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June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.30%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.20% this morning as market participants pinned hopes on talks in Washington to resolve the deadlock on raising the U.S. debt ceiling.

Defying sharp rate hikes, unemployment stays low and consumers resilient.

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.23%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.11% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session lower as market participants worried about whether the outcome of the U.S. debt ceiling talks would result in staving off…

The S&P 500 (SPY) seems to be going nowhere. But that does not mean there is nothing happening. Nor does it mean there is not money to be made in this market. Listen up to Steve Reitmeister’s most recent market commentary lighting the path to investment profits even when the…

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.63%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IU ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.09%. Stock indexes Tuesday settled mixed, with the Dow Jones...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.12%. The dollar saw support from stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing production and NAHB housing reports, which pushed T-note yields higher. In addition, hawkish Fed comments Tuesday from Chicago Fed President Goolsbee and Richmond Fed President Barkin gave the dollar a boost. Weakness...

Convening war rooms, planning speedy bailouts and raising house-on-fire alarm bells: Those are a few of the ways the biggest banks and financial regulators are preparing for a potential default on U.S. debt.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Amid a high-interest rate environment, finance companies seem well-positioned to boost their profit margins. Hence, fundamentally strong financial stocks, EZCORP, Inc. (EZPW) and Regional Management (RM), could be smart investments now to garner significant returns in the foreseeable future. Read on….

Surging car prices and high interest rates are forcing more and more Americans to delay new vehicle purchases.

Despite assurances by federal regulators, depositors and investors remain wary of the U.S. banking sector’s risks. Amid this uncertainty, fundamentally strong foreign banking names could be worth investing in to take advantage of rising interest rates worldwide. To that end, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Banco do Brasil (BDORY), and…