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- MarketsJapan's GDP and China's October Data Open the Week Before Monday's Empire State Survey and Warsh RemarksJapan's preliminary third-quarter GDP arrives at 6:50 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, followed by China's October activity figures at 9 p.m. In New York on Monday, the Empire State survey, earnings from Baidu and Tyson Foods, and remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh are on the calendar.
- MarketsBitcoin Falls to $62,112 in Sunday Trading, Its Lowest Since JulyThe weekend slide came after seven straight sessions of withdrawals from U.S. spot bitcoin funds and about $2 billion of forced liquidations across crypto markets. Ether touched its lowest level since early July.
- MarketsBahrain Says It Intercepted Iranian Attacks; Brent Last Settled at $95.84 After IEA Surplus ReportIran's Revolutionary Guards claimed a drone strike on a U.S. radar in Bahrain, which was not immediately confirmed. Brent settled Friday at $95.84 a barrel after the IEA said the oil market had returned to surplus.
- Personal FinanceHow a Spot Bitcoin ETF Works, and What 'Net Withdrawals' MeanA spot bitcoin fund holds the coin itself and changes its share count as money comes in and goes out. Seven straight sessions of withdrawals through Nov. 13 show how that looks in practice.
- EconomyHow to Read a Preliminary GDP Estimate, With Japan's Third Quarter as the ExampleA first GDP reading comes in two forms, a quarterly change and an annualized rate, and it is often revised. Japan's April-June figure, raised from 1.1 percent to 1.4 percent annualized, shows how much can move.
- Personal Finance15-Year vs. 30-Year Mortgage: What a 6.45 Percent and a 7.11 Percent Rate Cost on $300,000Freddie Mac's latest survey puts the 15-year average 0.66 percentage point below the 30-year. On a $300,000 loan, the shorter term means a higher monthly payment and far less interest.
- MarketsPast ArticleStocks Post First Winning Week Since October Despite Friday's Chip SlideThe S&P 500 gained 2.5 percent for the week even after slipping 0.40 percent on Friday, when Nvidia and other chipmakers fell. Treasury yields ended the week sharply higher.
- EconomyPast ArticleProducer Prices Rise 0.3 Percent in October; Annual Rate Reaches 6.5 PercentThe monthly increase came in below the 0.4 percent economists expected, but the 12-month rise was the largest since November 2022. Futures markets price a quarter-point Fed increase in December.
- BusinessPast ArticleWeek Ahead: Nvidia Reports, Anthropic Sets Its IPO Price and Walmart Leads the RetailersNvidia reports Tuesday after the close, its first quarter with Colette Kress as interim chief executive. Anthropic plans to price 825 million shares Wednesday, and Home Depot, Target and Walmart report around October's retail sales figure.
- EconomyPast ArticleSenate Democrats Tie Dec. 11 Funding Deadline to Limits on Iran War SpendingFour Democratic senators say they will oppose any short-term spending bill that lets the administration keep funding the war against Iran. Federal funding runs out Dec. 11, and a stopgap needs about seven Democratic votes in the Senate.
- MarketsPast ArticleDollar Posts Its Best Week in Two Months; Yen Nears 160 and Bitcoin Falls Below $70,000The dollar index ended Friday near a 19-month high, and the euro slipped to $1.103. Bitcoin fell below $70,000 for the first time since August.
- MarketsPast ArticleBrent Settles at $95.84 and Gold at $3,886.30 After Weekly Losses for BothBrent and WTI each lost about 2.5 percent over the week, and gold fell after touching a 13-month low on Thursday. The national average for regular gasoline dropped below $4 a gallon.
- BusinessPast ArticleCisco Reports Its Fastest Growth in Over 15 Years and Raises Its Outlook; Shares Fall 6.2 PercentRevenue rose 24 percent to $18.5 billion, and Cisco now expects $9 billion of AI infrastructure revenue from hyperscalers this fiscal year. The stock fell on Friday anyway.
