advertisement

Log Out

Markets

A new inflation warning from the bond market, adds to Trump’s midterm challenges

By JOSH BOAK
Jun 01, 2026 11:12 am - The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump’s government — causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.
Some homebuyers are giving up hope that mortgage rates will fall

By Julie Z. Weil
May 30, 2026 11:40 am - The housing market hasn’t shaken off its slump the way some anticipated this spring, as higher-than-expected mortgage rates, high inflation and widespread job insecurity have made many would-be buyers hesitate.
US stocks gain ground, adding to their records, as Dell soars

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA
May 29, 2026 5:23 pm - Wall Street pushed further into the record books Friday, as the major stock indexes extended the market’s recent winning streak and closed out a solid month of gains. The...
As US stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending, survey shows

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
May 26, 2026 1:17 pm - U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices hover near record levels.
SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering

By BERNARD CONDON
May 21, 2026 7:43 am - Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest stock sales ever by taking public a space company that is currently losing billions of dollars a year.
The market powerful enough to sway stocks and Trump is rumbling again

By STAN CHOE
May 19, 2026 4:08 pm - Bond markets around the world have seen yields climb to heights not reached in years and, in some cases, decades. Atop the litany of reasons for that is oil prices and whether they will stay high because of the war with Iran.
Why the U.S. job market is so hard, especially for recent college graduates

By Federica Cocco and Taylor Telford
May 14, 2026 2:34 pm - The American job market is behaving in a way that economists are struggling to explain. The economy is growing. Unemployment is low. And yet, for millions of workers, finding a job has become harder than at almost any other point in decades.
Wall Street’s record-setting run halts as AI stocks slump and oil prices rise

By STAN CHOE
May 12, 2026 3:46 pm - The S&P 500 fell 0.2% from its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 56 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7% from its own record.
Where to invest now that moon race 2.0 is here

By John Stepek
May 07, 2026 3:19 pm - The Artemis II mission was a glorious moment for space exploration and a sign of a potential $1 trillion investment boom in the global space industry over the next decade. Analysts at Morgan Stanley identified 60 companies poised to profit from the expanding space economy, including miners, fuel producers and manufacturers of industrial gases and propulsion systems.
ICE raids reduce jobs for both U.S.-born and undocumented workers, study finds

By Lauren Kaori Gurley
May 06, 2026 9:20 am - President Donald Trump’s immigration raids and checkpoints are weighing on the labor market, leading to fewer jobs for U.S.-born men without a college degree as well as undocumented immigrants, according to an economic study out this week.

Showing 1-10 of 10,779 next