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The April jobs report showed some areas of weakness in the labor market, while consumer prices came in slightly higher than expected.
May is well underway, but Social Security retirees still have some important days coming up. In fact, there are a few key dates that seniors who collect benefits should circle on their calendar so they’re prepared for what’s coming this month. Here’s what retirees should plan for. The May CPI data release One of the ... May Dates Social Security Recipients Need To Circle On Their Calendars
The Trump-era rally is alive, well, and could bring markets to more elevated heights as we move through the summer months. Undoubtedly, not everyone is bullish on stocks at fresh highs, especially since the war with Iran could drag on for some weeks or even months longer. As a potential inflation wave clashes with an ... The Trump‑Era Rally Keeps Extending, and 2 Stocks Still Look Undervalued
A Warsh-led Fed could create market volatility -- and opportunities.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%, while the S&P 500 also inched 0.2% higher and the Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.1%. Investor attention is focused squarely on events later in the week, including inflation data and a meeting between the U.S. and China. Sure, there’s still a war going on, and the impasse in the Gulf shows no signs of ending as the U.S. and Iran fail to reach a peace agreement.
Bank of America has added FedEx (NYSE:FDX) to its “US 1 List,” a collection of its best investment ideas. The move, announced May 11, is a high-conviction symbolic signal even without a fresh price target attached. For long-term investors, the inclusion reframes FedEx stock as one of Wall Street’s preferred industrial transformation plays heading into ... BofA Just Picked FedEx Stock as One of Its Best Ideas: Logistics Giant Joins the US 1 List
The stock market keeps climbing walls investors barely seem to notice anymore. The S&P 500 just hit another all-time high, extending a rally that has added nearly 50% since the tariff-driven panic low in April 2025. President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, deregulation push, and pro-business policies embedded in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act have ... The S&P 500 Just Did Something It’s Only Done 3 Times Before. Why Trump’s AI Rally Is in Danger
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation supports rural lenders with secondary market access and loan securitization solutions.
The stock market keeps rolling along as if nothing can stop it. The S&P 500 recently hit another all-time high, unemployment remains low at 4.3%, and payroll growth has continued to beat expectations, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. President Donald Trump has pointed to both as proof the economy remains on ... What Saudi Aramco’s CEO Just Said Has Huge Implications for the Trump Bull Market
Wall Street has spent the past two years climbing a wall of worry. Sticky inflation, elevated interest rates, recession fears, and geopolitical tensions all failed to stop the market’s advance. The S&P 500 has still pushed to fresh highs, powered largely by artificial intelligence spending, resilient consumer demand, and surprisingly durable corporate earnings. Now investors ... Will Fed Chair Pick Kevin Warsh Kill the Trump Bull Market? 1 Decision Matters More Than Anything Else
The stock market is doing what bull markets do best — climbing a wall of worry. The S&P 500 recently pushed to another all-time high, AI stocks continue pulling massive amounts of capital into the market, and the latest jobs report showed employers added 115,000 jobs in April versus expectations for 65,000. Unemployment held steady ... This Indicator Just Did Something It Hasn’t Done in 75 Years. Is It the Biggest Risk to the Bull Market Before Midterms?
Powell recently announced he plans to remain on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors even after his term as board chair ends.
On Animal Spirits Podcast Episode 463, Michael Batnick zeroed in on something more revealing than the doom-laden statistics a hedge fund manager had just rolled out. The manager cited stock market cap to GDP at 252% versus 65% in 1929 and 170% in 2000, and warned that “the 10-year forward return is negative when you ... Hedge Fund Manager Admits, “My Personality Won’t Allow Me” to Invest Like Buffett
Investing.com -- Wall Street has risen to new record highs on Friday, bouncing back from losses in the prior session, boosted by a jump in chip stocks and a stronger-than-expected April U.S. jobs report.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Friday ahead of the April jobs report. Coinbase and Cloudflare dived on earnings.
Iran deal doubts hit stocks Thursday, but Nvidia, Tesla were strong. CoreWeave, Rocket Lab, Cloudflare were earnings movers late. The jobs report is on deck.
President Trump met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday, while the administration extended its trade deadline with the European Union (EU) to July 4. Yahoo Finance Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul speaks more about what this meeting could mean for US-Brazil relations and the latest news about Trump's 25% tariffs against EU cars.
Gold is shining, with the PHLX Gold/Silver Sector (^XAU) jumping roughly 4% as spot gold climbed 1.5% and silver ripped 6.5% higher. New York gold futures pushed above $4,750 an ounce, gaining roughly 1.6% to $4,771, as a sliding dollar, falling Treasury yields, and renewed optimism around U.S.-Iran peace talks reignited bullion demand. The PHLX ... Gold Surges Past $4,770 as Geopolitical Optimism Cools Inflation Fears
According to the job research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, job cuts rose 38% in April compared to March. Much of this was blamed on AI-driven layoffs. The April number reached 83,387. The number was the third-highest figure since 2009, during the Great Recession. Andy Challenger said, “Technology companies continue to announce large-scale cuts and ... April Job Cuts Surge 38% On AI Downsizing
Investors seem to be overlooking serious threats to the U.S. economy related to the Iran war and tariffs.
I keep hitting the buy button on Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) because I have rarely seen a backlog like the one this company is sitting on, and I want to own as many shares as I reasonably can before the market fully prices it in. The thing that pulls me back, again and again, is a single ... Oracle’s $553 Billion Backlog Is Larger Than the GDP of Most Countries. It Also Grew 325% in a Year
Concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence and strategy is likely to result in investors loading up on silver again.
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