Your Pulse On America: Live And Unfiltered
Whatever is the future path of monetary policy could decide what happens next for a stock market that’s struggling to broaden out and extend leadership beyond the companies that have worked so far in 2025. Central bank officials from around the globe will convene next week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the Federal Reserve’s annual…
With the U.S. economy solid but still facing elevated risk of recession — or, as President Trump described it in May, in a “transition period” — states are pitching themselves as the most stable place for companies to locate no matter what happens to the economy. “Multiple international headquarters, hundreds of billions of committed investments…
A customer pushes a shopping cart in front of a Home Depot store on Feb. 25, 2025 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Home Depot will report quarterly earnings and revenue on Tuesday as the retailer contends with high interest rates, a sluggish housing market and tariff-related cost pressures. Here’s what Wall…
People shop at a Walmart in Rosemead, California, on April 11, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump blasted Walmart on Saturday after the retailer warned this week that it will raise prices because of tariffs. “Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout…
President Donald Trump listens to reporters’ questions as he meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday met with executives from some of the nation’s top retailers, who came to the…
The Nasdaq Marketsite is seen during morning trading on April 7, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Every bear market has days like this. The Nasdaq soared 12% on Wednesday, the second-best day on record for the tech-heavy index and its sharpest rally since January 2001, which was the middle…