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Trump to meet with travel industry CEOs as White House touts World Cup tourism boost
Trump’s meeting with travel executives comes after a World Cup that showcased his unusually close relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
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Raising Social Security’s full retirement age is political dynamite because it could make this group of people poorer
Changes to the full retirement age would have to be quick and steep to make a dent in the program’s shortfall.
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Cash Dividend On The Way From Exelon (EXC)
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/4/26, Exelon Corp (Symbol: EXC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.42, payable on 9/15/26. As a percentage of EXC's recent stock…
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Palo Alto Networks earnings analysis: questions answered and next catalysts
Plus, whether Nvidia, Marvell Technology, or Salesforce looks attractive after earnings.
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How these Gen Z workers managed to buy homes in their early 20s
Gen Z conservatives are often portrayed by the media as a cohort radicalized by economic despair. They’re depicted as young people priced out of adulthood, lashing out through ideology. That’s the picture you get on cab…
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Southwest to debut airport lounges in four cities, with more to come
The airline is partnering with Chase on the effort, saying it wants to build on that company's Sapphire Reserve Lounge Network.
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New York Fed's Williams says yield surge due to strong economic prospects
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Wednesday that the recent surge in Treasury yields is the product of a strong economy, not market dysfunction.
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Private payrolls rose by 38,000 in August, less than expected, ADP reports
Though job creation held positive, August was the smallest gain since January and reflective of a broader slowdown in the labor market.
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Ford's production of highly profitable Super Duty trucks hits 20-year high as it recovers from supplier fires
Ford reported its eighth consecutive month of year-over-year U.S. new vehicle sales declines in August.
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S&P 500 Movers: PANW, DELL
In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Dell Technologies topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 8.8%. Year to date, Dell Technologies registers a 267.3% gain.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright tells CNBC more than 17 million barrels of oil transited Hormuz on Monday
The Energy secretary spoke to CNBC's Brian Sullivan in Venezuela on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump announced a massive oil deal with Caracas.
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Fed’s Williams ‘is opening options’ to interest-rate hikes. Why that could be ‘a bad trade.’
Fed watchers say the upcoming jobs report and inflation data are key after seeing signs that Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh would be willing to see interest rates rise.
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Market Valuation: Expensive CAPE or Cheap PEG?
The S&P 500’s Shiller CAPE ratio just hit 41. Since 1881, the market valuation has been more expensive under CAPE only once. That was during the final months of the dot-com bubble. At the same time the CAPE is ringing w…
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How Oracle’s ‘extremely controversial’ stock could more than double from here
Oracle (ORCL) has fallen 35% YTD, but Guggenheim's John DiFucci maintains a $400 price target, calling it his top software pick for 2026.
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Cotton Collapsing on Wednesday Morning
Cotton price action is down 250 to 350 early on Wednesday morning. Futures posted Turnaround Tuesday losses of 115 to 169 points at the Tuesday close. Crude oil was $4.92 per barrel higher on the day, with the US dollar…
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Corn Bulls Taking a Breather on Wednesday Morning
Corn price action is down 7 to 8 ¼ cents so far on Wednesday morning. Futures posted gains of 6 to 8 ¾ cents across most contracts on Tuesday, extending to new highs. Open interest was up 19,874 contracts on Tuesday, in…
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Global bond sell-off intensifies as US-Iran tensions stoke inflation fears
The global government bond sell-off resumed on Wednesday, driving up the UK’s borrowing costs and exacerbating the challenges facing John Healey as he prepares his first budget.
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S&P 500 Faces a Triple Threat: Oil, Yields and a Hawkish Fed
The final trading session of this week is shaping up to be a perfect storm of market-moving catalysts. On Friday, March 20, 2026, the financial markets will face the simultaneous impact of "Triple Witching"—the quarterl…
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China's Xi keeps Iranian president at arm's length weeks ahead of Trump summit
China's President Xi Jinping gave his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian a brief, low-profile audience at a regional security summit, signaling Beijing's calibrated approach toward Tehran just weeks ahead of Xi's pla…
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GitLab stock soars after Q2 revenue jumps 21% as AI demand drives bookings
Gitlab GTLB shares have plunged 34.8% in the trailing six-month period, underperforming the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s rise of 7.9% and the Zacks Internet - Software industry’s decline of 22.4%. The un…
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AI capital expenditure forecast to exceed the cost of building railways in both the U.S. and the U.K. — with the internet added on top
How could the macroeconomic realities in 2026 impact the banking and capital markets industry’s revenues and profitability?
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Oil major BP completes search for chair after boardroom upheaval
Britain's BP on Wednesday formally appointed Ian Tyler as chair after the surprise dismissal of his predecessor Albert Manifold contributed to leadership upheaval at the oil major.
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Hogs Holding Steady on Tuesday
Lean hog futures are trading with contracts up a dime to down a nickel in the front months on Tuesday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.64 on Tuesday morning, up 99 cents from the day prior. T…