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(Bloomberg) -- Summer is officially here for US stock traders. Recession odds aren’t alarming. The US and Iran are negotiating. Corporate America’s profits are at record highs. And trade policy? Not too much of a worry — at least for now.Most Read from BloombergSpaceX Falls for Third Day, Erases $600 Billion in Market ValueOracle Cut 21,000 Jobs in 12 Months, Says AI Replaced Some RolesKorean Stocks Tumble 10% as Extreme Volatility Rattles InvestorsStocks Fall as SpaceX’s Rout Offsets US-Iran Ho

B-Stock sees excess inventory piling up in warehouses.

Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower after a mixed start to trading on Monday, following the holiday-shortened week due to the Juneteenth Federal holiday. We may start to see some end-of-the-quarter reallocations and selling for Hedge funds, ETFs, and Mutual Funds this week, and today looks like a starting point. With most corporate buybacks ... Here Are Tuesday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Centene, Darden Restaurants, Flutter Entertainment, GE Healthcare, IBM, Nike,

The US dollar rose against its major trading partners early Tuesday, except for a decline versus the

The federal court decision denied the payment processor’s motion to dismiss a credit union’s lawsuit in California. It’s one in a pack brought by such financial institutions nationwide.

Stocks could be facing the end-of-quarter reckoning many investors feared when Elon Musk’s SpaceX unveiled plans for its multibillion-dollar initial public offering and Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh took over the central bank’s policy reigns earlier this month. The early signs of a late June “tech wreck” started to formulate Monday, with Google parent Alphabet shedding more than $225 billion in market value, its biggest slump in more than a year, and SpaceX extending its three-day decline to more than $600 billion. Shares in SpaceX were falling 4.3% in premarket trading Tuesday, putting them below $150 a share.

Investing.com - Futures tracking Canada’s main stock index tumbled Tuesday as accelerating domestic inflation and mounting bets on a hawkish Federal Reserve battered investor sentiment.

The European Central Bank secured key parliamentary backing on Tuesday for the launch of a digital euro, an electronic ‌means of payments aimed at making the euro zone less reliant on ‌U.S. credit cards at a time of fraying transatlantic relationships. The digital euro, essentially an electronic wallet guaranteed ​by the central bank but marketed by banks or fintech companies, will allow all euro zone residents to make payments online and in person. Six years in the making, the ECB's digital cash has become a more pressing issue since Donald Trump returned to ‌the White House, slapping tariffs ⁠on even established trade partners such as the European Union and raising fears that the U.S. could one day weaponize its ⁠dominance over payment networks like Visa and Mastercard.

The average federal student loan borrower leaves school owing roughly $38,000, though balances of $50,000 or more are common among graduate students and many private-college graduates. Depending on interest rates and repayment terms, that debt can create a substantial monthly obligation just as a young adult is trying to rent an apartment, buy a first ... This Is the Dividend Portfolio That Pays Off Your Kid’s Student Loans

US June flash PMIs land Tuesday, with the dollar firm on rate hike bets after the Fed gutted forward guidance

The return of inflation after the pandemic has left a question mark over whether the Put still exists—and plenty of debate about whether it is a good thing.

Futures for the Nasdaq were more than 2% lower in early European trade as a global selloff in technology stocks gathered pace.

Investors are looking forward to another week of chip stock reveals. Qualcomm is expected to give more details about its business at its investor conference. Micron, the latest trillion-dollar semiconductor company, reports earnings, as do FedEx, Cerebras and Carnival.

BofA reversed course to forecast 3 Fed rate hikes in 2026, amid sticky inflation and Chair Kevin Warsh hawkish turn.

(Bloomberg) -- Gold declined as inflationary concerns overshadowed early optimism around negotiations to resolve the Iran war.Most Read from BloombergSpaceX Falls for Third Day, Erases $600 Billion in Market ValueOracle Cut 21,000 Jobs in 12 Months, Says AI Replaced Some RolesStocks Fall as SpaceX’s Rout Offsets US-Iran Hopes: Markets WrapIran Says Hormuz Closed Again as Talks With US Set to OpenMeta Invests $900 Million in Cred, Taps Founder to Head WhatsAppBullion fell as much as 1.8% to near

The new Fed chair is already making his stamp on the organization.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh struck a hawkish tone during his first press conference leading the central bank last week. The future still looks bright for markets through the rest of this year, but today I’m breaking down the key risks to watch in the second half of 2026, and how investors are digesting Warsh’s not-so-detailed preview of the Fed’s path forward. The factors that could drive markets higher for the rest of 2026 are widely known: Improved earnings estimates thanks to AI-driven demand, a dovish Fed, and a warm stock market welcome for Anthropic and OpenAI when they debut later this year.

Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton takes a look at the top quarterly earnings results for investors to watch on Tuesday, Jun. 23, including Cerebras (CBRS), FedEx (FDX), and Carnival (CCL).

Coca-Cola takes its transfer pricing tax dispute with the IRS to a federal appeals court in Miami, with an estimated $20 billion in taxes at stake.

The Trump administration backs quantum computing yet again following an unprecedented funding package in May.

FedEx is set to report earnings Tuesday afternoon, with the shipping giant's stock seen potentially climbing to a fresh high following the results.

Consumer electronics giant Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) just declared a $0.96 quarterly payout, pushing the annualized dividend to $3.84 per share. At a recent price of $73.10, that is a yield of roughly 5.0%, well north of the 4.43% 10-year Treasury. With Kevin Warsh signaling a more hawkish Fed posture and retiree portfolios bracing for ... Dividend Safety: This Big-Box Retailer Is a Top Choice for Retirees Protecting Their Wealth

At $1,031.34, Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) looks fully valued, with a more attractive risk/reward profile only emerging on a macro-driven pullback toward $850. The stock just hit a fresh 52-week high on analyst target hikes, even as Wall Street braces for tighter Fed policy that could compress high-multiple tech names. Seagate leads in nearline hard disk ... Buy, Hold, or Sell: Wall Street Fears Tech Compression, but This AI Storage Monster Has a Hidden Weapon

<body><p>STORY: This week's Amazon Prime Day - which is actually a four-day shopping blitz - will be a litmus test for the spending power of American consumers, who have been squeezed by elevated inflation driven by high gas prices.</p><p>:: Amazon.com</p><p>With that in mind, what shoppers buy will be just as important as how much they spend.</p><p>This year, Amazon is featuring deals on groceries, household goods, travel and school items over carefree splurges on bigger-ticket items.</p><p>Or, as the CEO of small business lender Cardiff put it, quote, "People just don't have the cash right now. Prime Day isn't going to be about buying big TVs or fun stuff this year. It's for buying toilet paper and garbage bags on sale. Families are literally waiting for these discounts just to buy regular everyday things because their bank accounts are empty."</p><p>:: Amazon.com</p><p>The event, which kicks off Tuesday, was shifted to June from July for the first time in five years, in part to avoid competing with World Cup matches and the country's 250th birthday.</p><p>While rivals Walmart and Target have shadowed Prime Day for years, the overlap has turned it into a synchronized industry event, intensifying price competition.</p><p>Walmart's seven-day sale started Monday, while Target Circle Deal Days align exactly with Prime Day.</p><p>:: Amazon.com</p><p>But Amazon is expected to capture more than 60% of all U.S. online retail spending during the four-day Prime Day period, according to market research firm eMarketer.</p></body>

Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research, argued on a CNBC Morning Call that the AI capex cycle has runway, geopolitical risk is being absorbed by the stock market, and the Federal Reserve can stay patient despite sticky inflation. Her view sets the tone for a week hinging on Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) earnings, Iran negotiations, ... AI Momentum Outweighs Iran Risks and Fed Concerns, Says Chief Economist

Alphabet’s stock more than doubled on a simple, spectacular, and staggering premise: it built an AI engine so powerful it can’t keep it fed.

Inflation has been the market’s dominant concern. While investors spent much of the past year focused on artificial intelligence, earnings growth, and record-high stock prices, the conversation has been overshadowed by rising consumer costs and the Federal Reserve’s response. Energy prices sit at the center of that debate. Oil surged above $100 a barrel after ... Iranian Oil Is About to Flood the Market. Has the Fed’s Biggest Pressure Valve Been Released?

The Dow rose 270 points, or 0.6%. The Nasdaq was down 0.1%. The major indexes tumbled on Wednesday in the wake of Kevin Warsh’s first Federal Open Market Committee meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve, but traders bought the dip on Thursday.

Despite the interim US-Iran deal and a considerable fall in oil prices, risk assets have barely moved, with the S&P 500 still beneath its record high from early June and credit spreads widening. The puzzle reflects four competing forces, Deutsche Bank analyst Henry Allen argues. First,...

Although they sit atop the home improvement industry, these two businesses aren't immune from macroeconomic forces.