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SHOCKING BlackRock survey: 63% have UNDER $150K for retirement
BlackRock Global Head of Retirement Solutions Nick Nefouse announces a new plan to expand retirement investment options on 'Varney & Co.'
It is ‘REVENGE' of the value stocksfinance professor explains
Wharton School finance professor emeritus Jeremy Siegel discusses worry surrounding artificial intelligencevalue stocks and more on ‘Barron's Roundtable.'
Here are 7 charts guaranteed to stress you out about the stock market
The “Magnificent Seven” are breaking downdefensive consumer staples are on a tear — and then there's the midterm curse.
An $80 Billion Liquidity Storm May Be About To Hit Stocks This Week
Persistent Treasury settlements are draining liquiditypressuring the stock market with more frequent and deeper declines on settlement days. Excess liquidity from the Fed's Reverse Repo facility is ...
Software Is Finally Cracking - And The Great Rotation Is Picking Up Speed
Intuit and other software leaders have suffered sharp re-ratingswith INTU down 50% from its 2025 peak and now trading at 15x forward earnings. AI disruption is accelerating market rotationweakenin...
Wall Street Week Ahead
The economic calendar is lighter this weekwith markets closed on Monday for Presidents' Day (officially Washington's Birthday still and observed as such by the NYSE).
Global week ahead: Markets brace for more AI noise and 'scare trading'
Global markets brace for another week of AI headlines. Focus shifts to Asia as New Delhi hosts the AI Impact Summit.
The 1-Minute Market ReportFebruary 152026
The S&P 500's recent 1.4% weekly decline highlights growing market complacency and signals a need for increased caution. My bear market probability model assigns a 25% chance of a bear market in the n...
Inflation is easingjobs are holding upand growth is solid. But after years of high prices and with new risks emergingdeclarations of victory feel premature.
Inflation is easingjobs are holding upand growth is solid. But after years of high prices and with new risks emergingdeclarations of victory feel premature.
January CPI Inflation: Yet Another Stock Market Positive
After a positive jobs report for 2026the CPI inflation report further confirms that this year is indeed on to a good start. Both the headline and core inflation levels indicate that PCE inflation is...
More companies than usual are beating Wall Street's expectations. Why that hasn't really helped investors.
Investors will get a better read on the health of consumers as Walmart reports its first quarterly results under its new CEO on Thursday.
Goldilocks Data To Be Challenged Next Week: The Preview For GDP And PCE Inflation Reports
The core PCE inflation is expected to spike by 0.4% MoM in Decemberwhich would challenge the CPI disinflationary theme. The 2025 Q4 GDP is expected to slow to 3%with a more significant slowdown in...
These ‘safer' chip stocks have boomed this year. Is it too late to buy in?
Valuations have risen for many semiconductor-equipment producers — but some are still relatively cheap.
Trump's newest voice at the Fed has advice for Kevin Warsh before he takes the helm
New Fed governor Stephen Miran signals shift from data-dependent monetary policy as Kevin Warsh's nomination stalls amid political turmoil at the central bank.
Weighing in on Warsh
By Kevin Flanagan Key Takeaways Kevin Warsh's nomination for Fed Chairman initially reassured bond markets by offering a knowncrisis-tested Fed veteran with a reputation as an inflation hawkreduci...
The stock market is reflecting fears of an AI apocalypse for white-collar jobs
Investors are shooting first and asking questions later as the momentum trade gets swept up by concerns that AI could disrupt established industries like insurance and wealth management.
The 'Smart Money' Isn't Buying This Market
Insiders and retail investors are currently providing divergent signals about the market's directionwhich should signal caution on equities. Corporate insiders and directors are selling stocksand ...
The Great Rotation From Tech To REITs Is Finally Here
AI is eroding business moats and accelerating competition across sectors. Digital and software businesses are seeing sharp valuation resets.
How the riptide around AI and stocks could seep into Fed decisions and the housing market
AI is suddenly driving big swings in stocks. It also could seep into central-bank policy decisions and the U.S. housing market.
U.S. economy suddenly seems on track for fabled soft landing: 2% inflation without a recession
Who needs interest-rate cuts when the labor market is looking healthy and inflation is cooling?
