President Trump's much-watched trip aims to deliver incremental progress on issues like tariffs, communication around AI, and China's role in the war in Iran.
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President Trump's much-watched trip aims to deliver incremental progress on issues like tariffs, communication around AI, and China's role in the war in Iran.
President Trump's much-watched trip to China this week aims to deliver incremental progress on issues like tariffs, communication around AI, and China's role in the war in Iran.
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US equity investors will look out for consumer price inflation as hopes diminish for a return to Ira
June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.03%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -0.04% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as oil prices and bond yields climbed after U.S. President Donald Trump slammed Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal.
President rejects Iran’s response, Warsh’s favored inflation measure, airlines are raising bag fees, and more news to start your day.
The changes impact various import and export shipments, including packages traveling to and from the U.S., adding to cost pressures for parcel shippers.

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According to the plaintiffs, the company raised prices on some footwear by $5 to $10 and on certain apparel lines by $2 to $10 to offset those costs.
This week is peppered with potential market-moving events. Headlining are Tuesday’s inflation report, which will offer the latest glimpse of how the Iran war is affecting consumer prices, and President Trump’s long-awaited—and delayed—visit to China, with the war and tariffs likely to be central topics.
The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department said, far exceeding expectations. The unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 4.3%. The jobs report puts the Federal Reserve’s focus squarely on inflation data when it comes to determining its next move on interest rates.
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A stronger-than-expected April jobs report gave investors a second straight upside surprise, a welcome development after an uneven stretch for the labor market. Payrolls rose while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, although average hourly earnings were a bit light, writes Bret Kenwell, US investment analyst at eToro US.
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (NYSE:IRS) reported a sharply higher net result for the first nine months of fiscal 2026, supported by stronger performance across its rental businesses and positive accounting impacts tied to inflation and currency movements in Argentina, executives said on the c
The decline in returns is due to the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts and rising defaults on their loans, firms say.
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The major indexes stretched their winning streak to six weeks, the longest since October 2024. This week nine S&P 500 companies report results, including Constellation Energy on Monday, Cisco Systems on Wednesday, and Applied Materials on Thursday. The highlight of the economic calendar is the consumer price index, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday.
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Many Americans are feeling financially strained these days. And when we look at how inflation is trending, it's easy to see why. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.3% on an annual basis in March. Although fuel oil mostly drove the increase, food costs rose substantially as well — particularly ...
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Goldman Sachs delays Fed rate cut forecast to December 2026 as sticky inflation and energy costs miss the Fed's 2% target.
Trump's China trip and the April inflation report will be the week's two biggest developments for investors.
Investing.com -- The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) has ruled that President Trump’s 10% universal tariff, imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, is unlawful.