- EconomyPast ArticleWhat the Fed Minutes Are, and How to Read ThemThe minutes of the Fed's Oct. 27-28 meeting are due Wednesday at 2 p.m. Eastern. They record a discussion; the decision itself was in the statement and the 10-2 vote.
- BusinessPast ArticleHow an IPO Price Range Becomes a First TradeAnthropic's offering moves from a $70-to-$78 range to a single price and then to an opening trade on Nasdaq. Each step answers a different question, and the money goes to different places.
- EconomyPast ArticleHow to Read the Monthly Retail Sales ReportThe Census Bureau's October figure arrives Tuesday, and economists expect a 0.2 percent gain. That is the same size as the average revision to the first estimate.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleWhat a Strong Dollar Means for Travel and Online OrdersThe dollar ended the week near a 19-month high, with the euro at $1.103 and the yen at 159.70 per dollar. Here is how those rates turn into a hotel bill or a checkout total.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleWhy a Winning Week May Not Show Up in Your 401(k) StatementThe S&P 500 rose 2.5 percent this week but fell on Friday. A retirement statement reports a balance on one date, and it mixes new contributions with investment returns.
- TechPast ArticleNvidia's Jensen Huang Resigns as CEO; Colette Kress Named Interim ChiefNvidia's board accepted Huang's resignation on Nov. 11 and named Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress interim chief executive. The shares closed down 4.3 percent Thursday after falling nearly 12 percent during the session.
- MarketsPast ArticleStocks End Slightly Lower After Nvidia Chief Exits; 10-Year Yield Rises to 5.105 PercentThe S&P 500 fell 0.35 percent on Thursday after erasing a nearly 1 percent early drop, and Nvidia closed down 4.3 percent. Two-year and 10-year Treasury yields rose to their highest levels since October.
- EconomyPast ArticleSenate Banking Chair Seeks Testimony From Lutnick and Huang as Nvidia Scrutiny WidensSen. Tim Scott asked Jensen Huang to appear on Dec. 3 and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Dec. 10, NBC News reported. Lutnick has agreed to testify voluntarily, his spokesperson said.
- EconomyPast ArticleFed's Williams and Hammack Point to More Rate Increases; 10-Year Yield at 5.105 PercentThe New York Fed's Williams said the central bank still has work to do on inflation, and Cleveland's Hammack backed smaller, more frequent increases. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 5.105 percent on Thursday.
- MarketsPast ArticleBrent Settles at $95.82 After 3.3 Percent Gain; COMEX Gold Falls Below $3,900Brent and WTI crude rose on Thursday but were still down about 2.5 percent for the week, Reuters reported. December gold settled at $3,885.30 an ounce, its third straight decline.
- BusinessPast ArticleNebius Trims 2026 Revenue Forecast on Capacity Delays, Raises Spending Plan to $27 BillionNebius now expects 2026 revenue of $3 billion to $3.2 billion after some third-party data-center capacity slipped into 2027, Reuters reported. The shares fell 16.8 percent on Thursday.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleExisting-Home Sales Fall to Lowest Since 2010 as Freddie Mac Rate Eases to 7.11 PercentSales of previously owned homes fell 5.5 percent in October to a 3.75 million annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said. Freddie Mac's 30-year average dropped for a fourth straight week, to 7.11 percent.
- MarketsPast ArticleAsian Stocks Close Mixed and Dollar Tops 160 Yen After Nvidia Chief's ExitTokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.5 percent on Friday while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.6 percent, AFP reported. The dollar rose above 160 yen for the first time since the start of September, renewing talk that Japan could step in.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleHow a Single Big Stock's Drop Reaches Your Index FundIn a fund that weights companies by market value, the largest holdings carry the most influence. Nvidia's 4.3 percent decline on Thursday shows how one company's day reaches a 401(k) or an IRA.
