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Economic Report: The U.S. economy is aiming for a three-peat: 2% GDP growth

The U.S. was supposed to be in recession by now because of rising interest rates. Instead a resilient economy is seeking to pull off a third "two-fer" in a row.

Market Extra: Why fuel inflation ‘whack-a-mole’ may complicate Fed’s job in months ahead

Prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel jump this summer. Here's what may lie ahead.

: Viking Therapeutics stock gets boost from positive news that obesity drugs reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes

Biotech's stock is up 13% in the week to date after Novo Nordisk said its Wegovy obesity treatment reduced the risk of cardio events by 20% in obese adults.

The Ratings Game: Rocket Lab is ‘one of the highest-quality space companies’ in the market, analyst says

Rocket Lab reported better-than-expected second-quarter results this week.

Deep Dive: Rivian, Lucid and XPeng make the list of 20 EV companies expected to grow sales most quickly through 2025

A screen of stocks in industries related to EVs and autonomous driving highlights companies expected to grow most quickly from elevated 2023 baselines.

Market Extra: July CPI to come in close to expectations as U.S. settles into final mile along the road to lower inflation, traders say

The financial market's savviest inflation traders are bracing for Thursday's release of the consumer price index for July to reaffirm that U.S. inflation remains on a rocky road toward 2% in the months to come.

: As obesity drugs help people eat less, these food companies could be the biggest losers

A team of 17 Morgan Stanley analysts have broken down the impact that drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic may have on food companies.

Brett Arends's ROI: Ominous news as 401(k) hardship withdrawals rocket

The number of people making 'hardship' or emergency withdrawals from their 401(k) plans is soaring.

The Ratings Game: Rivian stock sinks after solid quarter as Wall Street is ‘torn’ about the EV maker

Praise for Rivian Automotive Inc.'s better-than-expected quarterly results failed to boost the EV maker's stock on Wednesday, with most analysts keeping their cautious view on the company and on the direction of the stock in the near term.

Deep Dive: 20 EV stocks that are expected to soar at least 38%, even after this year’s rebound

A screen of 144 stocks in industries related to electric vehicles and autonomous driving shows analysts expect the high-tech build-out to continue.

: China’s Country Garden misses interest payments, bonds fall, raising fresh fears for property sector

China's biggest property developer, Country Garden, defaulted on interest payments on dollar-denominated debt with a face value of $1 billion.

Encore: State and local pensions look healthier — even with asset market turbulence

Fixed income was hit by rising interest rates, but it’s a small share of plan portfolios
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