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Bank stocks shift to defense amid signs of borrower strain

Even as bank stocks rally, rising delinquencies and job market weakness are prompting tighter credit and slower consumer loan growth.
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Trump administration greenlights $1B for critical minerals manufacturing


'Two biggest real estate trends in one graph' — Data center spending set to overtake office space for the first time

As AI adoption accelerates, the commercial real estate spotlight is moving from office towers to energy-hungry data hubs, transforming Wall Street bets and the nation’s power map
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Behind Trump’s “Golden Age” economy, a labor market unravels

History says this labor market shift could mean a recession is closer than the GDP numbers suggest.
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America may be losing its safe-haven status, but not its risk-on appeal

Global fund managers are pulling back from the U.S. dollar at the fastest pace in two decades. Yet U.S. stocks are booming with foreign capital still pouring into equities
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Schwab: These are the hottest stocks among individual investors

Nvidia topped the list after two months of selling, while Apple became the most dumped stock as confidence in its AI strategy waned.
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Historic dissent at the Fed: Two Governors break ranks for the first time in 30 years

Two members of the Fed’s powerful Board of Governors pushed for a rate cut, marking a rare display of dissent inside the central bank’s top brass
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'China’s 2008 is happening now'—Analyst warns of real estate meltdown that threatens global economy

China’s property market is imploding, drawing 2008-style comparisons as analysts warn the collapse could send global markets into a tailspin.
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American consumers flash 2008 warning signal as Trump’s tariffs bite

As the White House ramps up tariffs, Americans are feeling the squeeze, from falling service spending to a weakening job market — with echoes of 2008 beginning to emerge.
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'Generational opportunity'—SEC's 'Project Crypto' wants to make U.S. world’s digital asset capital

The SEC has launched “Project Crypto,” a sweeping initiative under Chairman Paul Atkins to modernize securities rules, ease crypto trading, and align with President Trump’s goal of making the U.S. the global hub for digital assets. Ask ChatGPT
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‘Catastrophic Loophole’ closed: Trump’s new tariff order shakes Temu, Shein, and Amazon sellers

Trump has ended the de minimis tax exemption for all international imports, closing a “catastrophic loophole” that fueled Temu and Shein’s rise. The move could reshape the $4.3 trillion global e-commerce for good.
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Options traders bet on meme stock mayhem 2.0

Call option volume is surging, echoing the frenzy that preceded 2021’s meme stock boom
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Stock market rally is riding a wave of record speculation, not fundamentals, Goldman warns

Excluding the dot-com and pandemic booms, speculative trading is now at record highs.
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The Nasdaq is flashing strongest dot-com era signal since 1999

The Nasdaq is doing something it hasn’t done since the frothy days of the dot-com boom
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Next meme stock mania? Regulators set to unleash tsunami of retail trading

FINRA is in the final stages of amending its long-standing pattern day trader (PDT) rule, which has barred most small retail investors from day trading stocks and options.
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SEC’s ‘crypto mom’ isn't happy about Robinhood’s new tokens

Commissioner Hester Peirce has sounded the alarm over Robinhood's plan to roll out "stock tokens"
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Trump pressures Fed for largest rate cut in history

The standoff between Trump and the Fed has reached an unprecedented level
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Retail investors drive historic stock rally as institutions hold back

For retail, buying the dip isn’t just a tactic anymore. It’s a philosophy.
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