Stocks are heading for a high-stakes showdown, as strong earnings collide with rising borrowing costs

The idea that the AI trade has been mostly immune to rising bond yields isn’t quite right, one strategist notes.

These surprising stocks could be some of the biggest drivers of S&P 500 earnings growth

Boeing, Meta and EchoStar recorded steep charges and expenses a year ago, which are expected to make this latest quarter’s results look especially strong by comparison.

It was another great week for the average stock as market leadership shifts away from tech

The S&P 500’s tech sector just had its worst week in a year and a half, while an equal-weighted version of the index cemented a second-straight weekly advance.

Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates

Individual investors and second-home buyers accounted for 1 in 5 home purchases in September — the highest share in a little ...

Silver’s recent 50% drop from a record high hints that an economic slowdown looms

There’s a relatively off-the-radar commodity that can provide hints on where the economy is headed — and it’s seen its value ...
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‘Some people did everything right’: I lost my home in the Great Recession. I rent in my 50s. Why is that judged as failure?

I read the letter about mortgage applications and your response (As a mortgage loan officer, I rejected wealthy couples. Here’s what can get your application declined.), and I agree with much of what ...

This Senate race where data centers are a crucial issue has more spending than any other midterm clash

Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown drew $23.1 million in donations in the third quarter — almost five times the ...

Fed interest-rate decision this month is a closer call than markets think

Futures markets expect the Fed to hold rates steady in October, assigning only a 17% probability of an increase. But many ...

The U.S. budget deficit just hit almost $2 trillion — and Washington isn’t doing much about it

One debt watchdog group has run ads in Washington, D.C., to highlight how the national debt has topped $40 trillion. The U.S.

Nowhere to hide: Tech selloff hits software and chip stocks alike

The software and semiconductor sectors haven’t been trading in tandem much this year, but they collectively fell Friday as AI ...

EchoStar’s stock looks like a stealthy way to ride the SpaceX wave, J.P. Morgan says

Investors aren’t giving EchoStar enough credit for the value of its future SpaceX stake or its potential to strike more ...

Could an Anthropic IPO put your 401(k) at risk? The AI safety debate hits a new dimension.

Anthropic and New York City’s comptroller have opened a line of communication to discuss “existential risks” posed by AI and ...