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The divide between America's wealthiest spenders and the rest of the population has reached a record high, a trend Moody's Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi attributes directly to speculative market booms, particularly the recent surge in “runaway AI stocks.” A Record Divide In an...

Renowned economist and market commentator Peter Schiff warned in an interview aired Thursday of an impending dollar crisis that could crush Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) value, while promoting precious metals such as gold and silver as reliable investments. A Looming Crisis Like The 2008 Meltdown?...

It was a mixed week on Wall Street, with large-cap indexes largely rangebound while the rally broadened to small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000 index not only hit fresh record highs but also posted its longest streak of consecutive outperformance versus the S&P 500 since 2008. Small-Cap Strength...

With gold trading above $4,600 an ounce and silver pushing record highs above $90, precious metals have roared into 2026, extending blockbuster gains from 2025 — the strongest year in more than four decades. But it’s the mining stocks that have quietly dominated the broader market over...

The global memory chip shortage is deepening in early 2026, as relentless AI-driven demand strains supply chains and begins to reshape market winners and losers. In a research note released Friday, Oxford Economics warned that the ongoing shortage of memory chips is becoming increasingly damaging...

U.S. stocks rallied near record territory on Thursday as blowout earnings from major Wall Street firms and renewed confidence in the AI trade lifted risk appetite. The Nasdaq 100 jumped 1.2%, on track to fully erase Wednesday's losses, while the S&P 500 climbed nearly 1%. Semiconductor stocks...

Politics… Not Inflation Fed Pressure and Market Stability Markets are volatile again, even after printing recent all-time highs, as political pressure around Federal Reserve policy resurfaces. Donald Trump's criticism of the Fed centers on the idea that rate hikes suppress rallies and that...

Iran's long-smoldering crisis has burst into a full-blown political and economic upheaval that now threatens the very survival of the Islamic Republic under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. What began in late December as protests over crushing inflation and the collapse of the Iranian rial...

President Donald Trump just fired another shot across the bow of the U.S. payments industry — and Wall Street is paying close attention. Late Tuesday, Trump signaled support for the long-debated Credit Card Competition Act, a proposal that would force large banks to allow credit cards to route...

Silver surged past $92 per ounce for the first time on record on Wednesday, extending a rally that has stunned even long-time precious metals investors. The move comes amid easing inflation data, mounting political pressure on monetary policy, and a growing conviction that structural forces are...

Cryptocurrency prediction market sees low odds that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of President Donald Trump's tariffs, with a decision anticipated on Wednesday. What Are The Odds Of A Trump Victory? Polymarket odds that the Supreme Court overturns or vacates the earlier court decision that...

A well-worn market dynamic is resurfacing in Japan, as a weakening yen once again coincides with a powerful rally in domestic equities. As the Japanese yen slides to its lowest level since July 2024, domestic stocks are doing exactly the opposite—smashing record highs. Currency Sinks, Stocks Fly:...

President Donald Trump used a Michigan stage Tuesday to escalate pressure on the Federal Reserve while pitching tariffs as the engine behind a revival in auto jobs and factory investment. Speaking at the Detroit Economic Club, Trump framed the economy as being in the midst of a historic boom,...

Inflation looked stable in December, but a closer look at the CPI revealed that several everyday costs continued to rise fast enough to keep household budgets under pressure — particularly housing, food and utilities. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7% year over year in December, unchanged from...

Leading central bankers from Europe to Asia have voiced firm support for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, backing his defense of monetary independence as the U.S. Justice Department ramps up its investigation into his congressional testimony. On Tuesday, a coalition of the world's most...