Treasury rates and oil and gasoline prices have been increasing, putting the Fed in a difficult spot, our columnist says.
Important economic data could be delayed, as could regulators’ decisions on mergers and new public listings.
Manageable expectations and an attractive valuation set the stage for a post-earnings bounce
Prices rose at the slowest rate since before the Ukraine war, as inflation in fuel and food eased.
Thanks to turmoil in the insurance market and a repricing of risk, catastrophe bonds are earning more while covering more remote events.
Hedge fund Third Point, after years of strong returns, has registered big losses after misreading the market. Now it faces a flood of customer withdrawals.
Heading into the fourth quarter, the S&P 500 index is clinging to a 12% advance for the year.
The sale to food-delivery startup Wonder would end a disastrous six-year experiment with public ownership.
While pay increases following the strike will take the shine off automakers’ margins, their electric vehicles are still making huge losses.
The momentum behind organizations that aim to combat online falsehoods has started to taper off.