Author: Steve Kopack

Wall Street expects the Fed to hike rates Wednesday. The president wants a rate cut.

Stock futures fell sharply Monday morning, led by tech stocks, after leading artificial intelligence CEOs called for a slowdown in the pace of developing the revolutionary technology.

The price of oil jumped Monday after Saudi Arabia shut a critical pipeline and talks about the future of the Strait of Hormuz were postponed.

President Donald Trump’s promised $5,000 “dividend” for all U.S. adults would not be paid for with taxpayer dollars, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.

Inflation overall in August rose by 0.4% month-over-month to an annual rate of 3.4%, which was unchanged from July.

“We are endangering one of the strongest economic pillars that we have in this country,” said fourth-generation Iowa farmer Mark Mueller.

The price of oil surged again, with Brent crude surpassing $105 per barrel for the first time since May as markets brace for a long U.S. war with Iran.

Bonds sharply sold off and stocks after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest effort to tamp down what he called market “fever” backfired.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday moved to sharply escalate the trade war with Canada, seeking to block the import of some autos, dairy products and alcohol.

Brent, the international oil benchmark, touched $99 a barrel after Saudi Arabia reported an attack on energy assets that caused temporary pauses in operations.

Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer on Friday said that the Fox News and Fox Business anchor was not fired from the company where she worked for more than 12 years.

U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, while wage growth continued to lag inflation