Economy

‘Bite of these higher rates is gaining traction almost every day,’ KBW CEO Thomas Michaud warns

A major financial services CEO warns the economy hasn’t fully absorbed higher interest rates yet. Thomas Michaud, who runs Stifel…

Fed holds off on rate hike, but says two more are coming later this year

WASHINGTON —  The Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided against what would have been an 11th consecutive interest rate increase as…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Logitech, Toyota, UnitedHealth, AMD and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Logitech — Shares tumbled 11.1% after the company announced president and…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Toyota, AMD, Shell, UnitedHealth and more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading. Toyota — The Japan-based automaker’s shares jumped about 5%…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JD.com, Biogen, Oracle and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Biogen — Shares of the biotech stock dipped 2.8% after Biogen…

Inflation rose at a 4% annual rate in May, the lowest in 2 years

The inflation rate cooled in May to its lowest annual rate in more than two years, likely taking pressure off…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Oracle, Urban Outfitters, Apple and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Oracle — Shares jumped more than 5% after Oracle announced a…

UK short-term borrowing costs shoot past ‘mini-budget’ crisis levels on strong labor data

LONDON — U.K. borrowing costs, as measured by the yield on short-dated government bonds, rose above levels last seen following…

Trump arrives in Miami for arraignment on first-ever federal charges against an ex-president

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump touched down in Miami on Monday afternoon, a day before he is expected to…

Inflation report Tuesday will be critical for the direction of Fed policy

Inflation data from May will show that the price increases that have been bedeviling consumers for the past two years…