Walmart may be the siren before an economic storm - at least that's what one financial expert believes. Economist Jim Paulsen calls his theory the 'Walmart Recession Signal' (WRS). When Walmart's stoc...
10.15.2026 aol.com , msn.com , yahoo.com and 2 sites
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s call for a “quieter” central bank is facing pushback from colleagues who see publ...
10.15.2026 reuters.com , yahoo.com , msn.com and 7 sites
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has a fantastic sense of humor. At a time when Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has turned central bank “forward guidance” into a banned phrase, the academy awar...
10.13.2026 hindustantimes.com , bloomberg.com and 1 sites
This has been a year packed with history-making moments on Wall Street. We've watched the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI -0. 34% ) , S&P 500 ( ^GSPC -1. 09% ) , and Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC -2. 1...
10.17.2026 yahoo.com , msn.com
The Social Security Administration announced today that benefits will rise 3. 6% in January 2027, increasing the average retired worker's monthly benefit by approximately $75. The increase is welcome, but it is not a raise. It compensates beneficiaries for inflation that has already occurred. The regular Social Security COLA boost comes as Congress approaches a consequential decision about Social Security's finances. The retirement trust fund is projected to exhaust its reserves in 2032. Senator...
10.14.2026 Yahoo.com
To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. Global debt crises follow a painful and familiar template. A rise in the cost of money reveals whose house is in order, ...
10.16.2026 Bloomberg.com
By Steve Goldstein Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the US Kevin Warsh (R) speaks alongside IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (L). Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh had an opportunity Thurs...
10.16.2026 Morningstar.com and 3 sites
The Precious Metals Crisis That Could Trigger A Global Financial Reckoning Authored by Milan Adams via Preppgroup , It ended, apparently, in the spring. Gold ran to a record in the last days of Januar...
10.16.2026 Zerohedge.com and 4 sites
America Looks Richer Than Ever. What Happens When The Fed’s Asset Bubble Bursts? Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan. com , It is now abundantly obvious that the FOMC and its clumsy rate-p...
10.14.2026 Zerohedge.com and 2 sites
Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance One of the more batshit insane developments in modern financial markets recently is that owning profitable, dividend-paying blue-chip companies somehow became an unfashionable investment strategy. What started with A...
10.14.2026 Zerohedge.com