Consumer prices rose at annual rate of 2.9% in August, as weekly jobless claims jump

Consumer prices rose at annual rate of 2.9% in August, as weekly jobless claims jump

Vegetables on display in a grocery store on August 15, 2025 in Delray Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Prices consumers pay for a variety of goods and services moved higher than expected in August while jobless claims accelerated, providing challenging economic signals for the Federal Reserve before its meeting next week. The consumer…

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Nvidia gets an upgrade from D.A. Davidson, which calls chipmaker ‘the heart of the AI trade’

Nvidia gets an upgrade from D.A. Davidson, which calls chipmaker ‘the heart of the AI trade’

D.A. Davidson is more bullish on artificial intelligence poster child Nvidia . The investment firm upgraded the graphics processing unit manufacturer to buy from neutral. Analyst Gil Luria accompanied the move by raising his price target to $210 per share from $195. Luria cited the growth in AI compute demand as a strong catalyst, and…

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