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US Stock Market Today: Wall Street Shows Mixed Signals as Tech Rebound Lifts Chipmakers and Russell 2000 Outperforms
7+ min ago (629+ words) US stocks traded mixed on Friday as investors balanced a tech rebound with steady buying in smaller companies. The S&P 500 stayed largely unchanged in late morning New York trading, while the NASDAQ 100 rose about 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial…...
Fed officials send united message on January interest-rate cut
36+ min ago (676+ words) From grocery stores to healthcare facilities and automotive plants, rising prices and affordability are top of mind for millions of Americans right now. Some of them are Federal Reserve officials whose jobs actually require them to keep inflation in check…...
Cooling inflation doesn't mean tariffs were harmless
43+ min ago (520+ words) President Donald Trump announces new tariffs at the White House on April 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Mark Schiefelbein It may not have caused a recession or a widespread inflation spike " as a few Cassandras predicted " but it has still hit small businesses…...
Fed's Bowman 'continues to see downside risk' to labor market
46+ min ago (649+ words) Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Friday that the labor market shows signs of fragility and that it may be premature for the central bank to adopt a wait-and-see approach to monetary policy. Speaking at the New…...
Gold Falls as Trump Hesitates on Hassett as Fed Chair Pick
47+ min ago (512+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Gold slipped the most in more than two weeks after US President Donald Trump expressed reluctance about nominating Kevin Hassett as Federal Reserve chair, casting further doubt over his search for the next head of the central bank. Trump…...
Trump Says He Fears Losing Kevin Hassett If Appointed as Fed Chair
56+ min ago (129+ words) The odds of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh being named as the new head of the U.S. central bank spiked in prediction markets. Trump Says He Fears Losing Kevin Hassett If Appointed as Fed Chair President Donald Trump said on…...
Unemployment Rate Inches Up to 4.8% in December 2025
59+ min ago (272+ words) Stock Future Intraday Signals India's unemployment rate edged up slightly in December 2025, while participation in the labour market continued to improve, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The…...
Scott Bessent says Federal Reserve needs a ‘thorough overhaul’ following probe of Jerome Powell | Fox Business Video
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (56+ words) Scott Bessent says Federal Reserve needs a "thorough overhaul" following probe of Jerome Powell'Fox Business Scott Bessent says Federal Reserve needs a "thorough overhaul" following probe of Jerome Powell U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comments on the final round of interviews…...
Stocks Finish Slightly Lower as Bond Yields Climb
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (791+ words) The'S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -0.06%,'the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI)'(DIA) closed down -0.17%, and the'Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.07%.' March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) fell -0.06%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) fell -0.08%. Stocks initially moved…...
AI gains and increased adoption driving productivity: Orton – BNN Bloomberg
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (163+ words) AI gains and increased adoption driving productivity: Orton'BNN Bloomberg AI gains and increased adoption driving productivity: Orton Matt Orton, chief market strategist at Raymond James Investment Management, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the evolution of the AI trade. Deal with…...