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Pirro appears to drop plans to appeal criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
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Pirro appears to drop plans to appeal criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell

Jeanine Pirro is sworn in as the new interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia during a ceremony hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Sunday appeared to abandon a […]

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Recent inflation data was ‘bad news,’ Fed’s Goolsbee says
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Recent inflation data was ‘bad news,’ Fed’s Goolsbee says

Austan Goolsbee, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago speaks at The Capital Hilton during the 42nd annual National Association for Business Economics Economic Policy Conference on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Luke Johnson | Getty Images Inflation data last week was “bad news” for the U.S. Federal Reserve and means the Fed […]

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Global week ahead: Is ‘Sell in May’ just a myth?
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Global week ahead: Is ‘Sell in May’ just a myth?

Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, U.S., April 17, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Conventional wisdom can be a stubborn force. As the trading month of May gets into full swing this week, should investors continue to follow the old adage of […]

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Why Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Fed may catch fixed-income investors off guard
Finance

Why Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Fed may catch fixed-income investors off guard

ETF Edge Why Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Fed may catch fixed-income investors off guard Published Sat, May 2 202610:23 AM EDT Krysta Escobar Source

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Pirro keeps pressure on Fed’s Powell despite dropping probe
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Pirro keeps pressure on Fed’s Powell despite dropping probe

Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro may have suspended her criminal investigation into outgoing Federal Reserve […]

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CNBC Daily Open: May Day dawns
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CNBC Daily Open: May Day dawns

A stock trader looks at his monitors in the trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Worries about a new coronavirus mutation in southern Africa have dealt a major blow to the German stock market.  Arne Dedert | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley, writing to you from London. That eerie […]

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Big Tech earnings, Powell’s decision, Pershing Square IPO and more in Morning Squawk
Technology

Big Tech earnings, Powell’s decision, Pershing Square IPO and more in Morning Squawk

1. The tech TLDR The Meta corporate logo is featured at the Fira Gran Via booth, highlighting the company’s ”AI-First” hardware ecosystem during the Mobile World Congress. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Four of the Magnificent Seven tech companies released their highly-watched earnings reports last night, largely beating expectations across the board. Still, […]

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Here’s why surging oil prices may not derail the consumer trade
Finance

Here’s why surging oil prices may not derail the consumer trade

ETF Edge Here’s why surging oil prices may not derail the consumer trade Published Thu, Apr 30 20267:01 AM EDTUpdated 21 Min Ago Josh Romero@in/joshdromero/ Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source

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S&P 500 futures tick higher after ‘Mag 7’ titans Alphabet, Amazon report earnings: Live updates
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S&P 500 futures tick higher after ‘Mag 7’ titans Alphabet, Amazon report earnings: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during Pershing Square Capital Management LP’s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, US, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images S&PP 500 futures were near the flatline on Wednesday night, following the release of quarterly reports from […]

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Why Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Fed may catch fixed-income investors off guard
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Warsh hints at a new reading of the Fed’s power over swap lines amid UAE discussion

Kevin Warsh, nominee for US Federal Reserve Chair, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh believes the Fed’s statutory independence doesn’t fully extend to international policy issues, he said […]

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