(Image credit: Getty Images) The main U.S. equity indexes were up and down to start a holiday-shortened week on Wall Street, but all three managed to post modest gains. Uncertainty about artificial intelligence (AI) has replaced President Donald Trump’s tariff policy as the primary variable for price action so far in 2026, with markets struggling […]
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In This Article “Follow the money” is cogent advice for investors deciding which Sunbelt state to invest in. Unlike in previous years, however, the money trail leads not to Florida or Texas but to North Carolina, where millennials are flocking for tech and finance jobs and a lower cost of living. While cash flow is
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(Image credit: Getty Images) A cooler-than-forecast inflation update on the heels of a hotter-than-anticipated January jobs report buoyed the risk-on mood early, heading toward another big but holiday-shortened week for earnings and economic data. The Russell 2000 broke first and fastest on Friday, and the main U.S. equity indexes reflected a return of risk appetite
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(Image credit: Getty Images) Early indications of a risk-on mood gave way to aggressive selling as the rotation out of software expanded to include hardware stocks on Thursday. Technology and AI-related names took their toll on all three main equity indexes, while risk-off sectors such as utilities and consumer staples surged. “There’s clearly a lot
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(Image credit: Getty Images) The main U.S. equity indexes struggled for direction on Wednesday, with a better-than-forecast employment situation during the first month of the new year dashing hope the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates sooner rather than later. Stocks closed slightly lower, while bonds suggest Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s steady-as-she-goes narrative will carry
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European Council President Antonio Costa said leaders are ready to make another push to unify their markets, arguing that a fracturing world order could force action on languishing reforms. “My feeling is there is a real commitment for all the leaders, and the clear sense of urgency among all of them, that now we need
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(Image credit: Getty Images) Stocks were mixed Tuesday as market participants took in the latest round of earnings reports and looked ahead to tomorrow morning’s delayed release of the January jobs report. Ahead of this key update on the labor market – and the first Consumer Price Index (CPI) report of the year, due out
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(Image credit: Getty Images) An extended rebound in tech stocks sent the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite notably higher to start the week. Price action for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was more muted, though the blue-chip index held its footing atop the psychologically significant 50,000 level. At the close, the S&P 500 was
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The European Union is set to relax emissions-reduction rules for thousands of companies, recalibrating the world’s most rigorous carbon market under pressure from industry and governments concerned about the region’s sinking competitiveness. Before a summit of EU leaders next week on strengthening the bloc’s economy, talks are heating up on reforming the Emissions Trading System,
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