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The U.S. biodiesel industry, still recovering from one of its most difficult years, will have a hard time ramping up production fast enough this year to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's most ambitious biofuel blending mandates on record.
US stock benchmarks are once again moving in different directions, with traditional sectors picking up momentum and highly priced tech retreating. Record earnings in defensive blue chips bring back the hype for the Dow Jones.
Billionaire Bill Ackman on Thursday blamed retail investors for the roughly 18% drop in his newly listed closed-end fund's stock price a day earlier, adding that he expects shares to rebound.
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets effective immediately. The move came amid rising concern about insider trading on prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, and about event contracts that can involve death or violence.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett joins 'Varney & Co.' to discuss the Fed's independence, Jerome Powell's future at the central bank and the state of the economy. 00:00 Jerome Powell's 'Unusual' Fed Decision 01:00 The Future of Rate Cuts & Fed Independence 02:20 Voter Sentiment, Economic Data & Gas Price Concerns 03:50 When Will Oil & Gas Prices Come Down?
The first full week of May will bring a slew of employment data.
In the 12 months through March, PCE inflation shot up 3.5%, the biggest rise since May 2023 and above the Fed's 2% target.
The US economy accelerated at the start of 2026, expanding at a modest 2% pace from January through March after recovering from last fall's 43-day federal government shutdown. But the outlook is clouded by the Iran war.
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday finalized regulations to replace a Biden-era requirement for banks to collect demographic data on small business borrowers, according to a Federal Register notice.
From macro to crypto, Thursday's Big Picture panel from @CharlesSchwab features a broad swath of market takeaways. Joe Mazzola breaks down the latest inflation data, AI capex spending from Mag 7 names and the FOMC's decision to stand put on rates.
The major large-cap US indices (S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Dow) were lower in the first quarter of 2026 along with growth indices which were also lower across the market cap spectrum. Economic data continued to support the narrative of a resilient economy, with the unemployment rate ticking down to 4.
The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) is in a whipsaw trajectory, trading between 17.32 and 18.73 in today's session alone, a range of 8.2% in this uncertain market climate.
Investors might want to eye oversold stocks like SAP and Rheinmetall, both plays on tech and defense.
Major central banks left interest rates unchanged this week but warned that they could raise them soon to prevent a jump in energy prices, caused by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, spilling over into a surge in broader inflation.
The tech megacaps like Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon raised 2026 capex, as expected. Unlike prior cycles, this increase is subtly different.
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to advance a proposal to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras and computers for use in the United States.
Demographic shifts and low affordability are driving a surge in vacant single-family homes and "accidental landlords," especially in former hot markets. PIK loans and "extend & pretend" practices are masking true default rates in private credit, with over a third of software borrower agreements now allowing PIK.
Investors were already uneasy last quarter when Alphabet, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms and Microsoft announced plans to spend a cumulative $650 billion on artificial intelligence in 2026. So when three of the four hyperscalers shared plans to spend even more on Wednesday, those concerns were amplified.
Top hyperscalers—Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet—posted strong earnings and guidance, but surging CapEx raises ROI and sustainability concerns. CapEx projections for 2026 have already been surpassed, with over $700B now expected from these four companies alone.
The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index declined by 0.6% in March, reversing a February increase.