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Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said he believes it is time to “start slowly moving” interest rates higher to help bring down inflation to the Fed’s 2% target. During an interview on CNBC, the central bank official said he isn’t calling for a dramatic increase in rates, adding: “I don’t see evidence monetary policy is marginally restrictive right now, and I think we have more work to do to get inflation back down.

Americans are buying THC seltzers at Total Wine while Congress debates re-criminalizing them. RYTHM’s blowout quarter shows who’s winning.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) shares rose around 7% in pre-market trading after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter results in line with expectations, secured the first federal bank charter granted to a stablecoin company and raised parts of its full-year outlook. The company also announced that BlackRock, Visa and Mastercard will serve as validators for its upcoming blockchain network.

Soft jobs numbers like these used to start the rate-cut conversation, but this Fed is already looking to raise, and soon

Investing.com -- Shares of Circle Internet Group jumped 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter earnings in line with estimates and disclosed it had received the first federal bank charter awarded to a stablecoin company.

The Supreme Court forced Washington to return over a hundred billion dollars in tariff money, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a bold prediction about where that cash would actually land. Six months later, the numbers are in.

Activewear maker Delta Galil has reported an increase in Q2 profit, lifted by tariff refunds, a portion of which it will invest in its manufacturing and supply chain to drive future growth.

Host Kenny Polcari joins Man Group Chief Market Strategist Kristina Hooper and Legato Financial CIO Ryan Kelly to debate the risks of massive AI CapEx spending and how a hawkish Federal Reserve could impact markets ahead of the midterms.

Tesla and Waymo were just put on notice, with Amazon's Zoox receiving federal approval for its driverless vehicles. It will begin charging for its service soon.

Apple got an estimated $2.2 billion tariff refund last quarter. Amazon got $600 million. Nike got $300 million. But American consumers who paid higher prices as President Donald Trump’s tariffs filtered through the economy are getting almost nothing back.

Sacrificing additional transparency is a dangerous game to play.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Wednesday, Aug, 5 2026 US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up around 0.1%, as investors weigh stronger factory activity against the risk of higher borrowing costs. The ISM Manufacturing PMI jumped to 55.6 in July, its best reading since May 2022, which signals factories are busier, hiring is improving and cost pressures are easing. At the same time, the 10 year Treasury yield sits near 4.69%, which keeps...

Today Federal Reserve speakers: Fed governor Lisa Cook Economic data: the Energy Information Administration’s weekly petroleum status report, U.S. services PMI, global services PMI, ADP employment survey Earnings (a.

A U.S. appeals court has overturned a previous ruling and allowed Perplexity to use its AI shopping tools on Amazon's platform. This is the first federal appellate decision on how AI agents may access and operate on major online marketplaces. The ruling affects Amazon.com's control over third party tools on its marketplace and may influence future platform policies. Amazon.com, listed as NasdaqGS:AMZN, now faces a new legal backdrop for how AI driven services plug into its marketplace. The...

U.S. officials are preparing potential tariffs and a price floor on polysilicon that could affect Corning's position in solar and semiconductor related materials. Reports from China indicate possible import bans on certain data center components that may touch Corning's optical and data infrastructure business. These trade and policy shifts raise new questions for Corning's supply chains, costs, and customer demand beyond its recent earnings and partnership updates. Corning, traded on the...

A federal judge has set a March 2027 trial date for the antitrust challenges to Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK) delivers double-digit sales growth and raises full-year outlook, while navigating persistent inflation and tariff-related headwinds.

Analysts say MDA is poised to be a key beneficiary of Canada’s military and sovereign space capabilities buildout

Paramount Skydance reported mixed second-quarter results on Tuesday, with higher streaming and studio revenue offsetting declines in television, as the company works to close its ‌planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Ellison reiterated that ​he fully expects "the transaction to close."

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Lawsuits challenging Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. ‌Discovery will go to trial in March ‌2027, a federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday.

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that had temporarily barred Perplexity from using its AI-powered agentic shopping tools on ‌Amazon's platform. In a novel legal dispute, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court ‌of Appeals determined that Amazon was unlikely to succeed on its claim that Perplexity's AI agents violated a federal ​computer-hacking law. The ruling is the first by a federal appeals court to address whether AI agents acting on behalf of users can legally access online platforms, a question with broad implications for the fast-growing field of agentic AI tools that can browse, shop and transact across the web.

A California federal judge said Tuesday that the antitrust trial will begin March 2 with an expectation that it will run for 12 court days. The timeline the judge laid out in a written order is much later than the November 2026 start date Paramount had sought. The order will prove costly for Paramount.

The lawsuit alleges Amazon violated federal and state antitrust laws through its Delivery Service Partner program, arguing the company exercises unlawful “monopsony,” or a dominant buyer’s ability to dictate prices and terms-over the small businesses that deliver Amazon packages and the drivers they employ.

The second-quarter 2026 earnings season highlighted a sharp divide within the cruise sector, as high interest rates and persistent inflation continued to strain discretionary consumer spending. Although overall leisure travel demand remained stable, households facing compounding price hikes and higher transatlantic ticket rates became much pickier about their vacation spending. Navigating this backdrop properly is […]

According to a Reuters report, Washington is preparing to introduce a minimum import price, along with tariffs on polysilicon and related products.

A single analyst note on one memory chip stock just sent leveraged semiconductor ETFs on a wild ride, but the same funds lost catastrophic ground only weeks earlier when tariffs hit the sector. Three ways to play this rebound carry very different risks.

The state's attorney general filed the federal antitrust lawsuit Tuesday, accusing Amazon of holding down pay for drivers in its Delivery Service Partner program

Oracle (ORCL) is back in focus after CACI International said it will help implement Oracle Fusion HCM for a 10 year, nearly US$400 million federal HR modernization contract with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. See our latest analysis for Oracle. For context, Oracle’s share price has just rallied 9.22% in a day and 18.25% over the past week, yet the year to date share price return is down 27.52% and the 1 year total shareholder return has fallen 43.89%. However, the 5 year total...

TGLS pairs a record $1.4B backlog and broader U.S. expansion with margin pressure from tariffs and aluminum costs, favoring investor patience.

BOOT raised fiscal 2027 outlook after a first-quarter beat, but tariff refunds fade, making margins, stores and e-commerce key to results.