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Fears that the Fed will lose its independence are growing after the US Department of Justice subpoenaed the central bank.
Fed Chair Powell has issued a statement saying monetary policy must be set without political “intimidation.” President Trump has denied all

Sunday brought news that the Trump administration, through the Justice Department, was investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over testimony surrounding renovations of the Fed’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
In an extremely unusual development, Powell released a statement and a

Trump’s Tariff Tactics
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After a long weekend for US investors, attention is back on tariffs, with US President Donald Trump threatening European allies with 10% levies over their refusal to support his desire to take over Greenland.
Trump’s threats, and the possibility of Eur

With tariff deals materializing and going into effect, consumers and businesses are still trying to understand where markets will go next.
To try to make sense of the tariff risks on US sectors, we examined their potential impact through three economic scenarios constructed by Preston Caldwell,

Tariffs have slowed auto dealers’ postpandemic recovery, but consolidation in the space continues.
The auto dealer industry is highly fragmented. Although we cover all six publicly traded new-vehicle franchise dealers, they sell only about 7% of US new light vehicles annually. The sector remains

The August 2025 Consumer Price Index report is expected to show inflation remaining stubbornly elevated, with economists projecting tariff costs to continue filtering through the economy.
Economists expect the CPI to rise 0.3% on a monthly basis in August and 2.9% year over year, according to the l

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Weekly Market Update: Stocks Fall as Energy Rises and Basic Materials Falter
US Stocks Slide, While Outperforming Global

By Quentin Fottrell
'My husband and I are both retired and have saved for years - we simply can't afford to take on his financial situation'
"It may sound harsh, but we're old as well." (Photo subject is a model.)
Dear Quentin,
First of all, I never imagined I'd be in t

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President Trump will nominate Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor, to be the next chair of the central bank.
Warsh has advocated for lower interest rates and a smaller balance sheet at the Fed.
Analysts expect markets to view Warsh as a credible choice and do

By Mark Hulbert
College basketball and your money - the stock market often loses when your team does
On average, the stock market has performed significantly worse during March Madness than during all days in March and April.
March Madness is here - so you might want to

By Felix Vezina-Poirier
Beyond the $100 barrel: How to spot the 'second-round' effects before they hit your portfolio
The ultimate outcome of the Iran conflict depends on Iran's response, leadership cohesion and willingness to return to negotiations.
When information about the

Artificial intelligence will challenge companies whose strengths depend on workflow frictions, labor intensity, and application stickiness, while preserving—or even strengthening—businesses built around infrastructure, proprietary data, network effects, or specialized domain workflows.
Plenty of

By Quentin Fottrell
'The money is tax-free and does not affect our income, which comes from investments and Social Security'
"I definitely want to make some charitable contributions and do a couple of other things with the money." (Photo subject is a model.)
Dear Quentin,

Investors are constantly surrounded by headlines about the Federal Reserve’s meetings, their decisions on interest rates, the rate of inflation, supply shocks, output gaps, and all kinds of other economic jargon. But what do these terms really mean—and which of them matter to investors?
In short:

This episode of _The Morning Filter_ marks the podcast’s third anniversary. Hosts Dave Sekera and Susan Dziubinski reveal how the stock picks from the podcast’s first episode have performed and share which ones are still attractive stocks to buy today. They also discuss a risk factor that

This week’s highlights:
Weekly Market Update: Stocks Slide as Financials, Consumer Cyclicals Fall
Why the Stock Market Remained Resilient Amid the War in Iran
Dividend Stocks Are Getting a Boost From the HALO Trade. Can It Last?
Inflation Holds Steady as Economists Warn of Rising

I‘ve written before about my love of investment acronyms, from TINA to TACO, BRICS to FANG. HALO is a new one I’ve seen lately. It stands for Heavy Assets, Low Obsolescence, which is definitely more fun as an acronym. HALO stocks, the thinking goes, are less vulnerable to disruption by artificial in

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On Friday, President Trump called for a one-year cap of 10% on credit card interest rates, set to begin Jan. 20.
Without congressional legislation, implementing a rate cap

_MongoDB __MDB__ released its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report on March 2. Here’s Morningstar’s take on MongoDB’s earnings and stock._
Key Morningstar Metrics for MongoDB
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