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Alibaba’s cloud-computing business is thriving and it has a new AI chip in the works. The stock is rising.

The company’s cloud-intelligence business was the fastest-growing segment, increasing revenues 26% year over year.

Others likely to follow Caterpillar’s tariff-cost warning as prices rise

Raymond James analyst Tim Thein cut his earnings targets for Caterpillar after the bulldozer maker bumped up its cost estimates for tariffs.

U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in July as firms raced to avoid tariffs

The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened 22.1% to $103.6 billion in July from $84.9 billion, according to the Commerce Department’s advance estimate released Friday.

Americans spend a lot more on cars in July, but not much else. Tariffs keep consumers cautious.

Americans bought more new cars and trucks in July to try to avoid tariff-related price increases, but they spent cautiously on other goods and services amid ongoing turbulence in the U.S. economy.

Key U.S. inflation gauge creeps higher, but not enough to stave off Fed interest-rate cut

A key measure of inflation rose in July at a rate that suggests persistent price pressures tied to higher U.S. tariffs, but the increase probably wasn’t big enough to dissuade the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates next month.

I earn $95,000 and have $41,000 in student-loan debt to pay off — but I can’t stop shopping. Help!

You can be more intentional with how you shop so that you still feel creatively fed and stay on budget. The shift you’ll have to make, though, is more mental than financial.

Is the stock market open on Labor Day? Does the post office deliver mail?

The end-of-summer holiday is upon us, so be prepared for plenty of closings.

Why these Wall Street banks are bullish on the world’s second-largest stock market

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Citi all consider Chinese equities appealing at present

Yes, rate cuts will be good for stocks. But here’s why it means the Fed will be stimulating an economy that doesn’t need it.

The market wealth effect will boost growth even more, according to Ed Yardeni.

Investing in the red-hot airline sector? You may want to avoid these stocks.

Low- and ultra-low-cost airlines are seeing core customers traveling less often, if they travel at all

‘I’m asking for a friend’: Will the IRS write off $60,000 lost in a romance phishing scam?

“The bank did try to stop them from executing the transfers.”

Fed’s Waller backs a series of interest-rate cuts over the next six months

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller on Thursday said he now supports a series of interest-rate cuts beginning in September, with the pace of subsequent moves driven by the incoming data.
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