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(Editor’s note: The lede, headline, futures and economic data were updated.) U.S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday, as the Dow Jones rose, while the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 declined, following Monday’s rally. The Labor Department reported that U.S. import prices advanced 1.9% in...

Newly appointed Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is set to make his first significant remarks on inflation, unemployment, and the economic outlook at a press conference on Wednesday. Warsh, who succeeded Jerome Powell a month ago, has been outspoken about the U.S. central bank’s...

Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline were updated in the story. U.S. stock futures advanced on Monday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices rose, following Friday’s higher close. This follows an announcement of a peace...

An economic crisis may be unfolding across the United States as millions of Americans simply “can’t find jobs,” pushing the number of discouraged workers well beyond 2008 Financial Crisis levels. This metric of shadow unemployment has “surged” by over a million people...

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stock futures rose on Friday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices advanced, following Thursday’s higher close. Investors are eyeing SpaceX‘s debut...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to add more details and context. Producer prices accelerated further in May as the Strait of Hormuz energy shock continued to feed through the pricing pipeline, raising fresh concerns over the Federal Reserve’s inflation outlook under new Chair...

(Editor’s note: The ETF futures, headline and economic data were updated in this story) U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices advanced, following Wednesday’s lower close. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits edged higher...

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow argued Wednesday that President Donald Trump‘s previously undisclosed effort to keep oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz may have helped prevent a much larger energy shock, eased inflation pressures and reduced the need for more aggressive Federal Reserve...

Top economist Justin Wolfers has warned of a growing “affordability crisis” as the newly released May CPI report reveals that “real wages” have been falling for six consecutive months, completely eroding worker gains in 2026. Shocks Batter Paychecks According to Wolfers, the...

The hottest U.S. inflation reading in more than three years did little to shift the consensus among economists ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting: hold rates, lean hawkish, and wait out the Iran-driven energy shock. The May Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% on the month and accelerated...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to add more details and context. Price pressures intensified further in May as the Strait of Hormuz energy shock continued to feed through the Consumer Price Index basket, reinforcing the case for Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike in 2026. The...

The upcoming SpaceX IPO could impact the U.S. economy by potentially refinancing a portion of the country’s current account deficit in a single day. Currency strategists at Commerzbank, led by Volkmar Baur, have studied the possible effects of SpaceX’s IPO, which is set to raise $...

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices declined, following Tuesday’s mixed close. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices gained, following Monday’s mixed close. President Donald Trump expressed confidence in...

Friday left marks. Not the kind that fade by Monday morning. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) opened the new week trading around $63,310, up roughly 4% from where it had been gasping for air just two days earlier. The recovery sounds cleaner than it felt. What actually happened between Thursday and Sunday was...