Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world’s most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy.
Warsh, 56,
Read More10 Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to Buy as SMRs Go Mainstream
In this piece, we discuss the 10 Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to Buy as SMRs Go Mainstream.
With small modular reactors (SMRs) moving closer to commercial deployment, competition is rising among SMR developers to secure the materials, equipment, and manufacturing capacity needed to build these reactors. Those efforts, well supported by the U.S.
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Read MoreTrump’s Trade War With China: How We Got to a Stalemate In 3 Numbers
Follow live updates on President Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping in China.
President Trump came into office vowing to punish trading partners he accused of ripping off Americans. China was target No. 1, and he promised tariffs on Chinese goods far steeper than those on any other country.
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Read MoreBest ETFs for Inflation in 2026: TIPS, Commodities, and Beyond
Inflation has returned with force in 2026. The April Consumer Price Index came in at 3.8% year-over-year — the hottest reading since May 2023 — followed a day later by an even bigger surprise: the Producer Price Index surged 6.0% year-over-year,
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Read MoreWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Dumped 16 Stocks in Q1, But the Chevron Sale Was the Largest
The market’s biggest story in 2026 hasn’t just been AI — it has also been the sudden return of energy risk. Oil now trades above $102 per barrel as the Iran war disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that normally handles roughly 20% of global crude flows. That surge in price has forced investors to rethink a sector that many had treated as yesterday’s trade.
The Burst
Is United Airlines Set To Crash?
United Airlines has a strange pattern over the next month and a half. In 11 of the past 18 years it has a bizarre bearish pattern where it falls by on average almost 5% over that time frame.
What is it about this time of year when you might anticipate travel bookings are ramping up that this airline has a consistent history of falling by such a large amount?
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Does Buffett Think Markets Will Tumble Soon?
At 94 years old, Warren Buffett remains perhaps the most-watched investor in the world. Every decision the value investing legend makes is carefully studied, often to determine his thoughts about the broader market and stock valuations.
This year has seen Buffett appear to turn more bearish than in any past period, with Berkshire Hathaway selling a net amount of $127 billion of stock in just the first three quarters.
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320 Million Reasons To Buy This Gaming Company
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