinced that Federal Reserve rate cuts were the unlock for the next leg of the stock market rally. That thesis did not play out the way most strategists expected. On June 30, Wells Fargo put a number on what the market has actually been running on instead. Wells ...

The launch of federally seeded child investment accounts, informally dubbed “Trump Accounts,” has parents scrambling to pick a single ultra-low-cost equity ETF to hold for 18 years. Two names dominate the shortlist: the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI). They look nearly identical on paper. They ... SPYM vs VTI: Which Trump Account ETF Actually Builds More Wealth by Age 18

(Updates prices in the second paragraph.) Gold traded higher midafternoon Friday in light electro

Central bank independence is critical to economic growth and healthy financial markets.

The momentum trade that powered the US stock market through the first half of 2026 is showing cracks, and Bloomberg US Equities Reporter Natalia Kniazhevich says the unwind is already underway. On the July 3 Bloomberg Daybreak segment, Kniazhevich explained that “Momentum is the best-performing factor. It is up by 28% year to date. We ... Top Bloomberg Reporter: Wall Street’s Biggest Winning Trade Is “Starting to Fade” After Jobs Report Shock

The U.S. economy has proven remarkably resilient over the past two decades. Sure, COVID briefly punished the economy, but the downturn was short-lived after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to near zero and launched another round of quantitative easing, purchasing large quantities of government and mortgage-backed debt to stabilize financial markets and support lending. ... Two Sector Income ETFs Outyielding the S&P 500 by More Than 2 Percent Heading Into a Possible Recession

7-Eleven has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE, XETRA:NKE), alleging that the design of an upcoming Air Max 95 sneaker improperly incorporates elements of the convenience store chain’s branding. The complaint, filed in federal court in Dallas, claims the shoe...

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has quietly built one of the most convincing defensive setups in the market. With consumer sentiment at recessionary levels and grocery spending still climbing, the world’s largest retailer is executing across omnichannel, advertising, and membership at the same time. Our proprietary model sees room for the stock to keep grinding higher over the ... Walmart’s Defensive Appeal and 89% Analyst Support Point to 17% Upside

Gold traded higher early Friday in light electronic trading as the dollar continued to weaken after

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton escalated her criticism of President Donald Trump on social media, citing news reports that raise questions about potential conflicts of interest tied to stock trades and government contracts. Axon Stock Claim And White House...

U. S. financial markets will remain closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday, but futures pointed to a stronger Wall Street open when trading resumes.

An AI spending blitz is demolishing new Fed chair Kevin Warsh's argument for interest rate cuts with more price increases about to ripple through the economy

The 2026 Top 100 Retailers ranking from the National Retail Federation confirms that Walmart and Amazon remain the two leading forces in US retail by sales.

Cryptocurrencies gained ground on Thursday while major stock indexes closed at all-time highs, as softer-than-expected jobs data lowered expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike. Cryptocurrency24-Hour Gains +/-Price (Recorded at 10:20 p.m. EDT)Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)+2.19%$61,460.31Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) +5.67%$1,708.41XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) +3.23%$1.09Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) +4.20%$81.33Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) +3.17%$0.07466 Crypto Market Rallies Bitcoin briefly broke $62,000 but failed to sustain th

U.S. President Donald Trump directly addressed internal friction at the central bank and laid out his administration's latest stances on technology and corporate policy in an exclusive interview with CNBC.