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A lack of fresh news from the Fed usually drives investors out of the market.

President Trump desperately wants lower interest rates, but his decision to attack Iran could force the Federal Reserve to raise rates.

The chances of market mayhem are lower with Powell remaining at the Fed.

The new Fed chair intends to shake up the central bank -- but that comes with consequences for Wall Street and the bond market.

The April reading of the personal consumption expenditures price index was released earlier today.

Despite high energy costs and persistent inflation, people are still spending on technology.

Defense drone stocks are surging at midday Thursday after a Wall Street Journal and CNBC report indicated the Pentagon is in talks with drone manufacturers about funding deals that could include direct federal equity stakes. Unusual Machines (NYSE:UMAC) stock leads the rally with a 58% intraday jump, while Red Cat Holdings (NASDAQ:RCAT) stock is up ... Trump Invested in Intel And it Soared 500%. Here’s the Next Industry the Government is Buying.

Banks can see their margins improve if the Fed begins raising rates. But the best play is to concentrate on the big banks instead of the broader financial services sector.

The market's future may be volatile, but history has good news for investors.

Unfavorable rate hikes may be the necessary medicine to quell inflationary fears.

The US stock market fell as AI chip leaders saw profit-taking and oil crashed 6% on a US-Iran Strait of Hormuz framework deal.

Inflation expectations have driven bond yields higher, which could cause the stock market to fall sharply.

Higher inflation in America could lead to better returns from high-dividend stocks in other countries.

It's not just monetary policy that Warsh wants to change.

Walmart stock has traditionally outperformed during recessions.

These seemingly boring dividend stocks have crushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq over the last five years.

Weak consumer sentiment and surging inflation could derail the stock market's rebound.

Jerome Powell is out as Fed chair; Kevin Warsh is in. And Warsh's actions could be critical to what happens with stocks.

For most of American economic history, the federal government has been a customer of innovation, not an owner of it. The Pentagon writes checks for fighter jets. NASA pays contractors to build rockets. The Energy Department funds the national labs that work on science nobody else will pay for. But ...

A new company backed by International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) is receiving a $1 billion U.S. government investment to establish America’s first quantum foundry, supporting Wall Street forecasts that IBM will be a central player in the global quantum industry. Validating The ‘Massive Upside’ This historic federal backing confirms Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives‘ thesis. Analyzing the tech sector’s trajectory, Ives told CNBC that IBM is a “sleeping giant” and praised its strategic d

<p>The Trump administration plans to invest $2 billion in nine companies in the field of quantum computing, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday. As with previous U.S. investments under Trump in firms including Intel and US Steel, the federal government will receive minority ownership stakes in the companies in return for the investments. </p> <p>Industrial technology giant IBM will receive $1 billion, the largest investment overall. IBM

Surging inflation means Warsh will struggle to deliver the rate cuts Trump wants.

The Federal Reserve and banking regulations can have big impacts on profitability for these banking giants.

Chip stocks are tanking as Treasury yields rise amid inflation.

Inflation may be making life harder, but you still have options.

The chips appear to be stacked against Jerome Powell's successor in the early going.

Unprecedented fireworks at the Fed could be coming soon.

Jerome Powell's successor and the Chicago Fed president foresee wildly different interest rate outcomes from the evolution of AI.

Is the end of the "Fed put" at hand?

A history-making raise may be on the way for Social Security beneficiaries next year -- but this is far from the full story.