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Small business owners are less optimistic than they've been in months. Gas prices are a big reason why
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Small business owners are less optimistic than they've been in months. Gas prices are a big reason why

Soaring fuel prices are driving inflation fears among small business owners, who are pulling back on hiring and capital spending plans…
Kroger's $35 fill-up deal goes after Costco's gas crown
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Kroger's $35 fill-up deal goes after Costco's gas crown

Kroger and Costco both want to use cheap gas to get customers to their stores because gas prices have reached a tipping point that has impacted consumer spendin…
5 reasons why the SpaceX IPO could be an absolute dud
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5 reasons why the SpaceX IPO could be an absolute dud

I've watched plenty of hyped IPOs march to market with a great story and a shaky balance sheet. Few have arrived with as much noise as SpaceX. Elon Musk's compa…
Cracker Barrel posted better-than-expected results and raised its full-year forecast
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Cracker Barrel posted better-than-expected results and raised its full-year forecast

The restaurant chain posted adjusted earnings of 29 cents a share, well ahead of analyst expectations for a loss…
Leading auto CEO lays out USMCA strategy ahead of July deadline
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Leading auto CEO lays out USMCA strategy ahead of July deadline

The trade disruption and inflation caused by President Donald Trump's global trade war that began last year could pale in comparison to what happens once the U.…
What is an anti-theft backpack, and why are they a travel necessity?
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What is an anti-theft backpack, and why are they a travel necessity?

You'll have security and peace of mind with this accessory upgrade.…
Why you should buy your employer’s shares
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Why you should buy your employer’s shares

Even though doing so flies in the face of most financial advice…
Why supply shocks are a trap for commodity investors
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Why supply shocks are a trap for commodity investors

Lessons from lithium’s fake rally…
Why American bondholders are jumpy about inflation
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Why American bondholders are jumpy about inflation

The Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates in tricky circumstances…
Why European workers need to switch jobs
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Why European workers need to switch jobs

The continent’s labour market is ill-suited to an age of disruption…
How to spot a genius
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How to spot a genius

In an age of artificial intelligence, the human kind is increasingly important…
The eccentric investment strategy that beats the rest
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The eccentric investment strategy that beats the rest

Introducing the 25/25/25/25 portfolio…
Why Donald Trump’s tariffs are failing to break global trade
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Why Donald Trump’s tariffs are failing to break global trade

Six months on from “Liberation Day”, things look surprisingly rosy…
Front-line economics: lessons from Russia’s neighbours
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Front-line economics: lessons from Russia’s neighbours

How to survive on the border of war…
America’s bankers are riding high. Why are they so worried?
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America’s bankers are riding high. Why are they so worried?

Their latest earnings do not represent unalloyed good news…
Why Wall Street is fearful of more lending blow-ups
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Why Wall Street is fearful of more lending blow-ups

Both banks and private-markets giants are on cockroach-watch…
Why investors still don’t believe in Argentina
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Why investors still don’t believe in Argentina

Despite the best efforts of Donald Trump and Scott Bessent…
The new globalisation paradox
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The new globalisation paradox

In the age of Donald Trump, national autonomy requires deeper integration. Brazil shows why…
Why Wall Street won’t see the next crash coming
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Why Wall Street won’t see the next crash coming

Even the best traders struggle to predict sudden jumps in volatility…
Why investors are increasingly fatalistic
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Why investors are increasingly fatalistic

Everyone knows share prices have a long way to fall. Even so, getting out now might be a mistake…
How to short the bubbliest firms
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How to short the bubbliest firms

Private markets present fearsome challenges…
Why worries about American job losses are overstated
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Why worries about American job losses are overstated

Bosses, investors, policymakers—all are fearful of a jobs-pocalypse…
How to spot a bubble bursting
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How to spot a bubble bursting

Forget valuations. Look out for search-engine hits and fund managers getting fired…
Bitcoin has plunged. Strategy Inc is an early victim
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Bitcoin has plunged. Strategy Inc is an early victim

It holds 3% of the world’s total supply…
How to interpret the pain at the edge of America’s labour market
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How to interpret the pain at the edge of America’s labour market

In the past it has foretold wider weakness. This time may be different…
Why Europe’s biggest pension funds are dumping government bonds
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Why Europe’s biggest pension funds are dumping government bonds

Dutch reforms will push up borrowing costs across the continent…
Why America’s bond market just keeps winning
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Why America’s bond market just keeps winning

Vigilantes have shrugged off ballooning debt and attacks on the Fed…
Why is the yen still so weak?
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Why is the yen still so weak?

Newly alluring yields on Japanese bonds have not propped up the currency…
Why the dollar may have much further to fall
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Why the dollar may have much further to fall

It is hard to be a safe haven when trouble starts at home…
How to hedge a bubble, AI edition
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How to hedge a bubble, AI edition

Protecting your portfolio from a crash looks harder than ever…