Thursday, August 14, 2025
Evening
- S&P 500 futures are little changed after benchmark notches another all-time high: Live updates
- Trump administration in talks to take Intel stake, reports say
- Inflation or jobs: Federal Reserve officials are divided over competing concerns
- Fed Chair Powell to speak Aug 22 amid speculation on rate cuts, replacement
- California is moving forward with a partisan redistricting effort to counter Texas’ move
- Potential Fed chair pick David Zervos of Jefferies backs aggressive interest rate cuts
- Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York.
- The U.S. Is Discussing Taking a Stake in Intel
- Noonan: Why ‘The Gilded Age’ Resonates in 2025
- Donald Trump’s 100% tariff threat looms over chip sector despite relief for Apple
Afternoon
- Dow falls for the first day in three after hot inflation data: Live updates
- US applications for jobless benefits fell last week and remain in historically healthy range
- Why hotter-than-expected wholesale prices make the Fed’s September rate cut decision harder
- Bessent Says He’s Not Pushing Fed Cuts, Just Touting Models
- Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since October
- Trump's debanking order could create headaches for banks, sources say
- Fed’s Musalem Says Too Early to Make a Call on September Rate
- Junk-Rated Debt Boom Faces Investor Fatigue as Some Deals Stall
- S&P 500 Margins at Risk as Producer Costs Outrun Consumer Prices
- Trump, Witkoff Sons Test Limits of Crypto Hoarding With New Deal
- US wholesale prices jump 3.3% as Trump trade war hits economy
- AI is having some relationship issues
General
- Stocks take a hit after July’s wholesale inflation is much hotter than expected: Live updates
- U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher
- Trump’s friendly-to-frustrated relationship with Putin takes the spotlight at the Alaska summit
- Trump Signals Tough Stance With Putin Ahead of Alaska Summit
- Fed's Daly says 50 basis point rate cut next month doesn't seem warranted, WSJ reports
- Bessent says BOJ is 'behind the curve' on inflation, likely to hike rates, in Bloomberg interview
- Despite cooler-than-expected CPI, economists agree higher prices are coming
- Trump-fueled crypto frenzy sparks rush to Wall Street IPOs
- More US companies skip lender consent to add on debt, Moody's says
- DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7
- D.C. religious leaders blast Trump crackdown as 24/7 federal patrols ramp up
- Defending Trump’s Orders Leaves DOJ Lawyers Showing Strain, Seeking Delays
- US to explore cooperation with Pakistan on critical minerals, hydrocarbons
- Bessent Says He’s Not Pushing Fed Cuts, Just Highlighting Models
- Private Equity Funds Traded in London Hint at Hidden 401(k) Risk
- Manhattan Apartment Hunters Face Record Rents and Bidding Wars
- Ukraine Hits Another Key Russia Refinery in Flurry of Attacks
- China Bond Rout Deepens as Rally in Local Stocks Gathers Steam
- China’s Rare Lending Slump Feeds Worry on Slower Economic Growth
- China Mulls Asking Firms Run by Central Government to Buy Homes
- Viktor Orban’s Grip on Hungary Is Slipping With No Help From Trump
- Fed Faces High Bar for Big Cuts Despite White House Pressure
- Big Tech’s A.I. Boom Is Reordering the U.S. Power Grid
- Why Trump’s Pay-for-Play Chips Deal May Not Be the Last
- Americans’ 401(k)s Are More Tied to Stocks Than Ever
- Blue States Hunt for Ways to Wring More Taxes From the Wealthy
- Why Putin Wants All of Donetsk in Ukraine
- The U.S. Alcohol Industry Is Reeling From Canada’s Booze Boycott
- Feeling Especially Hot and Sticky This Summer? Now There’s a Metric for That
- Scott Bessent says Japan is ‘behind the curve’ on interest rates
- Rating and slating all the Fed chair candidates
- Who pays for the $3tn AI building boom?
- DeepSeek’s launch of new AI model delayed by Huawei chip issues
- US oil producers say Opec ‘price war’ will halt shale boom
- French borrowing costs close in on Italy’s as investors fret over debts