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Treasury official says he spoke with Walmart leadership after chain was targeted by Trump’s angry diatribe

A chaotic tariff policy buffets investors looking for clarity on the economy and inflation.

Volatility is back in a normal range, and the trend for the main equity indexes remains positive despite specific and general headwinds.

Every five years the Federal Reserve reconsiders its framework for monetary policy. This time it will have to consider lessons from the pandemic and an uncertain future.

U.S. applications for jobless benefits held steady last week as layoffs remain low despite uncertainty over how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the economy

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are down -0.59%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are down -0.77% this morning, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street as a rally sparked by the U.S.-China tariff deal cooled, while investors look ahead to a raft of U.S. economic data,…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower for a second day as Amgen and Merck fell.

A recent speech offered clues into how Warsh might lead the central bank he’s criticized. Not everything added up.

April's inflation report will be welcome news to the FOMC—but that doesn't mean the Powell-led group will cut interest rates.

Citadel founder Ken Griffin added that Americans may not even want the jobs that rebalancing the trade deficit may open up.

Inflation may have picked up slightly last month as President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs kicked in, a trend economists expect will become more visible in the coming months