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These five stocks are positioned to benefit from persistent inflation, elevated interest rates, and strong nominal economic growth.

Here’s the thinking of a federal judge who approved the settlement covering merchants who sued Visa and Mastercard over interchange fees.

A federal judge on Tuesday tentatively approved a settlement between Visa and Mastercard and a class of merchants, paving the way for potential big changes to credit-card rewards. The agreement would end a 20-year legal battle between the card networks and a group of merchants, who have argued that the fees they are charged for each transaction are too high. Initially reached in November, the settlement would give merchants more flexibility to reject certain credit cards and would mandate lowering swipe fees over multiple years.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a settlement between the card networks and 12 million merchants over card-swipe fees is fair and reasonable.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) sink in Friday trading, the Nasdaq Composite leading losses and closing over 1,100 points lower (4.18%). The market is reacting to May's overwhelmingly positive labor data — 172,000 jobs added the US economy vs. estimates of 88,000 — raising investor concerns that the Federal Reserve may be inclined to hike interest rates. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the day's biggest market moves.

On a recent Rich Habits Podcast segment, market commentator Ron Santella put it bluntly: “The playbook from last week hasn’t changed. It’s actually gotten more entrenched. Higher for longer is the base case.” For households waiting on a refinance or a first home purchase, he was even more direct: “Today’s report tells you it’s not ... Tariff-Driven Inflation Is Trapping Mortgage Rates, and the Fed Can’t Fix It with Rate Cuts

Cash is suddenly king again on Wall Street. With recession fears lingering, interest rates still elevated, and consumers showing signs of fatigue, corporate America has been preparing for rougher weather ahead. Few companies have prepared more aggressively than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B). The conglomerate ended the first quarter sitting on a staggering $397.6 billion cash pile, ... Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Just More Than Tripled Its Stake in Alphabet

8.45am: US CPI rises to three-year high US inflation last month was the highest in three years, due to rising energy, housing and food prices. The US consumer price index was up 3.8% year on year in April, up from 3.26% the month before. Month-on-month, CPI increased 0.6%, easing from...

Visa's business is continuing to expand even as high oil prices lead Wall Street to worry about a recession.