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It's a packed week ahead with U.S. inflation data, the start of Q3 earnings, a French budget and possibly a big rate cut from New Zealand.Investors are also on edge as Middle East tensions escalate, while Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is in the spotlight.1. ONE YEAR OF WAR One year on from Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the…

(Reuters) - It's a packed week ahead with U.S. inflation data, the start of Q3 earnings, a French budget and possibly a big rate cut from New Zealand. Investors are also on edge as Middle East tensions escalate, while Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is in the spotlight. Here's all you need to know about…

The U.S. presidential election has gripped the nation. Should it take hold of your portfolio, too? The short answer: No. Financial fundamentals such as the direction of interest rates and corporate earnings hold more sway, especially over the long term. But it doesn’t hurt to be aware of what history tells us about elections and financial…

Princess Diana is having a "moment" right now. She’s been hailed by Vogue as a "Gen-Z influencer" in the crusade to resurrect '90s fashion. But there’s another '90s queen who warrants revisiting: the princess’s spiritual mentor, Mother Teresa, who died five days after her in 1997, having captured hearts to a degree only Lady Di could rival. A…

Getty ImagesThe stimulus measures sparked a stock market rally but economists are unsure they can fix deeper issuesAs China prepared to celebrate its Golden Week holiday and mark the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic, the ruling Communist Party rolled out a raft of measures aimed at boosting its ailing economy.The plans included help for…

Public support for Brexit has reached an all-time low, new polling shows.A survey from YouGov reveals only 32% of Britons believe it was right to leave and 56% think it was wrong. The gap is the largest yet and marks a big swing in opinion, particularly since June 2021. In contrast, polling before the 2017 general election had…

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) speaks alongside members of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee during a news conference to discuss the details of the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 18, 2023. Sarah Silbiger | ReutersA bipartisan group of…

Wall Street is assessing the potential market impact of President Joe Biden's decision to bow out of the 2024 presidential race, including how it could affect what has come to be known among investors as the "Trump trade." That refers to what a victory at the polls in November by former President Donald Trump could mean for the U.S. economy,…

New York CNN  —  Stocks are soaring this year, but that could soon change as election chaos takes the market on a rollercoaster ride. The S&P 500 is up more than 15% since January and hasn’t fallen by 2% in more than 353 trading sessions. That’s the…

CNN  —  Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is now worth nearly 80% less than when he bought it in 2022, according to estimates from investment giant Fidelity. The new valuation comes as companies have halted spending on the platform to prevent their ads from running…