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Powell and the Fed may be prone to the same mistakes that stoked inflation in the 1970s
U.S. central bank acts serious about taming inflation, but easy money beckons.
‘The inflation genie is not going back in the bottle anytime soon.’ Why this veteran trader likes oil and retail stocks now.
Jeffrey Bierman expects high inflation to continue and hit the market with stiff headwinds.
Opinion 7 stocks tech sector experts say can profit from AI — and survive short-seller attacks
As with the internet in the 1990s, this is a defining moment for AI's broader use.
The Financial System’s New Vulnerability to Accidents Will Rattle Investors
But it won’t necessarily fall apart, writes Christopher Smart.
Opinion Should you fire your financial adviser? Not when you’re angry about losing money in the stock market.
Investors have unrealistic expectations of what an adviser can achieve when markets are troubled.
Opinion Silicon Valley Bank’s failure is no reason for stricter bank regulation
Raise the cap on deposit insurance and train more competent bank examiners.
Opinion Nvidia is AI hardware’s growth leader now, but Intel, AMD and others are closing fast
AI hardware, which was a $10 billion industry in 2021, is expected to be an $89 billion industry by 2030.
Opinion Biden’s job creation efforts are helping women get higher pay and better work
Women are making strides in the sciences, construction and other fields where they're underrepresented.
Opinion How does the banking crisis affect you? Here’s what to ask your financial adviser.
How your adviser responds to your needs right now is a good measure of whether they’re worth the fee.
Opinion Bears are hibernating now, but they’ll wake up hungry if the S&P 500 can’t break 4200 soon
Decline below 3950 would be negative and probably bring in some serious selling, writes Lawrence McMillan.
Do Car Companies Know Where Their Critical Minerals Come From?
The source of critical minerals used in car batteries is key to eligibility for the Biden administration's $7,500 tax credit. But tracing the origin of minerals is harder than it sounds, write Tom LaTourrette and Fabian Vi...
Commentary: Low Rates Caused Bubbles, Right? Not So Fast.
The Federal Reserve risks learning the wrong lessons from the recent round of financial failures, writes J.W. Mason.
Yellen Delivers a Rare Dose of China Optimism. Is Xi Listening?
In a speech on U.S.-China relations, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke about room for nuanced diplomacy. It's on Beijing now to meet her halfway, writes Brian P. Klein.
A Cloud of Gloom Has Descended on the Global Economy. Where to Find Hope.
Recent global meetings in Washington were full of dismal messages about growth. It's time to shake off the gloom, Suzanne P. Clark writes.
Opinion With Tesla stock and margins under pressure, Elon Musk falls back on his favorite fantasy
Tesla CEO Elon Musk relied on his favorite fantasy --- full autonomy is almost here! --- to combat legitimate margin concerns, and shares fell even more.
Opinion Sen. Rick Scott: The Fed isn’t owning up to its failures. We need to make it accountable.
The Fed has built a monstrous balance sheet and let disaster unfold at Silicon Valley Bank. It needs truly independent oversight, writes Sen. Rick Scott.
Opinion A ‘firestorm of moral hazard’ at union pension plans
The 2021 taxpayer bailout was followed by risk-taking and self-serving, says a new report
Opinion As the original Netflix dies, a new era of ads and password crackdowns is born
Netflix Inc. is finally killing the DVD-by-mail business that years ago made it one of the buzziest names on Wall Street, just as it reshapes itself with another new business model now supported by ads and password crackd...
The Case Against More Depositor Insurance
Silicon Valley Bank's failure has prompted calls to raise the deposit insurance cap above $250,000. It would be a mistake, writes Thomas Hoenig.
A Hot Economic Summer Is Shaping Up
The full weight of monetary policy is likely to land just as the debt-ceiling fight hits its crescendo. Beware the dog days of summer, Desmond Lachman writes.
The Fed’s Mandate Needs a 21st Century Update
Financial stability has become the elephant in the room for the Federal Reserve, Leslie Lipschitz writes.
Opinion Here’s one way the IRS will let you slide if you don’t file your 2022 taxes by April 18
Expecting a tax refund? Relax. If your return isn’t in for weeks, months -- even years -- the IRS can’t hurt you.
