U.S. Stocks Fall on Fears AI Companies, Fed Will Slam the Brakes
U.S. stocks fell after Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in artificial-intelligence development and as another increase in oil futures triggered interest-rate worries.
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Wall Street Confronts Prospect of a New Era After Treasury Yield Hits 5%
Investors weigh whether the 10-year note's yield will decisively break through the threshold, creating borrowing environments like in the past.
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Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here
Trump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron's Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low, with no respite in sight.
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Hedge Funds Are the Wild Card in the Turbulent Bond Market
A pullback by pension funds in Treasurys has created a void filled by hedge funds, and the New York Fed is asking about the potential risks.
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Warsh's Arrival Ended Trump's War With the Fed. A Rate Hike Would Test the Truce.
The current Fed chairman criticized the central bank last year for moving too slowly to cut rates. Investors now expect him to start taking those cuts back.
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EPA to Roll Back Power-Plant Emission Rules
The move would unwind Biden-era policies to crack down on pollution from coal and newly built natural-gas-fired power plants.
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AI doomsday fears are arriving at the worst possible time for the stock market
The latest cracks in the AI trade are emerging at a particularly troubling time for investors.
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Chip stocks were a safe AI play. Now they've turned into the market's pain trade.
A slowdown in the pace of AI development wouldn't necessary dent spending, but there are other reasons semiconductor investors may want to take a measured approach.
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The Fed may be on the verge of a serious mistake, prominent economists warn
Some economists are calling on the central bank to wait before raising interest rates, out of concern the economy may be vulnerable beneath the surface.
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Canada Inflation Steady at 3% in August
The country's consumer-price index slipped 0.1% in August, holding the annual rate of inflation at 3%, Statistics Canada said.
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Why Mortgage Bonds Are at Risk if Rates Rise-and if They Fall
There are fewer people sitting on ultracheap mortgages than you might think.
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BOE Expected to Hold Key Rate, Slow Down Quantitative Tightening
Economists think the bank's monetary-policy committee will strike a hawkish tone, noting that energy prices have climbed since the last policy meeting.
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Trump Sees Race Against China as Key Issue on AI Regulation
The president defended light regulation and stressed the need to keep the lead as tech executives are raising alarms about breakneck development.