Cooling inflation has also chilled some experts' expectations for the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, which may be between 3.7% and 3.8%, according to new estimates.
Read more →Cybersecurity stocks jumped on Tuesday after IBM CEO Arvind Krishna flagged cyber fears as a top priority for customers in the company's preliminary second-quarter results.
Read more →The news lately has been about the Social Security trust fund going broke in 2032. I'm now 67 and trying to determine when I should take Social Security. My wife and I have worked hard, saved and invested as much as we …
Read more →Owning a home has long been part of the American Dream. But in the country's 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them.
Read more →South San Francisco startup Zipline is adding former Tesla and Waymo execs to its C-suite, and bringing on a former Uber executive to lead its commercial expansion, as the company scales its drone delivery service into …
Read more →The streaming wars have moved beyond content to include advertising, live sports, amusement parks, and intellectual property (IP). While both Netflix (NFLX) and Disney (DIS) dominate the global entertainment industry, b…
Read more →October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is up +0.13 (+0.88%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) closed up +5.30 (+1.14%).
Read more →May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25) today is down -76 (-0.95%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) is down -49 (-0.78%).
Read more →August WTI crude oil (CLQ26) today is up +0.81 (+1.04%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26) is up +0.0466 (+1.47%).
Read more →The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.30%, an…
Read more →The dollar index (DXY00) is down by -0.55% today. The dollar is retreating today after US June consumer prices rose less than expected, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Also, the benign CPI report has reduced the chances…
Read more →The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.28%, an…
Read more →Cotton prices are down 50 to 64 points so far on Tuesday morning. Futures were mixed to start the week, with contracts down 9 to 10 points higher. Crude oil was up $6.54 on the day following increased tensions with the …
Read more →The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday closed down -0.79%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.88%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…
Read more →The growth-to-value rotation and reflation trades have dominated market headlines in 2021, while quality and defensive styles have barely been mentioned as their performance continues to lag on a relative basis.
Read more →A top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday that "very few" of Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips have been shipped to China and Hong Kong.
Read more →Even JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon can't predict the future for the economy and markets.
Read more →Weeks after the end of a historic term, Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress, and facing wide-ranging questions as the high court seeks millions of dollar…
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Read more →Consumer prices pulled back in June on the heels of lower energy and gasoline prices, a reversal after moving sharply upward in recent months due to the Iran war. However, inflation risks re-igniting in coming months am…
Read more →Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House subcommittee on Tuesday that "the threat level" against her and other federal judges "is really high" as she testified about the high court's 2027 budget request.
Read more →Writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid more than $5.6 million that she was owed as part of a federal civil jury verdict holding President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, a court filing showed Tuesday.
Read more →Paramount Skydance is still aiming to close its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of September despite a recent lawsuit filed by state attorneys general challenging the deal, Paramount's lead tri…
Read more →United Airlines has a new way to entice customers to pay more on board: no middle seat neighbor.
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