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Asian Stocks Decline as Appetite for Risky Assets Ebbs

Oil prices hovered around multimonth highs, while market participants look to the Federal Reserve's coming interest-rate decision for direction.

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Two AI Chipmakers Make Up 34% of America's Earnings Boom

Ten companies-including Nvidia, Micron and other AI giants-account for roughly two-thirds of corporate profit growth.

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More than a third of S&P 500 companies are about to report earnings as market confidence sours

"With cautious to negative market sentiment, it could be a tricky week," one strategist says.

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Worried about this stock-market selloff? Relief may be coming after the midterms - no matter who wins.

The nine months between Election Day and June 30 have seen the S&P 500 deliver an average return of 15.5% going back to 1950.

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Here's the real signal to watch for the Fed's next move

Investors should focus not on the rate itself, but on where financial conditions are

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How France Became the Poster Child for Debt Woes

The EU's second-largest economy has emerged as the biggest victim of soaring global yields. Its troubles are like those of most other countries, only worse.

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How Trade Desk Rescued Executives' Stock Options From a Dive in the Share Price

CEO Jeff Green used his supervoting power to approve the repricing of options over opposition from outside investors.

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'Nonanswers' aren't working. This is what investors really need from the Fed.

What really matters to investors, economists say, is for Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh to prove he can successfully communicate the central bank's strategy.

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Moody's Keeps France's Credit Rating Unchanged

Moody's Ratings kept France's credit rating unchanged, despite a steady rise in its debts and the political fragmentation that has made it difficult to rein in borrowing.

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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Decisions From Fed, Other Central Banks in Focus

An interest-rate decision by the Federal Reserve will be the highlight of a busy week ahead.

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Tanker Carrying Russian Diesel Signals U.S. Port After Trump-Putin Deal

A tanker carrying Russian diesel intermittently signaled it was headed to the U.S., potentially marking a resumption of direct shipments amid Trump's push to increase fuel supplies to global markets.

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Forget Anthropic: Biotech Is Quietly Dominating the IPO Sphere

As investors wait for the Claude developer to file its official IPO paperwork, several biotechs are going public and doing just fine.

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October 26, 2026 01:00 ET (05:00 GMT)