Economy

A new Fed tightening cycle may have just begun. If that’s the case, buckle up

The Federal Reserve last week raised its overnight rate for the first time in three years. That could mean bad news for stocks near term.

These Gen Z-Approved Investment Funds Are Having a Moment—What Investors Should Know

Themed ETFs for industries like AI and energy are coming back into favor and are especially popular with Gen Z investors. Here are a few tips to keep in mind.

How much is being close to your favorite artist worth? Superfans are reshaping the concert industry

Some admit to spending thousands of dollars for barricade spots and other VIP perks at concerts, which is slowly becoming common

All the signs say another financial crisis is coming. Here’s why we need to prepare for it now

War, AI disruption and markets in turmoil: the warnings are all there. But lessons from the 2008 crash could help us

‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companies

Tariffs, fuel prices and interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses.

Chinese biopharma stocks jump as U.S. weighs keeping door open to drug deals

Chinese biopharma stocks rose on Monday after a report that the U.S. may continue to allow most drug licensing deals with Chinese firms.

‘It’s unrecognizable’: How being a tax haven has changed Jersey

While global billionaires and multinational companies have been lured to its shores, many islanders feel left behind and priced out, with food bank use increasing

Oil falls as crude flows remain 'surprisingly strong'

Oil fell Monday, as traders keep watch for a recovery in shipments from Saudi Arabia, even as Mideast tensions continue to escalate.

Here are the 3 big things we're watching in the stock market this week

The week ahead is light on macroeconomic data, but investors can still expect plenty of market-moving headlines.

Stock futures rise slightly after Dow posts third straight losing week: Live updates

Wall Street is coming off a mixed week for the major averages.

An economic departure from the GOP's recent free-market traditions

Vice President JD Vance has said American right-of-center economic policy is now “much more Alexander Hamilton than it is Milton Friedman,” and he has called that shift “obviously a good thing.” Friedman’s tradition treated markets as the default and government intervention as the exception requiring justification. Hamilton’s tradition treated a strong central government as the engine of economic development, from national banks to tariffs to direct subsidies. Vance is naming his preference and endorsing it.

Bessent meets with Chinese counterpart ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Updated on: September 20, 2026 / 9:16 PM EDT / CBS News