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Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now

Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now

Even by Washington standards, the second Trump presidency has begun in frenetic fashion: mass firings at federal agencies, tariff threats …

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Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far

Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far

Stocks slumped on Friday, with the S&P 500 wiping out almost all of its gains since President Trump took office …

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Profits, Not D.E.I., Are Why Companies Exist

Profits, Not D.E.I., Are Why Companies Exist

A prominent group of chief executives said almost six years ago that making profits for shareholders was only part of …

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Nikola, Electric Truck Maker, Files for Bankruptcy

Nikola, Electric Truck Maker, Files for Bankruptcy

Nikola, an electric vehicle start-up that had once hoped to become the Tesla of heavy trucks, filed for bankruptcy protection …

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Trump’s Rift With Europe Adds Fuel to a Rally in Defense Stocks

Trump’s Rift With Europe Adds Fuel to a Rally in Defense Stocks

European defense stocks continued their rally on Tuesday, as President Trump’s threats to reduce American military support to the continent …

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Which Interest Rate Should You Care About?

Which Interest Rate Should You Care About?

Watch out for interest rates. Not the short-term rates controlled by the Federal Reserve. Barring an unforeseen financial crisis, they’re …

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Why Investors Appear Unfazed by the Latest Trump Tariffs

Why Investors Appear Unfazed by the Latest Trump Tariffs

Elon Musk’s growing power in government appears to be making some of his businesses more of a magnet for investors. …

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Inflation Is Trump’s Problem Now

Inflation Is Trump’s Problem Now

Just in: Lawyers for Elon Musk said he’d withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI if the company …

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After DeepSeek Upended the Market, Is It Worth Investing in A.I.?

After DeepSeek Upended the Market, Is It Worth Investing in A.I.?

Daron Acemoglu, a winner of the 2024 Nobel in economic science, gave me some answers. “There is a lot of …

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Global Markets Brace for Fallout From Trump Tariffs

Global Markets Brace for Fallout From Trump Tariffs

Markets around the world braced for volatile trading on Monday as investors began to assess the potential fallout from President …

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U.S. Stocks Sink Amid Fears Over DeepSeek and Chinese A.I. Advancements

U.S. Stocks Sink Amid Fears Over DeepSeek and Chinese A.I. Advancements

Advances in artificial intelligence by Chinese upstarts rattled U.S. markets on Monday, with the threat of greater competition prompting a …

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Stocks Hit a Record Amid Strong Earnings and Easing Inflation Concerns

Stocks Hit a Record Amid Strong Earnings and Easing Inflation Concerns

The S&P 500 clambered back to a record high on Thursday, inching above a peak reached in early December, building …

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