Taxes


Why This Former Central Banker Sees U.S. Economy in a ‘Wile E. Coyote’ Moment

Economist Raghuram Rajan, who came to prominence with warnings ahead of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, sees parallels to Brexit, the U.K.’s 2016 decision to leave the EU.

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AI Investment Is Already Huge. Google, Trump Show Much More Is Coming.

Google will spend $85 billion on artificial-intelligence projects this year. Its rivals are likely to spend more.

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GM and Ford Get a Raw Deal in Trump's Trade Pact With Japan

The tariff on imported Japanese cars has been cut to 15%, down from 25%, in a deal announced by President Donald Trump.

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ETFs That Could Benefit Most From the ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax Cut

Ned Davis sees defense, nuclear, digital assets, and artificial intelligence benefiting from the passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill.

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Social Security Needs a Fix More Than Ever After the Big Bill. What Would Work.

The new tax law accelerates the insolvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, Marc Goldwein and Anthony Colavito write in a guest commentary.

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Wall Street Hates the Idea of a ‘Shadow’ Fed Chair. It May Already Have One 

President Donald Trump has been relentless with his criticism of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

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Tax Law Benefits Small Businesses and the Wealthy

Congress retained, or expanded, several tax-friendly provisions for small-business owners and investors.

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Trump Slashed Solar Credits. First Solar, SunRun Are Winners Anyway.

Mizuho Securities reiterated Outperform ratings and lifted price targets for First Solar, Sunrun, and Bloom Energy.

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The New SALT Cap Is Much Higher. Who It Will—and Won’t—Help.

The megabill raised the ceiling to $40,000 on the state-and-local tax deduction. How much you benefit depends on where you live.

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Trump Sets Canada’s Tariff Rate at 35%, May Hit Remaining Countries With 15%-20%

The president said the blanket 35% would be on top of tariffs on certain sectors. That’s higher than the previous 25% rate.

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Trump Keeps Pushing Powell to Lower Rates. It Could Backfire.

The president’s attacks on the independence of the Federal Reserve could further harm the dollar’s status as the preeminent international reserve currency, making credit dearer rather than cheaper.

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Wall Street Has Faith in the TACO Trade. That’s Looking Less Wise.

Investors have won big betting against Trump’s tariff threats. That run may not last.

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Don’t Itemize? Doesn’t Matter. You’re Getting a New Tax Break.

The megabill that President Donald Trump just signed is a mixed bag for charitable giviers. Four big changes that are coming.

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Freeport McMoRan, Southern Copper Stocks Rise. Trump Reveals Start Date for 50% Tariff.

A shift to more domestic production could take years. Copper prices and mining stocks are rising.

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Trump’s Tax Bill Is Now Law. Financial Advisors Highlight Key Changes for Investors.

Wealth managers see a lot to like in President Donald Trump’s newly passed tax and spending bill, especially for wealthier clients.

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A Rivian Investment Gets a Big Boost. Why the Stock Didn’t Take Off.

Bloomberg reported that Also, a micromobility business the EV company spun out in March, received an investment valuing it at $1 billion, up from closer to $200 million.

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Bloom Energy Stock Is Getting a Big Beautiful Bump. An Analyst Sees More.

J.P. Morgan upgraded shares of the fuel-cell maker to Overweight from Neutral. Trump’s spending bill has been a boon.

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Auction of 10-Year Debt Sees Strong Reception, Pulls Rates Lower

Prices of Treasury debt have settled lower each trading day in July, marking the longest streak of rising yields since mid May, according to the Dow Jones Market Data team.

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Inflation Is Eating the Labor Market. Gains Are a Mirage.

This isn’t what a strong labor market looks like, Alí R. Bustamante writes in a guest commentary.

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What the Latest Tariffs Mean for the Economy

The new proposed tariffs will crimp U.S. economic and employment growth, but not as much as the so-called “Liberation Day” announcements.

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SunRun, Enphase Stocks Tumble as Trump Adds to Gloom in Solar Sector

The president directed the Treasury and Interior department to enforce the termination of wind and solar tax credits.

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Freight Stocks Have a Tariff Overhang. Morgan Stanley Says It Could Be Worse.

With the freight haulers readying June-quarter reports, analyst Ravi Shanker says the period was probably not as bad as investors think.

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There’s No End in Sight for Tariff Worries. What That Means for Stocks.

While the uncertainty over whether Republicans’ tax-and-spending bill would pass has been resolved, the situation on trade is different.

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Trump Trade Deadlines Come and Go. Why Stock Market Uncertainty Is Here to Stay.

It’s trade deadline time, Fed minutes could give insight on rate timeline, Elon Musk returns to politics, and more news to start your day.

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Global Stocks Fall. Trump Says U.S. to Send Tariff Letters Friday With Rates Up to 70%.

President Donald Trump said he would start sending letters to trading partners from Friday, laying out the details of new tariffs.

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