Economy

These names on Josh Brown's best stocks list showed strength during last week's volatility. One is forming a 'golden cross'

Josh Brown and Sean Russo take a look at the stocks that were strong despite last week's wild swings.

4 ways to have your credit card debt forgiven this February

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Damning EU report lays bare bloc’s ‘dangerous dependence’ on critical mineral imports

Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earths

Trump administration looks to create $12 billion critical mineral reserve

President Donald Trump is set to launch a multibillion-dollar strategic critical minerals stockpile to further reduce the United States’s reliance on China for rare earths and other metals crucial to developing artificial intelligence, batteries, jet engines, and smartphones.

Strategy slides after bitcoin briefly dips below crypto firm's key breakeven level

Bitcoin fell as low as about $74,500 early Monday, dipping below Strategy's average purchase price of $76,052 per token.

The risk-reward on this payments stock looks attractive. How to trade it using a risk reversal options trade

Options trader Michael Khouw breaks down this call spread risk reversal on this payments name.

What are today's mortgage interest rates: February 2, 2026?

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Women say caregiving and child care costs are the No. 1 reason they quit the workforce last year, according to new data

Women say caregiving needs, including child care costs, and low pay led them to quit their jobs last year.

Rare earth miners jump as Trump is eyeing mineral stockpile to reduce China dependence

Trump's move is aimed at cutting America's dependence on China for materials essential to electric vehicles, defense systems and advanced technology.

From PopMart to JD.com: Britain and China rush to forge business deals as diplomatic thaw takes hold

Chinese firms moved to pledge hundreds of millions of investment in the U.K. as Starmer's visit to China spurred a flurry of business deals and money flows.

Gas prices: Slight increase at the pumps to begin February

The national average price for a gallon of regular gas increased slightly to $2.875 to begin February. Monday’s price at the pumps was a minimal increase from Sunday, the first of the new month, when regular gas was $2.87 per gallon.

Treasury yields tick higher on strong U.S. data; traders weigh Warsh Fed pick

U.S. Treasury yields were higher Monday as market watchers continued to weigh President Donald Trump naming Kevin Warsh as his pick for the next Fed chair.