- BusinessPast ArticleWhat Another Fed Rate Increase Would Mean for a Small Business Credit LineMany business credit lines and cards carry variable rates that follow the prime rate, which banks set relative to the Fed's target range. With a quarter-point increase widely expected on Dec. 8-9, fixed-rate loans are the part of the bill that stays put.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleWhy Your Mortgage Quote Differs From the Freddie Mac RateFreddie Mac's 30-year average was 7.11 percent on Nov. 12, while Mortgage News Daily put the same day's rate at 7.42 percent. Neither number is a quote, and a lender's offer can differ from both.
- MarketsPast ArticleWall Street Rallies on CoreWeave; Nvidia Slides Before Thursday's OpenThe S&P 500 rose 1.31 percent and the Nasdaq 1.60 percent on Wednesday as CoreWeave jumped 24.7 percent. Early Thursday, Nvidia was down 7.7 percent in premarket trading, Reuters reported.
- TechPast ArticleNvidia Shares Fall Premarket as Board Weighs Jensen Huang's FutureNvidia was down 7.7 percent before Thursday's open, Reuters reported, after reports late Wednesday about Chief Executive Jensen Huang. The company has no clear succession plan, according to Reuters.
- EconomyPast ArticleCongress Is a Month From a Shutdown, With Democrats Split Over Iran War FundingLawmakers have until Dec. 11 to fund the government. Democrats want a short-term bill but disagree over whether to use it to restrict money for the war with Iran.
- MarketsPast ArticleBrent Settles at $92.76 After Iran Remarks as Spot Gold Slips Below $4,000Brent crude rose $1.27 a barrel on Wednesday after Iran's security chief spoke on enriched nuclear material. Spot gold fell 1.1 percent to $3,986.79 an ounce in afternoon trading, and December gold futures settled at $4,000.50.
- MarketsPast ArticleAsian Stocks Fall as Taiwan Drops 2.63 Percent; UK Economy Grows 0.7 PercentMost Asian markets fell on Thursday, and shares tied to Nvidia dropped in Tokyo. Britain's economy grew 0.7 percent in the third quarter, the Office for National Statistics said.
- EconomyPast ArticleHow to Read a 30-Year Treasury Auction ResultThe Treasury sells $25 billion of new 30-year bonds on Thursday, with bids due at 1 p.m. ET. Two numbers in the result, the high yield and the bid-to-cover ratio, carry most of the information.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleWhy an Index Change Can Force Your Funds to SellMSCI says it will remove Strategy from its global indexes. Funds that track a benchmark generally follow its changes, and that reaches savers who hold index funds in a 401(k) or an IRA.
- BusinessPast ArticleWhat the Producer Price Index Measures, and Why It Matters to Small FirmsProducer prices for final demand rose 1.3 percent in September and 6.3 percent over 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. The October report is due Friday, Nov. 13, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
- EconomyPast ArticleOctober Consumer Prices Rise 0.4 Percent, Above Forecasts; Waller Says a Half-Point Hike Should Be ConsideredThe consumer price index rose 0.4 percent in October and core prices rose 0.3 percent, each a tenth of a point above forecasts. Fed Governor Christopher Waller said a half-point increase in December should be considered if core inflation came in around 0.3 percent, as it did.
- MarketsPast ArticleStocks Slip After Hot CPI as Treasury Yields Jump; CoreWeave Lifts FuturesThe S&P 500 fell 0.38 percent and the Nasdaq 0.74 percent on Tuesday after October inflation beat forecasts and a $42 billion 10-year note sale cleared at 5.020 percent. Nasdaq-100 futures were up 1.9 percent early Wednesday.
- TechPast ArticleCoreWeave Raises 2026 Revenue Outlook to as Much as $13.3 Billion as Its Borrowing Costs ClimbThe AI cloud provider reported third-quarter revenue of $3.66 billion, up 168 percent, and a $132.5 billion backlog. Its finance chief said the company does not plan more parent-level unsecured debt through 2027 at current yields.
