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Artisan Partners, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for its “Artisan Small Cap Fund”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund reported strong absolute returns and modestly outperformed the Russell 2000® Growth Index, which gained 25.7%. Global equities rebounded as resilient US growth, moderating inflation, strong earnings and […]

F/m Investments CEO and CIO Alex Morris sits down with Brooke DiPalma for a discussion around what today's inflation environment and the latest set of tariffs out from the Trump administration could pose for the Federal Reserve's own goals.

Recent research in the digital payment sector reveals a significant gap between the expectations and capabilities of treasury and finance professionals in settling transactions in real-time. A Jiko survey shows that while 76% consider 24/7 settlement important for organizational operations, only 19% have achieved this capability, highlighting integration challenges and associated costs as major barriers. As geopolitical tensions, inflation, and uncertainties about banking stability rise,...

Dow futures climbed more than 500 points Monday as Brent crude slid toward $85 a barrel ahead of a Fed rate decision Wednesday

Wall Street stocks are predicted to open sharply higher on Monday as a pause in US and Iranian attacks sent oil prices tumbling ahead of a massive week for markets, including a Federal Reserve meeting and earnings from several tech megacaps. Dow Jones futures were up 568 points, or 1.1%,...

Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures rallied on Monday as a sharp drop in oil prices eased inflation concerns and lifted investor sentiment ahead of a pivotal week featuring the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision and earnings from several mega-cap technology companies.

The benchmark US stock measures were pointing higher before the opening bell Monday after the US and

The selling reversed a seven-day, $1 billion inflow streak, with analysts blaming renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and Fed rate-hike fears.

SpaceX stock rose a little in early trading after the company completed a successful Starship test flight on Friday evening. Starship is SpaceX’s huge, fully reusable launch system designed to dramatically lower costs to reach space. SpaceX wants to build a constellation of AI computing satellites beginning in 2028.

Investors were feeling a bit calmer on Monday after a lull in fighting in the Middle East over the weekend sparked a drop in oil prices, easing worries about higher inflation. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, slid by 1 point to 17.

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Global defense spending is entering a historic expansion phase, driven by geopolitical flashpoints from Ukraine to the Indo‑Pacific and record Pentagon budgets. NATO allies are racing to meet or exceed 2% of GDP defense commitments, while the U.S. has proposed a $1.5 trillion military budget for FY2027. Against this backdrop of rising military allocations and […]

Plus, America’s big cities are rapidly losing kids, and Trump puts off a major escalation of his military campaign against Iran.

US equity investors will focus on big-tech earnings, inflation, and the Federal Reserve policy meeti

Stocks looked set to rally on Monday as oil prices retreated, helping to ease investors’ worries about higher inflation at the start of a week that will be defined by a Federal Reserve policy decision and a slew of mega-cap tech earnings. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 1.4%. The three major indexes all dropped last week as tensions flared in the Middle East, driving up oil prices and bolstering the case for the Fed to hike interest rates.

The Federal Open Market Committee's interest rate decision is about far more than just energy prices.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Monday, Jul, 27 2026 US stock futures are pointing slightly higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up 0.03%, as investors weigh signs of steady US growth against lingering inflation and interest rate questions. New single family home sales reached a 628,000 annual pace in June, up 1.6% for the first monthly rise in three months, which hints that housing is holding up even with higher borrowing costs. At the same time, the US Services PMI...

Markets are entering the busiest week of the quarter, with more Big Tech earnings and a Fed decision on deck.

A split Fed and an unclear interest rate policy path aren't good for stocks.

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Markets will be watching out for quarterly results from Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft this week.

Both the futures market and the bond market expect multiple rate hikes by the end of this year.

This year’s stock rally has withstood war, inflation and uncertainty surrounding the tech sector’s massive artificial-intelligence investments. The question now is: Have investors finally reached their limit? Major stock indexes have posted healthy gains this year.

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Every powerful technology eventually reaches the same argument. Somebody has to decide whether the thing gets handed out or locked up. Encryption had that fight in the 1990s, when the federal government classified strong cryptography as a munition and tried to keep it away from ordinary people. ...

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is back in focus after new U.S. tariffs on key semiconductor trading partners and a sector wide pullback in chip and hardware stocks, as investors also brace for the upcoming earnings report. See our latest analysis for Seagate Technology Holdings. Despite the recent pullback and a 1-day share price decline of 6.75% as tariffs and sector weakness hit semiconductor stocks, Seagate Technology Holdings still shows strong momentum, with a 90-day share price...

(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials will head into their policy meeting this week confronting a resurgence in price pressures that could make their decision on whether to hold or hike interest rates a close call — and a contentious one.Most Read from BloombergDeepSeek Said to Tell Backers of Funding Pause After Viral PostsSpaceX at $100 Would Imply Zero AI Value, Morgan Stanley SaysTrump Seethes as Iran War Spirals Anew With No End in SightUS, Iran Extend Pause in Strikes as Oman Holds Horm

(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials will head into their policy meeting this week confronting a resurgence in price pressures that could make their decision on whether to hold or hike interest rates a close call — and a contentious one.Most Read from BloombergDeepSeek Said to Tell Backers of Funding Pause After Viral PostsSpaceX at $100 Would Imply Zero AI Value, Morgan Stanley SaysTrump Seethes as Iran War Spirals Anew With No End in SightUS, Iran Extend Pause in Strikes as Oman Holds Horm