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A rocky week for tech stocks ended on a high note. All eyes are on Nvidia next—and then the Fed.

All three major U.S. indexes are down from peaks hit this fall.

Is this the healthy pullback needed, or a sign of trouble ahead? The two biggest forces that have powered the stock markets record-setting rally are under attack.

Labor hoarding has been an unsung hero of the U.S. economy. We better hope it continues, Jeff Korzenik and Josh Waynick write in a guest commentary.

Investors shed risk amid data vacuum, Appaloosa’s Tepper kicks off fund stake disclosures, Disney stumbles, and more news to start your day.

The U.S. economy has grown increasingly bifurcated, with spending largely dependent on affluent households. Companies, and the Fed, are concerned.

Fallout from the government shutdown, Chevron expands electricity business, Cisco beats expectations, and more news to start your day.

The old-economy benchmark is finding new energy in the end of year rally.

The October CPI data will likely be delayed until early or mid-December, according to economists’ projections.

Demand and supply for U.S. debt have been a focal point for Wall Street strategists.

It presents an opportunity for the president, who has sought to gain more control of the central bank. But his influence is limited.

The S&P 500 has a 7000 point target in sight.

SoftBank dives further into OpenAI, travel stocks face turbulence after shutdown, rate cuts aren’t helping all consumers, and more news to start your day.

The Federal Reserve’s policy tools can’t offer lower-income households immediate relief from inflation or stunted wage growth.

The September jobs report will be the first post-shutdown release the public sees. Some October data may not arrive until mid-December.

The central bank governor, a recent Trump appointee, says rates should be lowered by at least a quarter of a percentage point.

More than 10 officials from the central bank are scheduled to speak publicly this week.

An end to the shutdown helps. But it wasn’t what markets were concerned about.

Places like Toledo, Ohio, are standouts at a time when the housing market nationally has been stymied by high prices and mortgage rates.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has suspended payroll reports during the government shutdown, but other data sources are sending a positive message on hiring.

Leverage among the funds is the highest it has been since regulators started tracking the data more than a decade ago.

Maybe it was an excuse to take profits. Maybe investors realized that Palantir stock was too expensive at 248 times 12-month forward earnings. It’s time for everything else to shine for a while.

The Federal Reserve may not like it, but there isn’t much it can do about the forces keeping inflation elevated, David Beckworth writes in a guest commentary.

Big tech has taken a beating this week but it’s still the market’s best bet.

The Cleveland Fed president worries more about inflation than a cooling labor market.