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Goldilocks Data Has Not Spurred a Stock Rally. Here's Why.
A dovish inflation report may not be enough to offset the market's AI slump.
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Economic Data, AI Concerns in Focus Over Volatile Week
The week started off strong for Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) nabbing record closes on Monday and Tuesday.
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Why Stocks Are Making Gigantic Moves All Over the Place
The explanation starts with the fact that many industries are undergoing changes, substantially altering their profit outlooks.
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What Wall Street bulls are getting wrong about the Dow transports' steep takeoff
The S&P 500 does better when the Dow industrials outperform the Dow transports.
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'TARIFFS DON'T CAUSE INFLATION': Fiery showdown erupts over price surge claims
‘The Big Money Show' panel reacts to cooler-than-expected inflation data, falling energy prices and growing expectations for multiple Fed rate cuts in 2026.
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Stock Market Suffers AI-Inspired Meltdown. The Real World Wins Again.
Wall Street couldn't make sense of all that was swirling around AI this past week. Getting real was the thing that worked.
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Thank ‘Too Late' Jerome Powell for the jobs and inflation beats
Will the president's Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh be as tough?
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SpaceX considering dual-class shares in IPO, Bloomberg News reports
Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a dual-class share structure in its planned IPO this year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Value's Full Plate: Food Stocks Worth Watching & YUM Options Trade
Looking for a place to take your Valentine's Day date? Many consumers are searching for value this year amid sticky inflation, with Dan Ahrens turning to companies in the food industry he sees leading the charge.
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Inflation Data Supports Optimism as Consumers Adapt
The latest inflation data released Friday (Feb 13) point to a continued easing of price pressures, particularly in categories that define household necessity rather than discretionary spending, offering consumers incremental but tangible relief. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.4% year over year in January, with a monthly increase of 0.
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Inflation surprise sends stocks into rally mode as January prices cool more than expected
January inflation data beats expectations, sparking sharp market rally as investors see signs the Fed may cut interest rates sooner than anticipated.
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How to make money in the stock market amid AI disruptions
Also in Weekend Reads: More fallout (and maybe an opportunity) from bitcoin's decline, and a Valentine's Day “money date.”
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This Is What Your Friends And Relatives Will Say About The Market This Weekend
Four narratives dominate this week's market conversation—all contain truth, all miss the bigger picture. AI disruption fear, capex spending, jobs data, and the January 2026 CPI are all signals that create noise.
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A partial shutdown looks almost certain. TSA is warning of long waits and missed or delayed flights.
A partial U.S. government shutdown after midnight on the East Coast appears unavoidable, as the House and Senate have left Washington without providing full funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
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Investors see hope in the economy despite AI fears igniting a turbulent week for markets
Investors are about to wrap up an unusual week in the stock market, when surprisingly strong job gains for January and an easing annual rate of consumer-price inflation failed to erase jitters about artificial intelligence's capacity to destroy industries.
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AI fears slammed trucking stocks. Analysts see an obvious buying opportunity.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide's stock had its biggest one-day drop in years — but the catalyst for the selloff doesn't make much sense to analysts.
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AI Ambitions And Trade Frictions, What's Next For Canadian Stocks?
Canada's market has not been hit as hard by AI disruption due to smaller tech component. Canada-U.S. trade remains a major unknown for the TSX.
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Five Trends That Will Drive Energy Markets in 2026 | Presented by CME Group
In 2025 energy markets were buffeted by trade tensions, geopolitical uncertainty and persistent volatility. In 2026, the biggest moves may come from deeper forces—policy, supply growth, and shifting demand.
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A Near-Term Correction In The Making
I'm increasingly skeptical that the S&P 500 breaks out of the October consolidation phase. That said, I don't expect anything near a 2008/2020/2022-style crash.
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AI disruption could spark a ‘shock to the system' in credit markets, UBS analyst says
Its the $3.5 trillion leverage loans and private credit markets that could be hit next by disruption from the AI boom, according to UBS analyst Matthew Mish. Mish told CNBC that the artificial intelligence transformation is happening faster than he and his colleagues had previously anticipated.
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