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During a recent episode of The Pomp Podcast featuring guest Jordi Visser, host Anthony Pompliano highlighted a striking proposal from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos. Bezos believes the bottom 50% of Americans should pay no federal taxes. According to the discussion, the bottom half of earners currently contribute only 3% of the federal budget, which lends credence ... Jeff Bezos Says Bottom 50% of Americans Should Pay No Taxes. The Real Culprit Is Federal Spending

A 50-year-old woman planning to retire at 70 on the equivalent of $80,000 in today’s purchasing power is actually targeting a much larger nominal income figure. Assuming long-run inflation averages 3% annually, maintaining that same lifestyle 20 years from now would require roughly $144,500 per year in nominal dollars. That is the income her portfolio needs ... Inflation Adjusted Dividend Income: How to Replace $80,000 in Today’s Dollars 20 Years From Now

With inflation still pinching household budgets and energy bottlenecks creating real chokepoints across the U.S. grid, the businesses that physically move molecules from wellhead to power plant have rarely looked more strategic. Pipelines act as literal toll booths in this environment, collecting fees on volumes locked into long-term contracts and insulated from day-to-day commodity price ... Market Uncertainty? This High-Yield Energy Infrastructure Toll Booth Under $30 Is Best Buy Now

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.

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citi and Goldman Sachs, additionally, have “adequately addressed” shortcomings found in the banks’ previous emergency wind-down plans, the agencies said Friday.

U.S. stocks looked set to test all-time highs again Tuesday, with the tech-led leading early gainers, as investors bet the war in Iran was nearing an interim peace agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and unleash energy markets ahead of the summer driving demand expected in domestic markets. Bond markets, however, remained reluctant to fully commit to the new peace talks, and yields were holding north of key levels ahead of a key set of growth and inflation figures later in the week. Talks between Washington and Tehran, however, have been punctuated by a fresh round of attacks by U.S. troops on targets in southern Iran as well as claims from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday that it fired on a U.S. fighter jet that entered the country’s airspace.

(Bloomberg) -- Markets are overpricing potential central bank interest-rate increases, creating conditions for a rally in stocks with the lowest volatility like staples and utilities, according to strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Most Read from BloombergNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceTrump Doctor Visit Renews Health Scrutiny as 80th Birthday NearsTrump Says He’ll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueUS,

Nvidia’s Huang has a plan, consumer sentiment hovers near five-year low, Ferrari unveils electric car, and more news to start your day.

US equity investors will monitor closely ongoing talks in the Middle East to end the Iran war, as co

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are up +0.67%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are up +1.03% this morning as investors remained hopeful that the latest U.S. strikes on Iran would not derail talks to end the Middle East conflict.

The Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (NASDAQ:PDBC) exists to solve one specific tax-season headache. Investors who want broad commodity exposure as an inflation hedge typically face the choice between owning a partnership-structured fund that ships a K-1 every spring or skipping the asset class entirely. PDBC threads that needle with a ... PDBC Promises Diversified Commodities Without K-1 Tax Forms, But the Workaround Hides a Long Term Roll Cost

(Bloomberg) -- A key Treasury yield gap shrank to its tightest level in a year as traders ramped up bets the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates higher for longer under new chairman Kevin Warsh.Most Read from BloombergNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceTrump Doctor Visit Renews Health Scrutiny as 80th Birthday NearsTrump Says He’ll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueUS, Iran Inch Toward Deal as Gaps Remai

Soaring Treasury yields suggest the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates, and that could put downward pressure on stock prices.

In spite of the first glimmer of hope in weeks, the bad news continues to pile up for the stock market.

This week, investors will get their latest sense of how the American consumer is grappling with the wartime inflation surge. Earnings are due from retailers like Costco and Dollar Tree, and the personal-consumption expenditures index for April is scheduled for release.

Asking for a Trend Host Brooke DiPalma previews several of the biggest stories to come throughout this week, including the latest filings regarding OpenAI's (OPAI.PVT) planned IPO, earnings out from companies like Salesforce (CRM), and the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report for April inflation data. Markets will be closed this Monday, May 25, for the Memorial Day Weekend holiday.

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve Chairman this week, and the most striking thing about his arrival is how little Wall Street seems to care. On CNBC’s Halftime Report Friday, one host captured the moment with a line worth holding onto: “The Fed is not the first or second or third sentence of ... Kevin Warsh Inherits a Fed That Wall Street Has Almost Stopped Talking About

Federal Realty Investment Trust stock has performed in line with the broader market over the past year, while analysts remain moderately bullish about its prospects.

Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARM) is one of the 10 Best Performing Quantum Computing Stocks So Far in 2026. On May 16, Reuters, citing Bloomberg News, reported that Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARM) faces a US antitrust probe, with the Federal Trade Commission investigating its semiconductor licensing practices. The Federal Trade Commission is examining whether Arm Holdings […]

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) peaked at $126,000 in October 2025, but it didn’t last. A tariff shock and a wave of liquidations starting on October 10, pulled BTC below $105,000. Then, months of ETF outflows dragged it into the $80,000s through November and December, and by early February 2026 it had plunged to $60,000—less than half ... When Will Bitcoin Recover to Its $126,000 All-Time High?

A California retiree with a $1 million dividend portfolio earning a 5% blended yield grosses $50,000 in annual income. After federal qualified-dividend tax and California’s state income tax, that number drops sharply. California treats dividends as ordinary income at the state level, with marginal rates running from 9.3% to 13.3%. The math is what separates ... What a $1 Million Dividend Portfolio Actually Pays After Federal AND State Taxes in California

UBS is sticking with a Buy rating on FedEx Corp (NYSE:FDX, XETRA:FDX) and a price target of $445, as the company gets ready to spin off its freight business into a standalone stock next week. The freight unit, set to trade under the ticker FDXF, enters when-issued trading on May 27, with...

Retail earnings from Walmart, Home Depot, and TJX reveal a cautious consumer facing inflation, debt pressure, and economic uncertainty

The stock market is doing something that would have seemed impossible just weeks ago. Despite a global oil shock, rising inflation fears, and growing concerns the U.S. economy is drifting back toward stagflation, S&P 500 futures surged above 7,534 on Memorial Day — its highest level ever. The catalyst was reports that the Trump administration ... S&P 500 Blasts Above 7,500 as Iran Strait Deal Hopes Crush Oil Prices

Kevin Warsh takes the oath as Federal Reserve chair on Friday in a White House ceremony, only the second Fed swearing-in held at the executive mansion in nearly 40 years. The last was Ronald Reagan hosting Alan Greenspan in 1987, a tableau the Trump White House is happy to revive. The optics matter because Warsh ... Kevin Warsh Sworn In as Fed Chair With Lowest Senate Votes Ever Amid Independence Concerns

The conversation about the Federal Reserve has flipped in a way that should make anyone holding long-duration assets sit up. A few months ago, the debate was about the cadence of cuts. Now, market strategists are saying the question is how long the Fed will stay on hold, and the curve has actually drifted to ... Markets Now Pricing in Rate Hikes Through 2027 as Fed Cut Expectations Evaporate

Walmart stock has traditionally outperformed during recessions.

A third of auto production in this country has disappeared since the pandemic and challenges and competition mount daily. Can the industry survive?

Deputy Head of Blackrock’s Portfolio Management Group, Mike Pyle, shares his biggest market risks with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi as the market ignores several geopolitical threats.