- MarketsPast ArticleBrent Settles at $91.49, Its Lowest Since August, as Gold Slides 2.6 PercentBrent crude for January fell $1.08 to $91.49 a barrel on Tuesday and WTI for December fell 81 cents to $86.04, both the lowest settlements since Aug. 31. Natural gas was the only energy contract to rise.
- MarketsPast ArticleAsian Stocks Rise for a Third Day, Led by Taiwan and Korea, as Japanese and Australian Bond Yields ClimbMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares rose 1.5 percent on Wednesday, led by Taiwan and South Korea, while Japan's 10-year yield rose 10 basis points to 2.793 percent. The dollar index firmed to 102.45.
- BusinessPast ArticleWhat a Net 37 Percent of Small Firms Planning Price Increases MeansThe NFIB's October survey found the largest net share of small-business owners planning to raise prices since July 2022. The net figure is the share planning increases minus the share planning cuts.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleHow a Fed Rate Increase Reaches Your Credit Card, and Why a Fixed-Rate Loan Stays PutMost credit cards carry variable rates that follow the prime rate, so a quarter-point Fed increase usually lifts a card's APR by about a quarter point within a statement cycle or two. A fixed-rate loan keeps the rate it started with.
- EconomyPast ArticleWhy the Bond Market Is Closed on Veterans Day While Stocks TradeSIFMA recommended a full close of U.S. dollar fixed-income trading on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq keep regular hours, so Tuesday's Treasury yields stand until Thursday.
- MarketsPast ArticleS&P 500 Has Best Day Since April After Oil Drops; Asia Extends Rally Before CPIThe S&P 500 rose 2.35 percent on Monday, its biggest gain since April 8, and MSCI's world index added 2.16 percent. Japan and South Korea rallied again on Tuesday, while U.S. futures were mixed ahead of October inflation data.
- MarketsPast ArticleBrent Settles at $92.57 After Trump Says Iran War Is 'Militarily Effectively Over'Brent crude for January delivery settled down 5.85 percent on Monday and slipped below $90 early Tuesday. Iran's security council secretary called reports of talks 'fake news.'
- EconomyPast ArticleCongress Returns to a Dec. 11 Funding Deadline and Articles of Impeachment Against HegsethLawmakers came back on Nov. 9 for a lame-duck session with government funding set to expire on Dec. 11 and the debt near its $41.1 trillion ceiling. Rep. Thomas Massie filed impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth the same day.
- BusinessPast ArticleKKR Posts Record Quarterly Profit; Constellation Energy Raises Its Outlook AgainKKR's adjusted net income rose 29 percent to a record $1.78 a share in the third quarter. Constellation Energy lifted its full-year earnings guidance for the second time this year and agreed to buy a Rhode Island gas plant.
- EconomyPast ArticleHow Treasury Auctions Work, and What Monday's 3-Year Sale ShowedThe Treasury sold $58 billion of 3-year notes on Monday at a high yield of 4.627 percent, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.53. Here is how a single-price auction sets that yield and what each figure measures.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleFreddie Mac's 7.18 Percent Is an Average, Not Your Mortgage OfferThe 30-year fixed rate averaged 7.18 percent last week, Freddie Mac said, down for a third straight week. That figure describes a specific borrower, and many buyers will be quoted something else.
- MarketsPast ArticleStock Futures Rise After the Worst Week Since April 2025, but Nvidia Slips on a Board ProbeDow futures were up more than 1 percent early Monday while Nvidia fell before the open. Tuesday's inflation report and chip-sector earnings will test whether Friday's rebound can hold.
- TechPast ArticleNvidia Board Opens Independent Probe After Report Huang Was a Foreign Intelligence TargetIndependent directors and outside counsel will oversee the review. The board says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised. The shares fell nearly 5 percent before Monday's open.
- EconomyPast ArticleOctober CPI Is Expected to Cool to 0.3 Percent in the Last Inflation Report Before December's Fed MeetingEconomists surveyed by Bloomberg expect Tuesday's consumer price index to rise half as fast as in September. It is the last inflation report before the Federal Reserve's Dec. 8–9 meeting, where traders expect a rate increase.
