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Many Fed officials think the next move will be a rate cut, March meeting minutes show

Some policymakers saw a “strong case” for a hike — but they were in the minority.

Carnival’s stock soars as the Iran cease-fire provides relief from surging fuel costs

The cease-fire agreement between the U.S. and Iran triggered a relief rally in shares of travel and retail giants Wednesday, on hopes that a break from surging fuel prices would help businesses manage costs and calm anxious consumers.

The smart money is swapping risky bets on AI chips for guaranteed payouts

Institutional investors are pivoting toward the “picks and shovels” of the power sector — and opening a new frontier for AI-driven growth.

Inflation isn’t going to slow anytime soon, even if the Iran cease-fire holds. Here’s why.

The U.S.’s cease-fire with Iran has driven oil prices lower — but the cost of the conflict is primed to show up quite visibly Friday in the latest monthly snapshot of consumer prices.

These products could get hit hardest by Trump’s new Iran tariff threat

Imports from China could face new duties if President Trump follows through with a tariff threat related to providing weapons to Iran.

Iran moves to put the brakes on reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz traffic is halted after attacks by Israel on Lebanon, Iranian news agency says.

Your local banker is getting worried that credit stress will bring the economy to its knees

Regional CEOs warn that lower-income families are hitting a breaking point as wages lag inflation and credit-card balances surge.

The real reason stocks are rallying so much after the Iran cease-fire

A huge relief rally was underway in the stock market Wednesday following a two-week cease-fire deal between the U.S. and Iran.

Why home builders’ stocks are getting such a big boost from the cease-fire deal with Iran

Falling interest rates and oil prices, which could put more money into the pockets of potential home buyers, provide some hope for a turnaround.

Interest rates are headed lower — real yields suggest a half-point Fed cut is coming

The Iran cease-fire may be the ‘green light’ the Fed needs.

Oil and fertilizer stocks get pummeled but are still well above levels before the Iran conflict

Of the S&P 500’s top 20 biggest decliners, 19 companies are in either the oil and gas or the fertilizer business, and the other one is in agriculture.

Waste, fraud and abuse is alive and well at Medicare Advantage

The Trump administration has just decided to spend another $13 billion of taxpayers’ money on a federal boondoggle that already overcharges us $76 billion a year.
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