Here’s how Bessent’s newly activist Treasury Department is undercutting the Fed’s Warsh

The surprising move this week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in Treasury markets to lower the cost of ...

Former JPMorgan exec takes on Social Security advisory role

Matt Zames will take on an unpaid adviser position at the Social Security Administration, according to reports.

6 AI hardware stocks to own for the remainder of the year, according to an analyst

Among Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani’s “top six stocks to own” for the second half of 2026 are storage makers and ...

The U.S. and Canada are scrambling to avoid new tariffs and seal a trade deal. Here’s what could be in it.

U.S. and Canadian officials were engaged in additional talks on Friday. Details about what’s in their new trade deal have ...

The Treasury, the Fed and the threat to your money

The Gen Z online sports-betting trend, what’s next for Apple as Tim Cook exits, and a bullish take on Nvidia heading into ...

Hedge funds are doubling down on megacap tech stocks after summer volatility triggers massive portfolio cleanup

Hedge funds entered the second quarter all-in on the AI trade, but have begun to diversify their portfolios lately. They’re ...

The U.S. government plans to crack down on its $40 trillion debt — but brace for a ‘wrenching time’ ahead

With the U.S. national debt topping $40 trillion and bond markets getting battered, top Trump administration officials like ...

When it comes to stock buybacks, anything SK Hynix can do, Samsung can do bigger

As demand far outstrips supply in the memory-chip market, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are generating outsize profits and ...

Goldman Sachs, Merck share gains contribute to Dow's 500-point jump

Led by positive momentum for shares of Goldman Sachs and Merck, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up Friday afternoon. Supported by world-class markets data from Dow Jones and FactSet, and ...

Anxious bond market sends troubling message to investors: There’s no easy fix for U.S. debt

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest effort to control yields on long-dated U.S. bonds was short-circuited after just ...

Social Security union says it needs $3 billion and another 20,000 workers to fix long wait times and ‘ghost offices’

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents a total of 820,000 federal government workers, recently ...

Vertiv's CEO on Nvidia, AI, Growth, and More

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