What Moved Markets This Week
Wall Street finished the trading week on a weaker note as investors digested a fresh batch of economic dataincluding the latest nonfarm payrolls report and Consumer Price Index release. Market parti...
Cooling inflation and steady hiring ignite fresh hopes of a US soft landing in 2026
January delivered the kind of mix investors and policymakers have been looking for: inflation cooled even as the labor market kept adding jobs. The US consumer price index rose 0.2% in January and was...
Private Equity's Volume Of Software Deals Slowed As AI Risks Grew
The pace of private equity and venture capital investment in application software slowed for at least three consecutive years amid rising concerns about the risks advances in AI could pose to software...
Weekly Commentary: Recalling 1991
For startersthe 'AI scare' is a catalyst exposing underlying market fragility. South Korea's KOSPI equities index surged another 8.2% this weekwith major indices up 5.8% in Japan5.6% in Thailand...
Whale's Insight: High Leverage Meets Tight Liquidity
Japan's strengthened fiscal mandate is lifting global rate expectations and tightening marginal liquiditycreating a structural headwind for high-beta assetsincluding crypto. Strong US labor data a...
U.S. Jobs Report Tops Expectations
U.S. job growth surprises to the upside. Japan election outcome boosts growth expectations.
Markets Weekly Outlook: Supreme Court Tariff Decision And Key Tests Ahead
Productivity gains by AI are now turning into fears of destruction for many firmsindustriesand their components – look at tech and softwarestraight-up bleeding since October. Most of the assets ...
Dow Jones And U.S. Index Outlook: Some CPI Morning Bullishness
Stock benchmarks are attempting a fresh reboundpowered by the soft CPI print. Markets were on quite a rout but are now pushing to recover.
This Week's Market Wrap: AI Moving Fast And Breaking Things
Massive hyperscaler and private AI investment collided with margin pressure and valuation resets across enterprise software and hardware.
Review & Preview: Inflation Yawner?
Stocks ended the day roughly flat despite a surprisingly cool inflation report.
Wall Street retreats to the fence after flash selloffMain Street remains bullish ahead of thin holiday trading week
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Dow 50,000We Hardly Knew Ye. Why Stocks May Have Peaked for Now.
Dow 50,000 could mark an interim top as AI fears hit new industries and hopes for interest-rate cuts diminish.
The Trump administration is considering an overhaul of steel and aluminum tariffs that is in part likely to reduce levies on many consumer goods
The administration is weighing a plan that would ease tariffs on some consumer goods while protecting U.S. companies facing overseas competition.
US CPI Fuels Fed WagersUS Inflation Comes In Cooler Than Expected | Real Yield 2/13/2026
"Bloomberg Real Yield" highlights the market-moving news you need to know. Today's guests: Schwab Center for Financial Research Chief Fixed Income Strategist Kathy JonesJPMorgan Private Bank Global ...
Stocks Steady as Treasury Yields Slip After CPI | Closing Bell
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg TelevisionBloomberg Radioand YouTube with Katie GreifeldBailey LipschultzCarol Massar and Tim Stenovec. -------- Mor...
Fed's Austan Goolsbee discusses interest rate outlookhow AI fears are spreading beyond software
Market Domination Host Josh Lipton catches up on the day's top market stories ahead of the closing bell on February 132026. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee sits down with Y...
Friday's Final Takeaways: BitcoinMetal Volatility & Software Softness
It's not just the software space that experienced profound volatility. Goldsilver and bitcoin all saw outsized moves throughout a wild week on Wall Street.
Stocks Rise on Softer Inflation Databut AI Jitters Trigger Worst Week Since November
All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the week down 1.2% or more.
Inflation measure drops to a nearly five-year low
A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices felloffering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp cost increa...
CPI Report: The Best News Is Not In The Report
January CPI rose just 0.2%pushing annual inflation to a low 2.4% - the smallest monthly increase since July. Core CPI matched expectations at 0.3%dropping the annual rate to 2.5%with shelter cos...
