Federal Reserve Board Governor Michael Barr speaks on “Artificial Intelligence and the Labor Market” before the New York Association of Business Economics (NYABE) in New York City, US, February 17, 2026.Brendan McDermid | ReutersFederal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said on Tuesday he would be prepared to support raising interest rates if inflation does not subside. … Read more
September could be a more eventful month for stocks, if history is any guide. According to Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick, September is the weakest month of the year for stocks. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is down 0.6% on average during Pumpkin Spice Month and generates a positive return only 45% of the time. Along with … Read more
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, USA, August 24, 2026.Brendan McDermid | ReutersStock futures traded lower early on Tuesday after a losing session, although major US benchmarks still managed to post monthly gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 0.54% as of 5:08 a.m. ET. S&P 500 … Read more
John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO on Tuesday, inheriting a company that dominates the smartphone market but lags behind rivals in artificial intelligence. One of his biggest challenges will be balancing the company’s dependence on China while avoiding acute political pressure from the White House. 51, joined Apple’s design team in 2001 and rose … Read more
All AI wants for Christmas is a vast catalog of songs without paying for it, according to a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the startup behind chatbot Claude. Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell, music publishers who manage song copyrights on behalf of songwriters and songwriters, are seeking damages for Anthropic’s alleged misuse of “tens of thousands” … Read more
“Japanese companies are having to look to India for growth. With the local population declining over the last 16 or 17 years, there is not just a slowdown in domestic demand, but a permanent contraction of the market,” Vipul Nath Jindal, founder of Next Bharat Ventures, an impact fund backed by Suzuki Motor Corporation, which … Read more
Will cheap Shein be able to shine in its long-awaited stock market debut? BBCDon’t rule out Shein just yet WSJShein is dressed for its long-awaited debut in the Hong Kong market. But the party may be over cnn.com Shein, at $26 billion, still raises concerns about growth prospects Bloomberg.com Artificial intelligence, robotics fuel IPO boom … Read more
Someone in my network moved his family across the country looking for a new job last year. New schools. New mortgage. An entire life uprooted by the force of an offer letter. He was fired eleven weeks later. He is no exception. I’m part of a network of senior executives navigating this job market, and … Read more
A jump in oil prices after renewed hostilities in the Iran war is pushing up bond yields, and mortgage rates are doing the same. The average 30-year fixed loan rate rose 6 basis points Monday to 6.87%, according to Mortgage News Daily. This is the highest level since June 2025. It is now up 12 … Read more
MapQuest took on President Donald Trump and now its app is reaping the rewards. The “OG of online mapping,” as the company is called, announced Thursday that it would not change the name of Lake Ontario on its maps to Lake America, despite Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to update … Read more