- MarketsPast ArticleOil Slips Below Friday's Settlement as Trump Calls New Iran Strikes 'Highly Unlikely'Brent crude was down 75 cents at $97.57 a barrel by 10:11 GMT on Monday, extending a week in which the benchmark fell about 16 percent. Ships were reported hit near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleHow the Consumer Price Index Is Built, and Why Your Own Inflation Rate Can DifferThe CPI tracks the prices of a basket of goods and services bought by urban households. It is a national average, and the government says plainly that it may not match any one family's experience.
- EconomyPast ArticleWhat Rate-Hike Odds Measure, and What They Do NotTraders put the chance of a Fed rate increase in December at about 80 percent after Friday's jobs report, according to LSEG data. That figure is a futures-market price, not a forecast from the Fed.
- EconomyPast ArticleTrump Names Stephen Miller Chief of Staff as a Lame-Duck Congress Faces a Dec. 11 Funding DeadlineMiller replaces Susie Wiles on Monday, days after Republicans lost control of Congress. Before Democrats take over in January, lawmakers must keep the government funded and renew the Pentagon policy bill.
- MarketsPast ArticleParaguay's Ueno Bank Collapse Topples a President, and a Judge Orders Peña HeldFormer President Santiago Peña was ordered into pretrial detention Saturday over his ties to the failed digital lender. The central bank says it has paid the equivalent of $160 million to nearly 1.2 million savers.
- BusinessPast ArticleThe Week Ahead for Business: Power and Chip Earnings, a Small-Firm Survey and Data-Center PoliticsEnergy, power and chip-equipment companies report in the week of Nov. 9, and small firms get their October survey Tuesday. In Texas, the incoming governor wants to halt data-center approvals.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleHow Tax Brackets Work, Using the IRS's New 2027 FiguresA 22 percent bracket does not mean a 22 percent tax on everything you earn. The IRS's inflation adjustments for tax year 2027 show how the brackets stack, and which household figures moved.
- MarketsPast ArticleBrent and WTI: Why Oil Has Two Prices and What a Settlement MeansBrent settled at $98.32 a barrel on Friday and West Texas Intermediate at $90.83. Here is what each benchmark measures, how a futures settlement works and why the two rarely match.
- MarketsPast ArticleElection Week Ends Lower as an AI Selloff Outweighs a Strong Jobs ReportA Wednesday relief rally gave way to Thursday's rout and only a partial rebound Friday. The Nasdaq fell 3.4 percent in the week ended Nov. 6, and oil had its own steep slide.
- EconomyPast ArticleEmployers Added 165,000 Jobs in October as Revisions Lifted the Late SummerPayroll growth ran well above its 12-month average and hourly pay rose 0.4 percent. The household survey was softer: 339,000 more people were working part time because they could not get full-time hours.
- EconomyPast ArticleThe Week Ahead: October Inflation Arrives, With the Fed Split Over a HikeConsumer prices and real earnings come Tuesday, producer prices Friday. The Fed holds its range at 3.75 to 4 percent, two officials wanted an increase, and the next meeting is Dec. 8–9.
- BusinessPast ArticleHow to Read an Earnings Report Past the Per-Share NumberEarnings per share is the last line of a long calculation. Airbnb's third-quarter filing shows how revenue, taxes, share count, buybacks and adjusted measures each shape the result.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleA Bitcoin Fund Is Not a Wallet, and It Is Not a Savings AccountSpot bitcoin exchange-traded products hold the coin for you and charge a fee to do it. Here is what that structure spares you, what it does not, and what it costs over time.
- EconomyPast ArticleDemocrats Win the House and Senate, and Markets Price a Divided WashingtonThe Associated Press called both chambers for Democrats after Tuesday's vote. The Dow had its best day since April 2025 on Wednesday, and Thursday's tech selloff more than erased it. Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi are still uncalled.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleWhat a Democratic Congress Can, and Cannot, Change About Your MoneyThe new majorities take their seats January 3, and the president still holds the veto. Health premiums, student loans, mortgages, taxes and crypto rules, one at a time.
