Photo by Logan Voss on Unsplash JPMorgan Chase posted a rare earnings miss on Tuesday, setting an uneven tone as four of the largest U.S. banks opened third-quarter earnings season and Wall Street closed slightly lower. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo,…
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash President Trump announced a deal with Vladimir Putin in which Russia agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the United States and global markets, with more shipments to follow.…
Photo by Aurelien Romain on Unsplash EU ambassadors have approved the bloc’s largest single batch of Russia sanctions since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, targeting 743 individuals and 826 entities tied to Moscow’s military-industrial complex. The package also…
Photo by Hans on Unsplash The Nasdaq Composite surged to a fresh record high on Monday, climbing 1.05% to close at 27,477.31, as technology stocks powered a broad rally even as Treasury yields moved higher. The tech-heavy index touched an…
Photo by Zulfugar Karimov on Unsplash The U.S. economy added just 29,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in September 2026, a number far below what forecasters expected and one that lands squarely in the middle of a tense midterm election season. The…
Photo by Nana Yaw Otoo on Unsplash Senators are skipping the final two days of their pre-election session, choosing instead to head home early and campaign on their accomplishments ahead of the midterm elections. Congress has left town until after…
Photo by Patrick Weissenberger on Unsplash The S&P 500 slid on Wednesday, September 30, even after new U.S. economic data showed inflation slowed last month, closing out a rocky month for Wall Street’s major indexes. The benchmark index gave up…
Photo by LSE Library on Unsplash The Trump administration finalized its rollback of U.S. fuel economy standards on Monday, September 28, 2026, capping a day that also brought fallout from an $810 million funding clawback and fresh details on a…
President Trump approved new fuel economy standards on September 27, 2026, rolling back Biden-era rules in a move that reshapes federal vehicle policy just weeks before the midterm elections. The decision marks a significant reversal of prior efforts to push…
Photo by KOBU Agency on Unsplash Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his first state visit to the United States in 11 years, departing Washington after three straight days of face-to-face meetings with American leaders. The high-profile diplomatic push closed…
The S&P 500 climbed 0.51% to close at 7,743.41 on Friday, capping a turbulent week that saw Wall Street rattled by surging bond yields, spiking oil prices, and a high-stakes diplomatic summit between the world’s two largest economies. The final…
Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash Global stocks and bonds sold off sharply as stronger-than-expected US economic data and rising oil prices reignited fears that the Federal Reserve will be forced to raise interest rates again. The US 10-year Treasury…