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S&P 500 Hits All-Time High as AI Stocks Rally and Oil Prices Drop

The S&P 500 reached an all-time high Tuesday as investors returned to major technology stocks, new AI spending plans lifted market sentiment, and an early drop in oil prices eased concerns about inflation. The benchmark index rose 0.58% to...

Bitcoin Surges to Highest Price Since January, Nearing $86K

Bitcoin jumped to its highest price since January on Monday, pushing toward $86,000 as a sharp wave of short liquidations, renewed exchange-traded fund inflows, and improving risk sentiment lifted the cryptocurrency market. The world's largest cryptocurrency traded as high as...

Wall Street Falls, Oil Rises After Renewed US Attack on Iran

  Major US stock indexes ended lower as Brent crude climbed above $95 a barrel, reviving inflation concerns and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next move. Wall Street began September with broad losses on Tuesday, September 1, after a renewed US...

Trump Moves to Restrict Institutional Investors in Housing Market

US President Donald Trump announced new steps aimed at reshaping the housing market, placing restrictions on large institutional investors while pushing for lower borrowing costs. The proposals place Trump and the housing market at the center of a broader...

JPMorgan CEO Warns of Stormy Times Ahead for US Economy

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is sounding the alarm on the direction of the US economy, cautioning that the full impact of trade tensions, immigration policies, and previous fiscal measures has yet to emerge. Speaking during a podcast interview, Dimon...

Gold Is Once Again Setting Record Breaking Prices

This year has been great for gold prices, as the precious metal has broken price records repeatedly throughout 2024. As of September 25th, the most traded gold futures contract has reached a new record price of $2,687.30. This record-breaking price...

US Jobs Growth Stagnation Paves the Way for Interest Rate Cuts

After July's poor jobs report in the US, all eyes were on August's report to measure the state of the United States economy, especially considering that speculation about a possible cut to the interest rate by the Federal Reserve...

Applications for Unemployment Benefits Increase in the US

The number of US citizens applying for unemployment benefits has increased significantly. According to the Labor Department, unemployment claims rose by 4,000 to 232,000 for the third week of August. The four-week average, however, ticked down by 750 to...

US Inflation Rate Brakes to Slowest Since 2021

Inflation in the US is at its slowest since 2021, increasing chances that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates. This optimism comes after the United States Labor Department reported that, over the last year, prices rose by...

Bank of America CEO: A Recession Is Unlikely

Brian Moynihan, the CEO of Bank of America, has said the financial institution no longer sees recession as inevitable. Moynihan credits the Biden administration and Federal Reserve for avoiding financial disaster. In an interview with CBS, the Bank of America...