US CPI Fuels Fed WagersUS Inflation Comes In Cooler Than Expected | Real Yield 2/13/2025
"Bloomberg Real Yield" highlights the market-moving news you need to know. Today's guests: Schwab Center for Financial Research Chief Fixed Income Strategist Kathy JonesJPMorgan Private Bank Global ...
Inside the Consumer Price Index: January 2026
Inflation affects everything from grocery bills to rentmaking the Consumer Price Index one of the most closely watched economic indicators. What does inflation mean at the micro level — specifically...
Goldilocks Data Has Not Spurred a Stock Rally. Here's Why.
A dovish inflation report may not be enough to offset the market's AI slump.
Why Stocks Are Making Gigantic Moves All Over the Place
The explanation starts with the fact that many industries are undergoing changessubstantially altering their profit outlooks.
What Wall Street bulls are getting wrong about the Dow transports' steep takeoff
The S&P 500 does better when the Dow industrials outperform the Dow transports.
'TARIFFS DON'T CAUSE INFLATION': Fiery showdown erupts over price surge claims
‘The Big Money Show' panel reacts to cooler-than-expected inflation datafalling energy prices and growing expectations for multiple Fed rate cuts in 2026.
Stock Market Suffers AI-Inspired Meltdown. The Real World Wins Again.
Wall Street couldn't make sense of all that was swirling around AI this past week. Getting real was the thing that worked.
Thank ‘Too Late' Jerome Powell for the jobs and inflation beats
Will the president's Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh be as tough?
SpaceX considering dual-class shares in IPOBloomberg News reports
Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a dual-class share structure in its planned IPO this yearBloomberg News reported on Fridayciting people familiar with the matter.
Wall Street Roundup: Economic DataEarnings Updates
Macroeconomic data show a mixed picture: January jobs beat expectationsbut 2025 revisions reveal anemic job growth and persistent inflation above the Fed's 2% target. AI-driven capital expenditures ...
Inflation Data Supports Optimism as Consumers Adapt
The latest inflation data released Friday (Feb 13) point to a continued easing of price pressuresparticularly in categories that define household necessity rather than discretionary spendingofferi...
Inflation surprise sends stocks into rally mode as January prices cool more than expected
January inflation data beats expectationssparking sharp market rally as investors see signs the Fed may cut interest rates sooner than anticipated.
How to make money in the stock market amid AI disruptions
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This Is What Your Friends And Relatives Will Say About The Market This Weekend
Four narratives dominate this week's market conversation—all contain truthall miss the bigger picture. AI disruption fearcapex spendingjobs dataand the January 2026 CPI are all signals that cr...
A partial shutdown looks almost certain. TSA is warning of long waits and missed or delayed flights.
A partial U.S. government shutdown after midnight on the East Coast appears unavoidableas the House and Senate have left Washington without providing full funding for the Department of Homeland Secu...
Investors see hope in the economy despite AI fears igniting a turbulent week for markets
Investors are about to wrap up an unusual week in the stock marketwhen surprisingly strong job gains for January and an easing annual rate of consumer-price inflation failed to erase jitters about a...
AI fears slammed trucking stocks. Analysts see an obvious buying opportunity.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide's stock had its biggest one-day drop in years — but the catalyst for the selloff doesn't make much sense to analysts.
AI Ambitions And Trade FrictionsWhat's Next For Canadian Stocks?
Canada's market has not been hit as hard by AI disruption due to smaller tech component. Canada-U.S. trade remains a major unknown for the TSX.
Five Trends That Will Drive Energy Markets in 2026 | Presented by CME Group
In 2025 energy markets were buffeted by trade tensionsgeopolitical uncertainty and persistent volatility. In 2026the biggest moves may come from deeper forces—policysupply growthand shifting d...
A Near-Term Correction In The Making
I'm increasingly skeptical that the S&P 500 breaks out of the October consolidation phase. That saidI don't expect anything near a 2008/2020/2022- crash.
The market is 'too sanguine' about inflationsays Lazard's Eric Van Nostrand
Eric Van NostrandLazard Asset Management Chief Investment Officerjoins 'Money Movers' to discuss January's CPI datatariffsand more.
