Breaking News: Economy
Op-ed: The world economy is on the move. Too many roads lead away from Trump and to China
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a ceremonial welcome with Li Qiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, ahead of their meeting at the Great Hall of The People during his visit to China, on January 29, 2026 in Beijing, China. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images The geopolitical tectonic plates […]
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Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in January, less than expected
The cost of goods and services rose at a slower annual rate than expected in January, providing hope that the nagging U.S. inflation problem could be starting to ease. The consumer price index for January accelerated 2.4% from the same time a year ago, down 0.3 percentage point from the prior month, the Bureau of […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Rivian, Applied Materials, Airbnb, Pinterest, DraftKings & more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Applied Materials — The California-based semiconductor equipment company jumped 11% on the back of blowout earnings results. Applied Materials reported adjusted earnings of $2.38 per share on revenue of $7.01 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG expected earnings of $2.20 per share on revenue of $6.87 […]
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Tariff-linked U.S. Customs bond funding shortfall reaches record-breaking $3.5 billion in 2025
Cranes unload shipping containers from a ship at the Port of Long Beach Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A record-breaking number of companies shipping products into the United States are coming up short on a federal government requirement to financially guarantee they can cover the import […]
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UK economy ekes out 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter
Westminster, South Bank, London, England. Scott E Barbour | The Image Bank | Getty Images The U.K. economy grew a meager 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters expected the economy to have grown 0.2% over the October-December period, following 0.1% growth in the […]
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Tariff revenue soars more than 300% as U.S. awaits Supreme Court decision
A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Jan. 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images The U.S. government in January ran up a smaller deficit than a year ago, while tariff collections surged and provided a reminder of how pivotal a long-awaited […]
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David Einhorn says the Fed will cut ‘substantially more’ than two times. So he’s betting big on gold
Key Points David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital anticipates the Federal Reserve will cut more than twice in 2026, which is what traders have priced in. Einhorn owns gold and Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR, futures. Gold has seen massive gains in recent years, though it faced some pressure last month following President Donald Trump’s […]
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Here are the five key takeaways from the January jobs report
Jobseekers speak with recruiters past event signage during the WorkSource North Seattle Career Fair in Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images The January nonfarm payrolls report beat Wall Street expectations in both job creation and the unemployment rate. Here are the top five takeaways: From a […]
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Property Play: Delinquencies in commercial mortgage-backed securities are on the rise. Here’s what’s happening
Key Points Delinquencies in commercial mortgage-backed securities rose again in January, up 17 basis points from December to 7.47%, according to Trepp. The increase was driven by the beleaguered office sector, which has a lot of distressed properties to work through but is seeing improvements in fundamentals. The rate increase was driven by two exceptionally […]
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U.S. payrolls rose by 130,000 in January, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.3%
“Now Hiring” signage past recruiters as they speak to jobseekers during the WorkSource North Seattle Career Fair in Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Job growth was stronger than expected to start 2026, providing some relief to concerns about the state of the U.S. labor market. […]
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