- MarketsPast ArticleChip Stocks Lead a Thursday Rout That Erases the Post-Election RallyThe Nasdaq fell into a correction as chip and data-center shares sold off for a second day. Investors are weighing whether the vote can slow the AI buildout.
- MarketsPast ArticleBrent Settles at $94.62 After an 8.7% Drop on the Vote, Then FirmsBoth crude benchmarks settled Wednesday at their lowest since August 31 after Democrats won Congress. Brent recovered toward $97 on Thursday. The latest posted Cushing spot price is for November 3.
- EconomyPast ArticleBank of England Raises Bank Rate to 4%, Its First Increase in More Than Three YearsThe Monetary Policy Committee voted 8–1 for a quarter-point increase, with one member preferring half a point. It cited energy prices from the Middle East conflict. The Fed's range is 3.75 to 4 percent.
- MarketsPast ArticleWednesday's Curve: 4.58% at Two Years, 4.90% at TenOn November 4 the ten-year par yield was 4.90 percent and the two-year was 4.58 percent. The gap is 0.32 percentage points.
- MarketsPast ArticleWest Texas Spot Is $99.64, and the Draw Is Another WeekThe Cushing WTI spot price was $99.64 a barrel on November 3, down $0.42 from November 2. The EIA summary for the week ending October 30 reports a 0.9 million barrel decline in commercial crude stocks, to 409.8 million.
- EconomyPast ArticleNovember's Refunding Offers $125 BillionThe November 4 statement sets a $58 billion 3-year note, a $42 billion 10-year note, and a $25 billion 30-year bond.
- MarketsPast ArticleTuesday's Curve: 4.61% at Two Years, 4.95% at TenOn November 3 the ten-year par yield was 4.95 percent and the two-year was 4.61 percent. The gap is 0.34 percentage points.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleA Placeholder Is Not a 2027 LimitDraft Publication 571 for January 2027 prints the elective-deferral limit as a blank after $24,500. The published 2026 limit, from IR-2025-111, is still $24,500.
- MarketsPast ArticleMonday's Curve: 4.59% at Two Years, 4.91% at TenOn November 2 the ten-year par yield was 4.91 percent and the two-year was 4.59 percent. The gap is 0.32 percentage points.
- MarketsPast ArticleTreasury Estimates $618 Billion of Borrowing This QuarterThe November 2 announcement puts privately held net marketable borrowing at $618 billion for October–December, assuming an $850 billion cash balance at year-end.
- MarketsPast ArticleMonday Starts From Friday's 4.94% Ten-YearTreasury yields for November 2 have not been published. The last session, October 30, left the ten-year at 4.94 percent and the two-year at 4.56 percent.
- MarketsPast ArticleThe Latest WTI Print Is Still October 27The latest posted Cushing spot price for West Texas Intermediate is $103.37 a barrel, dated October 27.
- EconomyPast ArticleFour Days Later, the Range Is Still 3.75% to 4%The October 28 decision has not been amended. Inflation, in the statement's word, remains elevated. The September CPI index implies a 3.7 percent twelve-month change.
- BusinessPast ArticleA Firm Does Not Borrow at 4.94%Friday's ten-year yield is the government's rate. A line of credit is a bank's quote. The week begins with that distinction intact.
- TechPast ArticleAt 4.94%, a Long Project Has to Work HarderFriday's 4.94 percent ten-year yield raises the hurdle for projects that do not pay off until late in the decade.
- Personal FinancePast ArticleA 4.94% Ten-Year Does Not Set Your Savings RateFriday's long yield is a government borrowing cost. A bank deposit, a mortgage, and a Treasury bill are three other contracts.
- OpinionPast ArticleA Hold Is Not an All-ClearSeptember's unanimous increase and October's 10–2 pause can both be true. Neither document says inflation is finished.