AI disruption could spark a ‘shock to the system' in credit marketsUBS analyst says
Its the $3.5 trillion leverage loans and private credit markets that could be hit next by disruption from the AI boomaccording to UBS analyst Matthew Mish. Mish told CNBC that the artificial intelli...
Nasdaq 100 and S&P500: Inflation Relief Fails to Lift Tech Stocks Much in US Stock Market Today
US stocks wobble as cooler inflation collides with an AI-driven tech selloffpressuring major indices and raising concern over sector contagion.
Big Picture on CPI & What it Means for the Fed
Collin Martin says a 2.5% increase on the year-over-year core CPI data was goodbut under the hood he says there was some not so nice things. He describes the short-term picture differentiating itsel...
Companies trimdelay IPOs in 2026 as volatility tests valuations
Several companies have downsized or postponed their U.S. initial public offerings in 2026as market volatilityvaluation scrutiny and weak peer performance weighed on the new listings pipeline.
Week Ahead for FXBonds: U.S. GDP and PCE DataFed Minutes Due
U.S. gross domestic product dataPCE inflation figures and minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting are awaited as investors continue to gauge when the next interest-rate cut is likely.
If You Think This Is A Healthy Market RotationThink Again
The recent market rotation into stocks like Walmart (WMT) and out of software is largely mechanicaldriven by unusually high S&P 500 dispersion. Implied volatility for S&P 500 constituents is elevate...
Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in January - less than expected
CNBC's Steve Liesman joins 'Squawk Box' to break down the January CPI data.
US consumersbusinesses bore about 90% of Trump's tariffsNY Fed study finds
In the first eight months of 2025some 94% of the cost of tariffs was borne by American businesses and consumersthe New York Fed study found.
The economy overall is weaker than widely anticipatedsays Jim Paulsen
Mark ZandiMoody's Analytics chief economistand Jim Paulsenformer chief investment strategist at The Leuthold Group and Paulsen Perspectives authorjoin Squawk on the Street to discuss why AI fe...
KG on CPI: "One Print Does Not Make a Trend"
Off the heels of the latest CPI dataKevin Green says the January print is historically volatile but came in better than expected. He does discuss the lack of a volatility crush after a "good" report...
Bessent Expects Warsh Will Get Fed Chair Hearing —Despite Tillis Blockade
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday he believes he's reached an agreement with Republican senators to proceed with confirmation hearings for Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warshdespite...
Why Bank of America says 30-year Treasurys are the best hedge for investors
Futher strenghtening in the Japanese yen would be detrimental to risk-on assets as traders unwind the carry-trade
Inflation slowed in Januaryhow the market is reacting to the latest CPI report
Morning Brief host Julie Hyman breaks down January's Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on February 132026. A panel consisting of Morgan Stanley's Vishal KhandujaNew Century Advisors' Claudia Sahma...
The AI Bubble Burst: Phase Two
The AI bubble burst Phase One was the burst of the credit-driven AI infrastructure bubble. The AI bubble burst Phase Two is currently unfolding; it's the AI disruption scare trade.
AI Isn't A BubbleIt's A Capex Transformation
AI-driven tech companies now invest 7–8% of U.S. GDPsurpassing past cycles like railroads (1857) and dot-com (2000). Big Tech's capital intensity is risingwith CAPEX as a percentage of revenue qua...
The Tech Basket of Stocks Is 'Incredibly Attractive,' Golub Says
Jonathan Golub of Seaport Research Partners says the tech basket of stocks is "incredibly attractive." -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video?
Rebecca Walser's Fed Concerns Post-CPI & Gold's Path Higher
The FOMC doesn't need to cut interest rates much moreif at all in 2026says Rebecca Walser (@walserwealth). She explains what makes commentary surrounding an accelerating rate cutting cycle in the ...
Anthropic Adds New Board Member as It Eyes IPO
The former Microsoft and GM executive Chris Liddell has previously worked for the Trump administration.
Powell Probe Just a 'Flex,' Say Senator Tillis
Republican Senator Thom Tillis is sticking to his guns and says he won't approve any nominee to lead the Federal Reserve until a Justice Department probe into the Fed's renovations is over. “We could ...
