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Jerome Powell's successor wants to lead a reform-oriented central bank, but this can prove disastrous for the stock market.
The May nonfarm payrolls report and Broadcom earnings will be in focus for investors this week.
Something is likely to break -- the question is: Will it be the Fed's credibility, the U.S. economy, or Wall Street?
Inflation tied to the Iran conflict may force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and Warren Buffett says higher rates will compress stock market valuations.
Trulieve, Curaleaf, and Green Thumb Industries showed up on the app this week as the federal government inches toward reclassifying recreational marijuana.
Stocks are entering a limbo period—the gap between the end of one earnings season and the beginning of the next. They’ll need other catalysts to keep rising.
The rise in youth unemployment (ages 16-24) in 2025 left some strategists worried it was a harbinger of what was to come: Artificial intelligence gobbling up swaths of the job market. The unemployment rate for workers ages 24 and under was 9.5% in April, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, but that figure was 10% or higher for the entire second half of 2025. Husby notes that the rise appears temporary, as it followed fiscal tightening and high economic uncertainty.
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President Trump desperately wants lower interest rates, but his decision to attack Iran could force the Federal Reserve to raise rates.
Hotter inflation couldn’t stop the S&P 500 and Nasdaq from clocking fresh record closes on Thursday. Plus, a look at consumer spending.
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes notched more record closing highs on Thursday, as the Dow ticked up marginally, the S&P 500 added more than half a percent and the Nasdaq climbed nearly one percent.</p><p>Sources told Reuters the U.S. and Iran reached a draft agreement to extend their ceasefire for 60 days and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, though President Donald Trump had yet to approve it.</p><p>Meanwhile, economic data on Thursday showed that U.S. inflation in April rose at its fastest pace in three years and first-quarter GDP was revised lower.</p><p>Chris Kampitsis, managing partner at Barnum Financial Group, said the economic overhang is still being offset by an AI trade that just won't quit.</p><p>"The way I've been describing the impact of the geopolitical events and inflation and interest rates to clients is that all of this represents a drag on the market and a drag on the economy. Concurrently, we have some pluses. We have some accelerants in the form of AI technology and exceptional corporate earnings. Right now, the pluses are outweighing the negatives. If we didn't have this overhang, you could only imagine where the market's results might be as it continues to participate in this euphoric run through what is in essence a technological revolution that we're experiencing."</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Reflecting that AI euphoria, shares of Dell soared more than 16% in extended trading after the company boosted its annual revenue and profit expectations. Dell reported that data center expansion by clients is fueling demand for its AI-optimized servers powered by Nvidia's chips.</p><p>Snowflake shares soared 36% after the data analytics firm lifted its annual product revenue forecast and announced a five-year AI infrastructure deal worth $6 billion with Amazon Web Services. Peers Datadog and MongoDB also climbed.</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Dollar Tree jumped almost 18% after the discount retailer lifted its full-year profit forecast, while Best Buy rose nearly 16% after the electronics vendor forecast second-quarter sales above estimates.</p><p>On the flip side, shares of Gap tumbled 14% in extended trading after the apparel chain cut its annual sales forecast, signaling pressure from budget-strained Americans pulling back on discretionary spending amid macroeconomic uncertainty.</p></body>
US equity indexes rose as a deal to end the war against Iran was said to be awaiting President Donal
U.S. stocks pushed to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods kept piling up profits. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9%, also adding to their own records from a day earlier. The Nasdaq composite rose 242.74 points, or 0.9%, to 26,917.47.
By Twesha Dikshit and Utkarsh Hathi May 28 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Thursday after a report said the U.S. and Iran had reached a deal, while investors also digested key inflation
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 were gaining steam as the morning rolled on Thursday. Software stocks were a big reason why. The Nasdaq was up 0.5%, while the S&P 500 was up 0.4%. The Dow was down 20 points, or essentially flat.
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks turned higher on Thursday and European shares pared their losses following reports that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to
Stocks were struggling to build on their recent records on Thursday after the latest escalation between the U.S. and Iran and the hottest inflation report since 2023. The Dow fell 301 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 was down 0.1%.
Wall Street stocks are expected to go into reverse on Thursday as optimism about the ceasefire in the Gulf and a potential US-Iran peace deal became increasingly strained. Futures for the tech-laded Nasdaq were tipped to lead the decline, down 0.5%, while S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures...
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Oil prices fell on a new report of progress in negotiations. Iran’s state broadcaster reported that a draft framework being negotiated with the U.S. includes restoring commercial shipping to prewar levels within a month. President Trump, speaking at a cabinet meeting, signaled that he was prepared to keep negotiating but didn’t exclude further military action.
Oil prices fell on a new report of progress in negotiations. Iran’s state broadcaster reported that a draft framework being negotiated with the U.S. includes restoring commercial shipping to prewar levels within a month. President Trump, speaking at a cabinet meeting, signaled that he was prepared to keep negotiating but didn’t exclude further military action.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.1%. Bath & Body Works and Abercrombie & Fitch both rallied after becoming the latest companies to deliver stronger profit reports for the start of 2026 than analysts expected. The Nasdaq composite rose 18.55 points, or 0.1%, to 26,674.73.
May 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday aided by sustained AI-driven momentum, while investors were cautiously optimistic that the U.S. and Iran would reach a deal.
By Tom Wilson LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - Global shares advanced and oil prices eased on Wednesday as markets looked for signs of whether a shaky truce between the United States and Iran will be