Economy & Policy

MongoDB, Archer Aviation, and more stocks fall amid a busy earnings week as financial guidance underwhelms investors.

Some RAD investors had told Barron’s that they lost their life savings investing in the real-estate firm.

Oil prices were already elevated ahead of the U.S. strikes on Iran, but have since climbed sharply.

Small businesses maintained steady performance in 2025, but a Federal Reserve survey shows optimism for 2026 has faded as rising tariff costs squeeze margins.

Lockheed Martin and RTX both rack up gains in premarket trading as the broader market frets about a drawn-out conflict.

The prospect of a drawn-out war in the Middle East sparked a broad and brutal selloff on Tuesday, and one of the best trades of 2026 got hammered.

Wall Street’s rally Monday has given way to new concerns over the impact of U.S. attacks on Iran on global energy markets.

Apple announces new iPhone and iPad Air, Anthropic’s Pentagon tussle raises its App Store profile, more news to start your day.

The dollar has registered strong gains against the euro and yen, two currencies which have been frequently mentioned as alternatives to the greenback.

Airlines and cruise operators were among the worst hit stocks Monday as the travel sector faced up to escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The six pilots were able to eject safely.

Recent data shows the manufacturing recovery is broadening out.

The U.S. attack on Iran will have implications for defense and energy stocks.

Kalshi’s rules exclude death as a factor in resolving event contracts, meaning more than $50 million worth of trades were halted after the Iranian leader was killed over the weekend.

International oil benchmarks rallied as military attacks in the Middle East threaten global energy supplies.

Polymarket’s social-media account has repeatedly identified signs of insider trading on its prediction-market platform. It isn’t clear what happens next.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejects the biotech company’s AMT-130 gene therapy.

When oil rises, gasoline usually follows—though not instantly.

The DXY dollar index was at its highest level in more than a month early Monday as investors seek havens.

An unsteady market now faces huge, and undefined, risks tied to a prolonged conflict in the Persian Gulf.

A closure of the Strait of Hormuz is likely to cause widespread disruption in energy markets and shipping. What to know.

The world's largest cryptocurrency is above where it was before the U.S. attacked Iran.

Oil supply under threat as conflict widens, chaos spreads through travel, shipping, jobs report due on Friday, and more news to start your day.

A tax professor argues for replacing the estate tax with an inheritance tax and reforming the federal income tax code to include investment gains.