If the stock market drops much further from here, it’s likely to trigger a policy response from the White House and the Federal Reserve, Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett said. The market has held up fairly well this year in the face of heightened headline risk. The S & P 500 has…
Dividend-paying companies are rapidly closing the earnings growth gap with technology stocks and contributing more earnings momentum to the S&P 500. After a significant increase over the past year on this key earnings metric, the trend suggests that dividend stocks may present an even stronger case to investors seeking income and safety in a volatile…
President Donald Trump promised to “drill, baby, drill” on the presidential campaign trail. It’s not going to bail him out of this oil crisis spurred by the war he started in Iran. Trump and Republicans last year aggressively ramped up policies favorable to fossil fuels after romping to an electoral victory in 2024 on a…
Entering Friday, Bryson DeChambeau found himself tied atop a bunched leaderboard at Aramco LIV Golf Singapore. After shooting the round of the week, a second-round 6-under 65, he sits at 10 under through 36 holes. The Crushers GC captain enters the weekend with a three-shot lead over a robust chasing pack. After beginning his second…
Investors appear to be underestimating hyperscalers’ artificial intelligence spending plans, and therefore missing out on the true value of Nvidia , according to Barclays. Nvidia has been trading sideways since December after the stock’s blockbuster performance in recent years, with the chipmaker’s shares down less than 1% year to date. A big reason behind Nvidia’s…
The Iran war could soon mean higher prices on store shelves for consumers. Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz passage has significantly disrupted the global supply chain, affecting goods from fertilizers to metals to gas and fuel. The passage is a critical point, funneling tens of millions of barrels of oil daily along…
President Donald Trump on Friday said he believed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in its war against the United States and Israel. Trump’s comment came in a radio interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, and a week after the president lashed out at a Fox News reporter Peter Doocy who asked…
A pedicab drives past a traffic light that is out due to a power cut in Havana on March 4, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images Cuba’s government has held talks with Donald Trump’s administration, the country’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, said on Friday. It confirms speculation that the two countries were talking after…
Economic growth was much slower than expected in the final three months of 2025 while core inflation rose to start 2026, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services produced across the sprawling U.S. economy, rose at a seasonally and inflation-adjusted annual rate of just 0.7% in…
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