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Dow futures rise after index tops 50,000 for the first time while landslide election in Japan sends U.S. bond yields higher

The Dow soared by 1,200 points on Friday to top 50,000 for the first time as chipmakers and airlines fueled a ferocious stock market rebound

By Jason MaFebruary 8, 2026
Russian officials are warning Putin that a financial crisis could arrive this summer, report says, while his war on Ukraine becomes too big to fail
By Jason MaFebruary 8, 2026
Gambling stocks sag as prediction markets steal Super Bowl bets
By Peyton Forte, Denitsa Tsekova and BloombergFebruary 8, 2026
Japanese prime minister’s landslide win gives her party a lower-house supermajority and more room to enact a right-wing agenda
By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
Trump’s plan to send home prices higher will help him with baby boomer voters ahead of midterm elections but could spark a ‘generational war’
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
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By Abrar MirFebruary 8, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentSuper Bowl ads go for silliness, tears and nostalgia as Americans reel from ‘collective trauma’ of recent upheaval — ‘Everybody is stressed out’
By Dee-Ann Durbin, Mae Anderson, Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
PoliticsTrump calls U.S. Olympian a ‘real Loser’ as athletes speak out against administration policies, while Jake Paul tells critics to ‘live somewhere else’
By Fernanda Figueroa and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
HealthDr. Oz begs Americans to get inoculated against measles as outbreaks spiral around the country. ‘Take the vaccine, please’
By Matt Brown and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
InvestingBessent sees ‘unruly’ Chinese trading behind gold price swings
By Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Hadriana Lowenkron and BloombergFebruary 8, 2026
InvestingNFL legend Joe Montana lived around top VC execs as a 49er, then leveraged those ties to launch his second career as an investor
By Jason MaFebruary 8, 2026
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By Jake AngeloFebruary 8, 2026
CybersecurityFBI found little evidence Epstein ran a sex trafficking ring for powerful men and concluded a ‘client list’ doesn’t exist
By Michael R. Sisak, David B. Caruso, Larry Neumeister and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
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FinanceGoldman Sachs says Trump’s tariffs could bruise stocks, estimating every 5-percentage-point increase would slash S&P 500 earnings per share by 1%–2%
By Alena BotrosFebruary 4, 2025
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FinanceTrump crying wolf over tariffs has already convinced Wall Street that threats will be short-lived
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 4, 2025
FinanceThe finance world mostly agrees: Trump’s tariffs are bad news
By Alena BotrosFebruary 3, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order, "Unleashing prosperity through deregulation," in the Oval Office on January 31, 2025 in Washington, DC.
FinanceTrump’s tariff threats were not taken seriously and markets completely underpriced the risks, Deutsche Bank strategist says
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 3, 2025
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell
FinanceTrump rails against the Fed after it left interest rates untouched
By Paolo ConfinoJanuary 29, 2025
FinanceThe Fed sent stocks spiraling after its last meeting, and now the central bank left interest rates untouched
By Alena BotrosJanuary 29, 2025
PoliticsSpain leads the bloc as economy grows faster than eurozone peers and unemployment declines
By AFPJanuary 29, 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy, former Republican presidential nominee, at a Trump campaign rally
PoliticsVivek Ramaswamy breaks silence on Musk and DOGE exit as Fox News teases entrepreneur for lasting only ‘three Scaramuccis’
By Christiaan HetznerJanuary 28, 2025
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), the SPD's lead candidate for the 2025 federal election, visits the Samson AG construction site as part of the federal election campaign.
FinanceGermany stuck in ‘deep economic crisis’ as major industry lobby predicts longest downturn since 1990 reunification
By Ryan HoggJanuary 28, 2025
FinanceThe Russian war economy is facing a ‘moment of truth’ as Putin’s dwindling cash reserves raise odds of a financial crash, expert says
By Jason MaJanuary 26, 2025
FinanceJavier Milei’s free-market shock therapy to transform Argentina’s economy gets huge endorsement as sudden growth rebound seen
By Jason MaJanuary 25, 2025
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
FinanceDonald Trump promised to tackle cost-of-living crisis—now he’s risking inflation by demanding interest rates drop ‘immediately’
By Christiaan HetznerJanuary 24, 2025
FinanceU.K. signs £9 billion nuclear submarine deal with Rolls Royce—in move to boost national security and create thousands of jobs
By AFPJanuary 24, 2025
Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.
FinanceLarry Summers warns bubbling asset prices are hitting levels of froth last seen prior to the financial crisis
By Christiaan HetznerJanuary 23, 2025
FinanceU.K. is set to face more frequent recessions, economists warn
By Tom Rees and BloombergJanuary 23, 2025
CommentaryWorld leaders at Davos need to tax millionaires like me. The fate of our planet and democracy depends on it
By Chuck CollinsJanuary 23, 2025
Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates speaks onstage during The Wall Street Journal's 2024 The Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 22, 2024 in New York City.
FinanceBillionaire investor Ray Dalio warns U.K. is at risk of entering ‘debt death spiral’
By Ryan HoggJanuary 21, 2025
Vivek Ramaswamy, former Republican presidential nominee, speaks during Donald Trump's October campaign rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania
PoliticsVivek Ramaswamy’s departure as DOGE co-czar removes growing political liability for Elon Musk
By Christiaan HetznerJanuary 21, 2025
FinanceTop economies face ‘population collapse’ as fertility rates drop, and something’s got to give, study says
By Jason MaJanuary 19, 2025
President Donald Trump makes a statement on the census with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
PoliticsTrump’s former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross reveals how the president-elect could shape America First 2.0—and why Elon Musk won’t present a problem
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 19, 2025
King Philippe of Belgium inaugurates the Brussels Motor Show in the Palais du Heysel, on January 10, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
FinanceEU considers enlisting Belgian king and 81-year-old decree to block Hungary’s potential veto of Russian sanctions
By Ryan HoggJanuary 17, 2025
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PoliticsPoll shows few Americans are confident Trump will be able to lower the cost of groceries, housing, or healthcare, despite his campaign promises
By The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2025
FinanceU.K. economy ticks upward, but lethargic growth remains a challenge for PM Keir Starmer
By Ben Perry and AFPJanuary 16, 2025
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FinanceGerman corporate distress racing towards pandemic-level highs this year
By Ryan HoggJanuary 16, 2025
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FinanceBlackRock CEO Larry Fink: It’s time for investors to rethink long-held principles about stocks and bonds
By Ashley LutzJanuary 15, 2025
CommentaryIn Trump 2.0, growing, spending, or squandering an enviable macroeconomic inheritance are all on the table
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FinanceU.K. bond sale to gauge investor appetite after market turmoil
By James Hirai and BloombergJanuary 14, 2025
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PoliticsJamie Dimon isn’t surprised Donald Trump won the election—he says people were tired of being lectured to by a ‘swamp’ of ineffective government
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 13, 2025
FinanceFed rate cuts are already over after they barely started as blowout jobs report shifts focus to hikes, BofA says
By Jason MaJanuary 11, 2025
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