U.S. Stocks Slip, Oil Rises on Fresh Tanker Attack
U.S. stocks fell for a second day in a row, with the Nasdaq composite leading indexes lower.
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Tanker Attacks Push Deeper Into Gulf, Rattle Oil Markets
A strike near Qatar, far from the usual flashpoint at the Strait of Hormuz, raises fears of wider disruptions.
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U.S. Deficit Clocks In Just Under $2 Trillion
U.S. finances are stuck in a rut that alarms policymakers but hasn't moved them to change course.
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Trump Says U.S. Won't Resume Strikes on Iran Before Midterms
The president cited "productive discussions" with Tehran.
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U.S. Treasury Yields, Eurozone Bond Yields Rise Relentlessly
Treasury and eurozone government bond yields rose Thursday, with U.S. borrowing costs hovering just shy of the multidecade highs reached during Wednesday's session.
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U.S. Interest Rates Could Rise Over Next Six to Nine Months, Fed's Musalem Says
Speaking at a Bloomberg conference on fixed income, Musalem said the Fed is focused on bringing inflation back to the central bank's 2% target in a timely manner, which he described as roughly 18 months.
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How 7.4% Mortgages Are Giving Buyers Leverage in a Stuck Housing Market
The highest mortgage rates in three years are putting pressure on home prices in some metro areas where the market is starting to tilt toward buyers.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Slide Yet Again
The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 197,000 in the week through Oct. 3, lower than the revised 199,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said.
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China Is Offering Half Measures to Its Mounting Economic Problems
Beijing is pursuing big technological advances while shunning painful policy measures needed to fix the broader economy.
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German Exports Fall Further, Clouding Picture of Resilience
The result points to volatility in international demand and dims hopes that trade will underpin the country's economic growth this year.
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Brent Gains More Than 4% on U.S.-Iran Tensions, Hurricane Isaias
Prices jumped as traders weighed intensifying Persian Gulf shipping risks and U.S.-Iran tensions alongside U.S. offshore production shut-ins ahead of Hurricane Isaias.
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Oil Majors Cut Production in Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Isaias Strengthens
Chevron, Shell and Harbour Energy have begun curbing production and evacuating personnel from offshore facilities as the region braces for the hurricane.
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Fed's Waller Sees Multiple Rate Increases Ahead to Cool Inflation
In prepared remarks at the Istanbul Economic Forum, Christopher Waller said the economic data underscoring the need for interest-rate increases hasn't shifted much.
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AI Investment Boom to Drive Fastest Global Trade Growth Since Financial Crisis, WTO Forecasts
The Geneva-based body raised its growth forecast for the global trade in goods this year to 3.9% from 1.9%, and lifted its projection for next year to 4.1% from 2.6%.
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Investors Wary of Dedicated Power Projects for Data Centers
Strict requirements for round-the-clock power create contractual risks for 'behind-the-meter' project developers, infrastructure investors say.