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Earnings reports from four of the world’s largest tech companies, a decision on interest rates, and key economic data releases will be in focus this week.

Costco and Waste Management offer distinct inflation protection: Costco via its sticky, high-margin membership model, and Waste Management through contracts that pass rising costs to customers.

Investors step into the busiest week of the quarter with hyperscaler earnings, the June Fed meeting, and escalations in the Middle East all in focus.

The new head of the U.S. central bank continues to operate under the market's microscope.

Investing.com -- Bitcoin prices were closing in on $64,000 on Sunday lifted by pre-Fed positioning and a notable surge in options market activity as traders bet on a significant move targeting toward $72,000 by the end of July, following this week’s Federal Reserve meeting.

There's more to Trumpflation than just higher energy prices.

Investing.com - Persistent oil price volatility caused by global shipping disruptions and geopolitical friction is threatening to entrench core inflation, creating a tough dilemma for major central banks, according to a report by Bank of America (BofA) Global Research. The Wall Street bank warned that standard monetary policy, which typically "looks through" short-term supply-side commodity shocks, may be inadequate after five years of above-target inflation. Downward-rigid prices in broader goo

Barclays senior autos analyst Dan Levy joins Market Domination to discuss General Motors (GM ) latest earnings, what the automaker's results reveal about the broader auto market, and how tariffs could affect vehicle sales and the industry's outlook.

The next key catalyst for this cannabis stock lies in the hands of a U.S. Federal Government agency.

The market is currently pricing in an interest rate hike by the Fed later this year.

Stocks fell as investors weighed AI CapEx concerns, Oracle's credit downgrade, Netflix and Tesla earnings, and upcoming Fed and Magnificent 7 reports, plus stock picks across sectors.

Hims & Hers Health Inc. is in the spotlight Friday after an FDA advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend four key peptides be added to a federal list that would allow compounding pharmacies to legally produce them. FDA Panel Splits,...

If you think the worst is over for inflation, you're about to be sorely mistaken.

Google-parent Alphabet Inc. posted a blowout quarter on Wednesday, and buried in the numbers is a figure bigger than most countries’ entire economies. The YouTube owner’s second-quarter revenue rose 24% to $119.8 billion, up from $96.4 billion a year earlier,...

Jul. 24—OLYMPIA — The Paramount Skydance planned merger with Warner Bros. has been halted as a federal judge considers whether the deal violates antitrust laws and unfairly reduces market competition. A lawyer representing the company wrote in a court filing Friday that the deal would not move forward until June 1, 2027 unless a federal judge rules on a case brought by Washington and 11 other ...

Long-term Treasury bonds have delivered one of their worst stretches in modern history, with prices falling steadily since 2021 as inflation remained above the Federal Reserve’s target. Investors who owned 10-year and 30-year government debt watched the value of those holdings erode quarter ...

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Rivian’s lawyers state that the Supreme Court’s ruling alone does not guarantee companies will automatically receive tariff refunds.

The business inventory-to-sales ratio has declined to the lowest level since 2021, suggesting inflation may be even stickier than expected. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on small-caps, AI spending, and the gold market’s nasty message for bonds.

Asking for a Trend Host Brooke DiPalma previews several of the biggest stories to come next week, including Mag 7 earnings from Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), as well as the Fed decision and the latest Consumer confidence data.

On July 24, 2026, crude oil retreated slightly, easing inflation concerns, though tech selloffs kept the broader market volatile.

Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Amazon.com headline a massive earnings wave. The Federal Reserve meets, with a rate hike a possibility.

Paramount said Friday it will not move forward with its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until legal challenges to the deal are resolved or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first. The concession is the latest blow to the $81 billion merger between entertainment giants Paramount and Warner, which is being challenged on antitrust grounds by 12 states and the Writers Guild of America, who argue the deal is anticompetitive. Paramount’s decision came after a California federal court had granted a temporary restraining order stopping the deal from closing in 28 days.

The U.S. will consider applying additional tariffs to goods from the European Union in response to fines the 27-nation bloc has levied against U.S. tech firms. The EU this week announced it would fine Alphabet’s Google $1 billion for breaching digital competition rules—the latest in a series of penalties for American tech firms in recent years. In response, President Trump said on Friday that he would direct his government to open a tariff investigation that could result in new levies on the EU.

Investing.com -- Paramount said Friday it agreed to halt its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 1, 2027, or until a federal judge rules on a lawsuit filed by state attorneys general seeking to block the deal.

Volatility continued Friday as a new round of tariffs amplified inflation fears and Intel's earnings couldn't overcome a risk-off stance toward chip stocks.

Rivian has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to get the refund of tariffs it paid before the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional. Find out more.

Real risk-free bond yields haven’t been this high in years. As for 30-year maturities, you would have to go back to the 2008-09 financial crisis to encounter real yields of nearly 3%. Real interest rates are what you earn after the bite taken by inflation.

Inflation and geopolitics are becoming bigger considerations for these tech-centric investments.

President Trump threatened Friday to impose "a substantial tariff" on the European Union over the bloc's penalties against U.S. technology companies .