Trade
Trump’s TikTok Win Is Good for Stocks. But This Matters Most to Markets.
TikTok gets another lifeline, court blocks Trump bid to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook, Musk’s $1 billion Tesla stock purchase, and more news to start your day.
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U.S. Reaches Deal With China Over TikTok
Negotiators punted on tariffs, export controls, and other frictions.
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Oracle Stock Jumps on TikTok Deal Speculation
The software company has been eyed as a potential buyer of the video-sharing app.
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Fed’s Powell Faces a Power Struggle. Why the Outcome Is Key for Stock Markets.
China says Nvidia broke antimonopoly laws, health plan subsidies in play, bank merger market heats up, and more news to start your day.
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U.S., India Trade Officials to Meet as They Seek Off-Ramp From Recent Tensions
After taking India to task for buying Russian oil and describing its economy as “dead,” President Donald Trump has taken a softer tone in social media posts.
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Stock Futures Flat As Investors Await Fed Meeting
Federal Reserve policymakers will gather for their monetary policy decision Tuesday and Wednesday, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell will give remarks on Wednesday afternoon.
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Seeking a Second Passport in Uncertain Times? What You Need to Know.
While there are benefits to getting a second citizenship, there are also financial pitfalls, particularly for Americans because of our tax laws.
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Stock Markets Surge Amid Jobs Slowdown. Trump Tariffs, Stagflation Could Ruin the Party.
Latest inflation data unlikely to derail Fed, Trump pushes to remove Lisa Cook, Paramount Skydance looking at Warner Bros. Discovery bid, and more news to start your day.
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Commerce’s Lutnick Says Trade Deal With India Likely, Offers TikTok Update
The Commerce Secretary offered some details on trade deals in a CNBC interview on Thursday.
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Gold and Copper Are Both on Fire. Guess Which One Is Hotter.
Gold prices have risen much more sharply than copper this year amid rising concerns about the economy and inflation.
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Sectoral Tariffs Still Loom. Why Some Areas Could Dodge the Bullet.
An executive order late Friday offered hints at how the Trump administration could try to cushion the blow.
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The Fed Is Set to Cut Rates Next Week. Thursday’s Inflation Report Could Suggest It Shouldn’t.
Stagflation, commonly defined as a period of slowing growth, quickening inflation, and rising unemployment, largely has been absent from the U.S. economy since the late 1970s.
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Stock Futures Drift Lower Ahead of Inflation Data
Investors are waiting for the producer price index for August and the consumer price index.
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Trump Threatens More Tariffs Against EU After Google Fine
Trump said he would start a Section 301 investigation if the EU doesn’t reconsider the fines.
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Employers Need Certainty Around Tariffs, Not Lower Rates
Businesses are struggling to determine how fluctuating tariff policies will impact their bottom line and consumer demand.
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U.S. 10-Year Bond Yields Have Broken Away from the Rest of the World
The U.S. and governments abroad are facing similar challenges, but yields on their debt have gone in opposite directions.
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Trump Is Looking Beyond Today’s Sorry Jobs Report. But He Can’t ‘Wait Till Next Year.’
The president is promising that his policies will make the labor market strong again. But there are other measures that he isn’t factoring in.
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Tariffs Might Be Reversed. A New North American Trade Deal Could Offer a Workaround.
USMCA terms could be upended when they are revisited next year.
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India Is Rewriting Its Playbook, at Home and Abroad, as U.S. Tariffs Rise
The government has stepped up efforts to overhaul its economy, while trying to improve its relationship with China.
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Texas Instruments Stock Is Falling. Tariffs May Be the Culprit.
The semiconductor maker’s CFO confirmed customers likely sped up orders earlier this year to beat tariffs.
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Stock Markets Agree Rate Cuts Are Coming. How Far the Fed Will Go.
Senate takes up Miran nomination, ConocoPhillips is slashing jobs, Figma earnings disappointed, and more news to start your day.
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The Golden Canary: What Precious Metals Are Saying About the Economy
Wall Street veterans used to tell their underlings, and their clients as well, that the bond market is a daily referendum for the government. It is facing competition now.
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Execs Are Using the T-Word a Lot. Here’s the Math.
The number of S&P 500 companies mentioning tariffs in their quarterly earnings reports has soared under President Donald Trump.
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Trump Tariffs Are Back in Limbo. What Comes Next for the White House, Trade Partners, Companies
Courts have ruled against the legality of the president’s tariff plan, raising new questions about trade deals, tariff refunds, and revenue.
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Fed’s Waller Eyes Multiple Rate Cuts. Other Officials Are Less Certain.
Friday’s jobs report will be a critical determinant for the breadth and depth of future rate cuts.
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