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The stock market aced two big tests this week. Things got weird when CNBC’s Steve Liesman asked Warsh where the federal-funds rate is relative to the so-called neutral rate—the policy rate that is neither accommodative nor restrictive.
Ethereum treasury stocks are posting gains on a morning when the broader market is red, the CLARITY Act just collapsed in the Senate, and the Fed hiked rates for the first time in three years. Find out why Bitmine and Sharplink are bucking every headline that should have crushed them.
Silver Lake just filed to sell more Dell shares into a session where the stock is surging, and the server complex is moving like the sponsor notices do not matter at all. Here is why buyers are ignoring the overhang and what the Fed could do to that confidence by afternoon.
American households just booked the largest quarterly wealth gain in history, and most Americans do not feel any richer. Federal Reserve data released this month shows U.S. household net worth jumped $12.5 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, reaching a record $185.7 trillion. That single-quarter increase exceeds the annual gross domestic product of every […]
A $100 million tariff refund sent Abercrombie surging in a single session while the same catalyst left Kohl's nearly unchanged and Ross investors shrugging. The gap between those reactions reveals something more important than the windfall itself.
<p>Small-caps lagged their large-cap peers for over a decade in an environment dominated by the Fed put, failing to manifest any long lasting outperformance. With so much now changed, can small-cap performance this year manage to establish a longer-term trend or will it too prove to just be a temporary rotation? Find out what the industry experts think in this episode of<em> ETF Zoo</em>. </p>
Rising oil prices and sticky inflation are fueling demand for income, putting high-yield dividend ETFs offering more than 5% in the spotlight.
The producer price index rose 4.7% in July 2025 after a 5.5% annual increase in June.
Nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 last month, following substantial downward revisions to the prior two months, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed on Friday.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.89%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.44%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.28%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday defended the administration’s aggressive trade policies, unveiling a comprehensive “3 through 3” economic blueprint designed to sustain high GDP growth while neutralizing “structural inflation.” Deconstructing critics’ claims that import penalties harm American consumers, Bessent...
Scott Wren, senior global market strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, went on CNBC this morning with a message for retail investors. The Federal Reserve has flipped from an easing bias to a tightening bias, and Wren wants investors to treat the resulting wobble as an invitation rather than a warning shot. “You don’t want ... Wells Fargo’s Scott Wren to Retail Investors: Don’t Chase the Rally, Be Ready to Pounce on Dips
The S&P 500 closed Monday at 7,554.29, up 1.65%, as the Nasdaq surged 3.1%. This sharp rally appeared closely tied to geopolitical developments. On Sunday, June 14, President Trump announced the US-Iran peace deal via Truth Social, simultaneously authorizing the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and removing the naval blockade. Consequently, WTI crude dropped roughly 5% to around $80, while Brent fell to $83, their lowest levels in months. The S&P now walks into one of the most consequ
At 8:30 a.m. ET this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the May Consumer Price Index. There has not been a more loaded macro release in months. The Federal Reserve has already cut its policy rate 75 basis points from last September’s peak, to an upper bound of 3.75%, and the bond market is ... Wall Street is Braced for Massive Inflation Numbers Wednesday Morning. Here’s What Numbers Could Cause Stocks to Sink or Soar.
Utility stocks have been in the market limelight recently, and a big reason comes down to rising electricity demand from the artificial intelligence (AI) build-out. Data centers consume an enormous amount of power, and as hyperscalers race to expand infrastructure, investors have started piling into utility companies expected to benefit from rising electricity demand, transmission ... Boring Beats Brilliant: How a Utilities ETF Has Quietly Trounced the S&P 500 in Every Recession This Century
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -1.24%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.54%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.26%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The Roundhill Memory ETF (CBOE:DRAM) launched on April 2, 2026 as the first U.S.-listed fund built entirely around memory chip makers, and it has already returned 85% since inception. For a retiree screening DRAM as an inflation hedge or AI-themed growth sleeve, that headline number is the wrong place to start. DRAM is a concentrated, ... DRAM ETF’s 85% Surge Masks a Dangerous Bet: Why This Memory Play Doesn’t Belong in Retirement Portfolios
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.05%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -0.20%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Editor’s note: This article was updated to add details and context. U.S. producer prices jumped the most since 2022 last month as the Strait of Hormuz energy shock continued to feed through the inflation pipeline, adding fresh concerns over the Federal Reserve’s rate outlook. The rate of increase in the headline Producer Price Index climbed from an upwardly revised 4.3% year-over-year in March to a whopping 6% in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The outcome largely toppe
Although Wall Street is sitting at fresh record highs, with the benchmark S&P 500 up 8% year to date and the technology-packed NASDAQ Composite riding a relentless AI capex wave, the bond market is telling a very different story this week. Per CME FedWatch as of late Monday, market-implied odds of a Federal Reserve rate ... Rate Cut Odds Just Collapsed to 5%. History Says This Is When Record Highs Get Tested.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.74%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.45%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -0.74%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Consumer discretionary names live or die on whether households feel comfortable opening their wallets, and right now those signals are flashing in opposite directions. Right now those signals are crossing in unusual directions: the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index sits at 53.3 in March 2026, deep in what economists treat as recessionary territory, yet ... Amazon and Tesla Drive One-Third of FDIS as U.S. Spending Surges Despite Recession-Level Sentiment
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