Markets weigh geopoliticstariffs and tech pullback risks
Ryan Detrick's Carson GroupMarko Papic's BCA Research and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera's MCC Global assess Iran tensionstariff shifts and whether tech weakness is a buying opportunity.
Retail Sector Steps Into The Earnings SpotlightWhat To Watch For In Q4 Reports
Walmart is poised for solid revenue and EPS growthbut its valuation at 50x earnings appears stretched. Home Depot and Lowe's face macro headwinds from high mortgage rates; improvement may hinge on f...
US inflation eases more than expected to 2.4%; Fed seen staying on hold
US consumer price inflation eased more than expected in Januaryoffering markets some reliefbut signs of firm underlying price pressuresalong with a strong jobs report has reinforced the view tha...
Energy "Dominates" CPIWatch VIX & Software Beatdown into Weekend
A cooler-than-expected CPI print was helped by a sharp downturn in energy pricesaccording to Kevin Hincks. He explains why the 1.5% slide across the sector was so crucialespecially the 7% cut in g...
January CPI Report: Lower Headline Inflation As Gas Prices Provide Tailwind
The Labor Department reported that headline CPI rose 2.4% in Januarydown from the 2.7% rise in December and below expectations. Core inflation was also down to 2.5% from 2.6% in the month prior.
Exclusive: US Fed to tap former Wall Street lawyer Guynn for top bank oversight rolesay sources
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to name Randall Guynn as its new director of supervision and regulationsaid two people familiar with the matterputting a Wall Street veteran with deep banking ...
Treasury Yields Decline on Soft U.S. Inflation
Treasury yields fell as U.S. inflation surprised on the downside.
Opinion | Who Pays for Trump's Tariffs? Americans Do
It's U.S. companies and consumersnot foreignersthat bear most of the economic burden.
This Bull Market Is Gaining Strength
AI-driven fear is causing sharp sector rotationswith leveraged growthprecious metalsand crypto suffering steep declines. This market correction is a healthy resetbroadening leadership and crea...
US Core CPI Rises in January on Firmer Services Costs
Underlying US inflation accelerated in January by the most since August as the core consumer price index increased 0.3% from Decemberboosted by a pickup in services costs. Compared with January of l...
Inflation Eases As Prices Rise Only SlightlyDelayed Data Shows
This is a developing story.
US inflation falls to 2.4% in January after Trump's tariffs led to price fluctuations
Economists predicted a slight easing of inflationalthough it's unclear whether Fed will again cut interest rates
Inflation slows to 2.4% in Januaryat tamest pace since last May
Inflation slowed in January to its tamest pace since May 2025 after an upbeat jobs report as the economy seemingly skirts the full effects of President Trump's tariffs for now -- though it's likely no...
Inflation eased slightly in January but remained well above the Fed's target
The Labor Department on Friday released the January 2026 consumer price index (CPI)which showed that inflation remained elevated above the Federal Reserve's target.
The ‘golden age' of aero engines is just getting started. These are the stocks to playsays JPMorgan
JPMorgan says aero engines is a hot sector and not about to go awaywith GE Aerospace among its picks.
Pace of Annual Inflation Slowed to 2.4% in January
Consumer prices rose 2.4% from a year earliercooler than the 2.7% recorded in December
Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in Januaryless than expected
The consumer price index was expected to increase 2.5% from a year ago in Januaryaccording to the Dow Jones consensus.
‘THE IMPACT IS HUGE': GOP rep warns of SERIOUS DHS shutdown consequences
Rep. Byron DonaldsR-Fla.joins 'Mornings with Maria' to discuss the looming DHS shutdownthe Senate battle over voter ID legislation and the future of AI expansion in Florida.
What a Hot CPI Print Could Mean for the Markets
Kevin Green says the Fed may focus more on March and April CPI data if the January numbers come in hot. Howeverhe believes if the print comes in light and closer to the Cleveland Fed's estimatesa ...
Dow Jones Potential Recovery At 20-Day MA SupportBulls Need To Break Above 49,940
Dow pulls back after fresh highs: The Dow Jones hit a new all-time high near 50,335 but has since slipped back toward its 20-day moving average as broader US indices post week-to-date lossesled by r...