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Jobs Shock Hits Amid Oil Surge
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1044+ words) The latest jobs report delivered a jolt that caught economists and investors off guard. And its impact could reach far beyond the jobs numbers themselves. When the job market weakens, it rarely stays confined to hiring statistics. It can ripple…...
Stagflation Shock: Investors Pile Into Oil, Dollars
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (815+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Monday, 09 March 2026 07:28 AM EDT Fear of stagflation is sweeping through global markets " and investors are moving their money accordingly, Bloomberg reports. As the conflict involving Iran deepens and President Donald Trump signals the possibility of wider military…...
Middle East Developments Set to Sway US Stocks as Inflation Data Adds Wrinkle
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (636+ words) Lewis Krauskopf Sunday, 08 March 2026 09:49 AM EDT Investors will seek signs in the coming week of how sprawling the war in the Middle East will become and how much it will disrupt energy supplies, as they chew over fresh inflation data....
Drill, Baby, Drill: Trump's Fight vs Inflation Is Also a Race Against Time
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (989+ words) Eight months before the crucial midterm elections, the administration of President Donald Trump is battling high living costs. The strike against Iran threatens to undo the first successes achieved in the struggle against inflation via falling energy prices. Ludwig Erhard…...
Retail Sales Fall Modestly as Consumers Pull Back
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (695+ words) ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and MATT OTT Friday, 06 March 2026 01:42 PM EST American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year. Retail sales fell 0.2% in January, following a flat reading in December, according…...
Stocks Fall as Oil Spikes 12%, Job Market Weakens
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (497+ words) Sabrina Valle and Johann M Cherian Friday, 06 March 2026 04:08 PM EST Wall Street's three main indexes closed down Friday amid a sudden setback in the U.S. labor market and a 12% spike in U.S. oil prices due to the escalating conflict in the Middle…...
Could Miran Be Right? Fed Gov. Calls for Full Point Cut
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (615+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Friday, 06 March 2026 03:00 PM EST Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran made a blunt case Friday on CNBC that the central bank's monetary policy is still too tight and too focused on inflation, even as the labor market weakens....
Tough Love Needed on National Debt, or American Dream Dies
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (697+ words) In today's Washington, politicians are quick to give and slow to take. The result is a government that won't push itself back from the table, even though it cannot afford the bill. This insatiable appetite is fueling an affordability crisis…...
Fed's Schmid: Hiring Is on Pause Amid AI, Aging
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (110+ words) Friday, 06 March 2026 01:21 PM EST Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid Friday said he believes that the advent of artificial intelligence is leading some businesses to pause hiring even as an aging population is creating real structural change in the…...
Fed's Daly: Weak Jobs Report Complicates Rates
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (496+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Friday, 06 March 2026 10:49 AM EST San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Friday that a disappointing February jobs report is adding uncertainty to the central bank's interest-rate outlook as policymakers weigh signs of a cooling labor market…...