Economics

Geopolitics

Ukraine and US Hatch a Mineral Deal with a Rare Problem

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The pact will also grant the US access to the country’s deposits of the 17 so-called rare earth elements, if the even exist at all.

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International Economics

German Conservatives Poised to Lead Europe’s Largest Economy

Germany’s blue chip DAX has hit new highs all month and is up 11% on the year, besting the S&P 500’s 2.5%.

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International Economics

Would a Mended US-Russia Relationship Benefit America All That Much?

The resolution of the nearly three-year Ukraine-Russian War will undoubtedly provide a peace dividend of some sort. But just how big?

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Economics

US Corporate Delinquencies Near Eight-Year High Amid Interest-Rate Squeeze

Even with a booming economy in the past two years, US companies are missing loan payments at the highest rate in almost eight years,

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International Economics

Europe Basks in Solid Earnings Season, But One Factor Weighs Heavy

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European equities have charged out of the gate in 2025 as if they were Alexander the Great’s prized steed Bucephalus.

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Economics

What Would a US Sovereign Wealth Fund Look Like?

More than 90 sovereign wealth funds are already up and running around the world, managing over $8 trillion in assets.

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Personal Finance

Share of Consumer Debt in Delinquency Tracks the Highest in Almost Five Years

It should be said that the top line news from Thursday’s report was, as Larry David would say, “pretty, pretty good.”

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Inflation & Prices

The Inflation Fight Takes Two Steps Backwards in Latest CPI Report

The prices that were supposed to be going down “starting on Day One,” as the White House promised, are going up instead.

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Economics

US Dollar Stays Strong After Hiring Slowdown

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If the dollar keeps climbing, as it did last week, it could pose a problem for the stock market and the broader economy.

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International Economics

Canada and Mexico Win Tariff Reprieves as Trade Upheaval Rattles Markets

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Markets, which began the day in an initial panic as Trump promised tariffs, recovered to a more cautionary footing.

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International Economics

Trump’s Tariffs are Finally, Almost, Nearly Here

Just six years after Trump 1.0 signed a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, Trump 2.0 is imposing tariffs on goods from them.

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Healthcare

Let’s Navigate the American Health Care System

Americans make about 150 million trips to emergency departments each year. Their bank accounts wish they made far fewer.

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Real Estate

Blackstone is Betting on a Real Estate Comeback

The alternative investment giant may be on the verge of its first New York office building transaction in nearly three years.

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