Donald J. Trump
Wall Street is betting on the rest of the world in Trump 2.0
President Donald Trump’ s “America First” policies are having the unintended consequence of making the rest of the world suddenly attractive to investors. International stocks outside the U.S. are outperforming in a way they haven’t in years, with the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) and the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) rallying more than […]
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Danny Moses of ‘The Big Short’ says the market is underestimating DOGE’s negative impact on the economy
Investor Danny Moses, who made a killing betting against mortgage-backed debt before the 2008 crash, said Thursday the market is mistakenly failing to discount the negative effect from federal spending cuts spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency. “I think we are underestimating the impact to the economy of the cuts we’re making at the […]
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Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and American private equity firm ECP make $25 billion bet on powering U.S. data centers
A car drives past a building of the Digital Reality Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Sovereign wealth fund ADQ and American private equity firm Energy Capital Partners, or ECP, have signed a deal for a $25 billion investment partnership dedicated to increasing power generation, primarily in the […]
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Trump push to produce more oil is driving down prices
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday that the oil market is discounting President Donald Trump’s push to produce more crude and gas in the United States. “We’ve seen a market discounting the fact that clearly it’s going to be easier to produce oil and gas in the United States,” Wright told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “More […]
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‘Buy Tesla,’ Commerce chief Lutnick urges as Musk leads DOGE for Trump administration
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., from left, Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 14, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged the public to “buy Tesla” stock, […]
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U.S. households are more invested in stocks than ever and it’s distorting market valuation, says JPMorgan
American households are allocating so much money to U.S. stocks that the valuation of the whole market is now dependent on their appetite, according to JPMorgan. Individual investors have become the most important holder of U.S. equities, owning around 60% of the universe, the Wall Street firm said. This record level of ownership creates a […]
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Nike will report earnings after the bell. Here’s what Wall Street expects
Pedestrians walk past a Nike store featuring a modern design and mannequins displaying winter apparel on December 5, 2024, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images Nike will report fiscal third-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday and provide updates on its turnaround plan as it navigates new tariffs and soft consumer […]
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‘Transitory’ is back as the Fed doesn’t expect tariffs to have long-lasting inflation impacts
The “good ship Transitory,” despite an ominous record, appears ready to sail again for the Federal Reserve. Economic projections the central bank released Wednesday indicate that while officials see inflation moving up this year more rapidly than previously expected, they also expect the trend to be short-lived. The outlook spurred talk again about “transitory” inflation […]
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Europe stock markets set for muted open ahead of central bank bonanza
European markets are heading for a cautious open Thursday, with major bourses set to open nearly flat as investors await monetary policy announcements from the Bank of England, Swiss National Bank and Sweden’s Riksbank. The flurry of European activity comes after the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key rates, while indicating two quarter […]
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White House forces out CEO of passenger railroad Amtrak
Amtrak CEO Stephen J. Gardner looks on during a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 6, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The White House this week forced Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner to step down as head of the U.S. passenger railroad […]
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