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The stock market loves climbing a wall of worry. We've certainly seen that over the past two months. Despite worry over mounting US debt and tariff impacts on inflation and the economy, the S&P 500 has rallied 20%.
Wholesale data showed milder inflationary pressures while Trump renewed his threat to impose "take it or leave it" tariffs on trading partners.
Financial concern is spiking among Americans, as 25.5 percent of the population fears a Wall Street meltdown, says report.
The United Kingdom's financial regulator this week said it would be launching a new platform later this year on which shares in private companies can be traded. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it had finalized the rules for the platform which will be called the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES).
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In the days before President Donald Trump suddenly paused most of the punishing tariffs on foreign countries he had revealed in early April, more than a dozen congressional lawmakers were tied to thousands of dollars’ worth of stock transactions,
The stock market bounced back after losses in early April following the announcement of widespread tariffs. FOX 9's Babs Santos has the full story.
One of Warren Buffett's best tips for investing amid volatility is to "be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." He offered this advice in a 2008 opinion piece for The New York Times, when investors were discouraged and pessimistic during the Great Recession.
JBS, the biggest meatpacker in the world, is set to go public on the New York Stock Exchange this week. JBS, a Brazilian company that is the world’s biggest meatpacker, is expected to make its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, one day later than planned.
Nearly halfway through 2025, it's clear the stock market has a different character than in the past two years, in which it seemed the same story played out twice. In 2023 and 2024, investors championed the rise of the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks,