A Tech-Fueled Stock Market Powers Through, but Limps Into the Fourth Quarter
The Nasdaq composite and the S&P 500 are on pace to finish with double-digit gains for the fourth straight year, a first since the late 1990s. Rising rates might intervene.
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Fed's Kashkari Says Inflation Still Too High, Latest Data Didn't Change View
Kashkari said the bigger surprise in the latest batch of inflation data was the revisions to gross domestic product growth that suggested a resilient economy and consumer.
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AI Boom Powers South Korea's September Exports Past $120 Billion
Exports from Asia's fourth-largest economy, home to memory-chip makers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, rose 83.5% from a year earlier to $120.94 billion in September.
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Money Managers Are Asking Clients to Give the Bond Market Another Chance
The bond market is selling off, but the classic 60-40 portfolio is doing what it is supposed to for the first time in years.
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Surging Yields Bring the Bond Market Back to the Turn of the Century
The 10-year Treasury yield climbs above 5.3% to a level not seen in 24 years.
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A brutal September for bonds points to an even darker October
September has been a brutal month for the bond market. If history is any guide, October might be even worse.
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Stocks Just Finished a Wild Quarter. Why the Final Months Matter More.
A challenging third quarter is in the books. What happens next is just too tough to call.
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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Jump
Commercial crude oil stocks rose by 900,000 barrels last week. Analysts had expected crude stocks to fall by 200,000 barrels.
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Major Wall Street Banks Lift Oil-Price Forecast, Survey Shows
Major Wall Street banks have raised their oil-price forecasts for this year and early next, as stalled efforts to end the Iran war leave the market vulnerable to fresh supply shocks despite a rebound in Middle East crude exports.
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Middle East Crude Oil Exports Back at Prewar Levels, Analysts Say
The region's major crude producers have ramped up supplies through alternative pipelines, ports and ship-to-ship transfers to navigate disruptions due to the Iran conflict.
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Growth, Inflation Figures Show Signs of an Economic Pickup
The U.S. economy grew more than previously thought in the second quarter of 2026 and inflation remained firm in August, according to new reports.
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ADP Says Private-Sector Hiring Picked Up in September
Private companies added a net 90,000 jobs in September, up from a revised 36,000 jobs added in August, ADP said. Economists had expected to see 68,000 new private-sector jobs added.
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Japan Pauses Forex Intervention as Yen Strengthens
Japan didn't step into foreign-exchange markets in the past month, as repeated verbal warnings and historic intervention during the summer helped the yen regain some strength.