Martin Baccardax

Lou Holtz, the legendary Notre Dame coach who led the undefeated Fighting Irish to the 1988 national championship, always played to win..

Stocks have navigated a surge in oil prices. a meltdown in the bond market, another trade fight with Canada, and questions over the AI trade. Throw in the midterm elections, too.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s support for the yen seems to have stuck. It could create a problem for stocks.

The yen extended gains against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, rising to the highest levels since mid-February, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared he was “the house” in foreign current markets and dared traders to bet against him. Bessent, speaking at an event at Southern Methodist Unive

Round numbers draw a lot of attention in financial markets, but none more so than when oil tops $100 a barrel, a threshold investors have only had to navigate on three sustained occasions over the past three decades.

Round numbers draw a lot of attention in financial markets, but none more so than when oil tops $100 a barrel, a threshold investors have only had to navigate on three sustained occasions over the past three decades. “The round number matters less than what it signals,” said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial. Brent crude futures for September delivery, the global pricing benchmark, topped the $101 a barrel level in Wednesday trading, marking a staggering 40% surge since the start of July.

U.S. Treasury bond markets were unmoved by a promise from President Donald Trump to pay a $1 trillion dividend tied to Republicans winning in November’s midterm elections. The president, speaking at a rally in Dallas aimed at bolstering support for Republican candidates heading into House and Senat

Markets are betting on Fed hike next week. But there’s still a lot left to decide before Warsh follows suit.

Stocks found some certainty on Friday from a new inflation report that was strong enough to cement bets on a Fed rate hike next week.

The market is stuck in neutral and there are still plenty of big risks to worry about.