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

I keep clicking buy on Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) because the math is too good to walk away from, even with a $39 trillion national debt clock ticking and new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh signaling that borrowing costs are not coming back down on anyone’s preferred schedule. My friends ask why I am adding to the same ... The Market Is Panicking on Broadcom. This Is Why I Keep Buying The Stock

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?

Despite pressure from inflation, Federal Reserve policy, and the Iran conflict, the stock market has shown remarkable resilience. That strength has created a new concern heading into the end of June: a potentially massive wave of institutional selling. According to a recent JPMorgan analysis, roughly $165 billion of equity selling pressure could wash over the ... Massive Wave of Selling Is Coming, Says JPMorgan. Here’s Why It Probably Won’t Matter

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

Mark July 29 on the calendar. That is the next scheduled FOMC decision, and according to JPMorgan Asset Management CIO Bob Michael, every Fed meeting is now live for a potential rate hike, including the one roughly six weeks away. Michael told CNBC’s Closing Bell Overtime that new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh‘s first meeting delivered ... Circle Your Calendars for July 29. JPMorgan Executive Says Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Could Raise Rates in As Little as Six Weeks.

Wall Street was expecting more interest rate cuts this year, but it might get the opposite.

Elevated inflation is forcing the central bank's hand.

Warsh made his intentions clear -- and it's not the best news for an expensive stock market.

A framework peace agreement between the Trump administration and Iran has shifted the outlook for energy prices and inflation heading into the new week, as discussed on Friday’s edition of Maria Bartiromo’s “Mornings with Maria” on Fox Business. Crude prices recently reached their lowest level in more than three months at under $80 per barrel, ... Oil Falls to 3-Month Low After Trump’s Iran Deal. What It Means for Inflation

TJX's sales grow faster during times of economic uncertainty.

Some central bankers believe there will be a rate hike in 2026.

If you hold XRP (CRYPTO:XRP), the cryptocurrency’s performance within the past year has been frustrating. Ripple has stacked up one win after another and it just secured a federal banking charter. Yet, through all of it, the XRP price has gone nowhere but down. It trades around $1.15 today, roughly 43% lower than it was ... Is XRP (Ripple) a Strong Buy at $1.15?

The FOMC says things aren't as miserable as they look, seem, or feel on the surface.

Jerome Powell just shone the light on a threat facing the world's most important central bank.

You are five years from retirement, sitting on a chunk of savings, and the math is starting to feel real. You want a monthly paycheck out of your portfolio without selling shares every time the market gets twitchy, and you want it without parking everything in bonds that barely beat inflation. That is the exact ... Approaching 60 and Need a Paycheck? JEPI Might Be Your Answer

Investing.com -- Investors are closely watching Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC meeting and the outlook for crypto legislation in Congress, according to Wolfe Research.

The federal government is using $2 billion from the CHIPS Act to fund research in quantum computing.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) ended the week on a down note as a tentative recovery stalled after the U.S. Federal Reserve...

You like the idea of owning real estate, but you don’t like the idea of fielding 2 a.m. plumbing calls, chasing rent checks, or sinking your down payment savings into a single zip code. You want the income, the inflation hedge, and the diversification that property brings, without becoming a landlord. That is the reader ... If You’re 45 and Want Real Estate Income, Skip the Landlord Duties and Buy VNQ

You are in your fifties, the 401(k) is finally a real number, and you have noticed something uncomfortable: the market keeps ripping higher on a handful of AI names you don’t understand, while the cash you actually want to live on someday is parked in a money market fund earning whatever the Fed decides this ... If You’re 50+ and Tired of Watching Tech Boom Without You, Read This

Not all bond ETFs will benefit from higher interest rates.

Roger Ferguson, the former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman, went on CNBC Thursday to translate what just happened at Kevin Warsh’s debut meeting as Fed Chair. The Fed held the policy rate steady at 3.75%, where it has sat since December 11, 2025, but the more interesting story was tucked inside the statement and in what ... Fed’s Warsh Still Expects a Rate Hike This Year, Says Former Vice Chair Roger Ferguson

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) is a tobacco giant in the middle of a profitable pivot, with smoke-free products now accounting for over 43% of net revenues through IQOS heat-not-burn devices and ZYN nicotine pouches. With markets nervous about a potentially hawkish Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh, retirees want to know if this 3% yielder can ... 1 Dividend Powerhouse Retirees Can Lean On Even If Rates Hike

At $507.29, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) screens as fully valued, with a more attractive risk/reward profile emerging only on a macro-induced, index-wide technical pullback at or below $440. The stock is pressed against record territory just as Kevin Warsh gavels in his first Fed meeting. Systemic multiple compression could mask AMD’s enterprise market share gains ... Buy, Hold, or Sell: AMD Rested Near All-Time Highs as Kevin Warsh Opened His First Fed Meeting. Is AMD Stock a Buy at $507

Retirees watching grocery bills climb need income that grows faster than the receipt. Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) sells a recession-resistant product in nearly every country on earth, and its pricing power is doing exactly what income investors want it to do. With headline PCE at 3.77% and services inflation at 3.49%, the question I want to answer ... Rising Cost-of-Living Pressures? Why Retirees Should Buy This High-Yield Dividend Legend and Never Look Back

If you hold Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VYM) in a taxable brokerage account, every December distribution check comes with an IRS partner. At the 24% federal bracket, a portfolio throwing off $20,000 in dividends hands over $4,800 a year to Washington, every year, forever. The Roth IRA is the only legal ... The Case for Holding VYM in Your Roth IRA

The Federal Reserve chair has always been one of the most scrutinized jobs in Washington. Every interest rate decision affects mortgages, credit cards, corporate borrowing costs, and ultimately the stock market itself. That reality made Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair one of the most divisive economic appointments in recent memory. Supporters viewed him as ... Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Meeting Sinks Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Sock Puppet’ Complaint

The market spent much of the week celebrating what appeared to be a major geopolitical breakthrough. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the U.S. and Iran helped calm fears of a broader regional conflict, sent oil prices lower, and eased concerns that inflation could reaccelerate just as the Federal Reserve was trying to keep ... Will the Collapse of the U.S.-Iran Truce Force the Fed to Raise Rates Again?

Historical trends suggest inflation will be far stickier than anticipated.