Housing Starts Climbed Unexpectedly in July
Home-building increased last month, contrasting with expectations that it would fall amid a fragile housing market.
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Stock Futures Waver as Retail Earnings Kick Off
U.S. stocks are near all-time highs, but have notched only minor moves in recent days, with trading volumes depressed.
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Trump Pushes for Putin and Zelensky Meeting in Bid to End Ukraine War
In a day of diplomatic maneuvers, Europeans argued that Kyiv should not yield key cities, and Trump designated Rubio to draft security guarantees.
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Hamas Accepts Temporary Cease-Fire After Rejecting Proposal to End War
The proposition the militant group said it accepted was nearly the same as one that had been offered by Israel last month.
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S&P Affirms U.S. Credit Rating as Tariff Revenue Expected to Plug Fiscal Leaks
S&P Global Ratings expects robust revenues from the Trump administration’s newly instituted tariff regime to help offset the expected fiscal deterioration resulting from recent legislative changes.
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A New Force Is Driving Dollar Weakness
Global investors have eased their move out of U.S. assets, but strategists say news factors are pushing the dollar lower.
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Private Equity Firms’ Stocks Are Struggling, Despite Getting Into 401(k)s
Fears of slow sales and tight pricing are weighing on PE stocks.
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Europe Defense Stocks Weaker Amid Trump’s Push for Ukraine Peace Conference
Defense names were hurt after host of diplomatic maneuvers during Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington.
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Sam Altman Says There’s an AI Bubble. What Wall Street Thinks.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters that he thinks the AI market is in a bubble. Not everyone is concerned.
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2 Factors That Could Trigger a Stock Market Selloff
Analysts argue the rally depends on avoiding stagflation and enthusiasm over AI.
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Global Economy Took Tariffs in Its Stride, But Stronger Headwinds Are Ahead
EXCLUSIVE: Global economic growth has held up better than expected when the threat of high tariffs loomed.
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The Fed Will Disappoint the Stock Market, Even If It Cuts Rates in September
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