by Richard Garrett | May 20, 2026 | Economy
A growing number of veteran Wall Street analysts are drawing uncomfortable parallels between the current AI-driven stock market rally and the final months of the dot-com bubble, raising questions about whether investors are once again getting ahead of themselves at...
by Richard Garrett | May 18, 2026 | Economy
President Donald Trump has told Americans that the inflation pain from the Iran war will be short-lived, but two back-to-back inflation reports released this week tell a different story, and the bond market is beginning to signal the same concern. Wednesday’s...
by Richard Garrett | May 18, 2026 | Economy
American workers are losing ground on their paychecks for the first time since 2023 as inflation accelerated sharply in April, driven by rising energy costs, higher food prices, and housing-related increases that combined to push the annual inflation rate to its...
by Richard Garrett | May 15, 2026 | Economy
Oil prices pushed sharply higher as the ceasefire between the United States and Iran showed renewed signs of strain, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining essentially closed to commercial traffic and global oil inventories racing toward critically low levels. Brent...
by Richard Garrett | May 14, 2026 | Economy
U.S. stock markets pulled back on Monday after a turbulent weekend of events reignited tensions between Washington and Tehran, raising fresh doubts about the durability of peace talks and sending investors back into a cautious defensive posture. The Nasdaq Composite...
by Richard Garrett | May 14, 2026 | Economy
Oil prices dropped sharply on Friday after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open,” triggering a significant rally in energy markets that had been under severe strain since the conflict began nearly seven weeks ago....
