Economy

Panama Canal to Reduce Shipping as El Niño Strikes Vital Route

Further restrictions on shipping lane possible as Central America gripped by severe drought

CNBC Daily Open: Watching Iran's economy; a losing game for bonds

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. likely won't need to restart large-scale combat with Iran.

Japan's historic yen intervention has ‘turbo-charged’ the carry trade

Japan's historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving investors a better opportunity to put the carry trade back on.

Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.

Friday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

The Dow Industrials dropped 700 points on Thursday as Treasury yields resumed their climb and the Treasury Department's relief plan failed.

Cramer's lightning round: 'We don't want Celsius here'

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

Jim Cramer says there's an 'incredibly jarring gulf between stock prices and reality'

Worries about the state of the consumer, higher oil prices and elevated interest rates are overshadowing strong company fundamentals.

Fashion tech founder sentenced to prison for $300m fraud scheme

Christine Hunsicker, former CEO of CaaStle, gave investors falsified documents that overstated profit and cash reserves

Bond markets shrug off Treasury intervention, with yields rebounding

The market shrugged off the Treasury Department’s attempt to lower long-term bond yields, raising the question of what the Trump administration might do next.

Bessent's efforts in the Treasury market so far haven't worked. Here's what else he can try

Market experts showed skepticism at whether the push would succeed against a bevy of factors working against Treasurys.

Warsh Faces Fed Independence Test as Bessent Moves in on Central Bank's Turf

Bessent’s effort to tamp down long-term Treasury yields could force Warsh to clarify how far the Fed should go in coordinating on bonds and the balance sheet.

How higher bond yields can prove a stumbling block for the stock market

Bond yields were higher Thursday, erasing Wednesday's rally resulting from a Treasury Department change in its buyback policy.