Hollywood’s new slate examines leading technology figures as polling reveals deep public concern about artificial intelligence and data centers, raising questions about whether powerful films could further reshape perceptions of the industry.
Trump’s committee will weigh mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook at a Nov. 5 hearing, but it cannot remove her. Any decision to fire the Fed governor rests with Trump and would likely provoke another prolonged Supreme Court fight.
Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of an underperformance claim lacking a meaningful benchmark, potentially strengthening Intel’s position and giving some 401(k) sponsors greater confidence to consider private investments despite continuing litigation concerns.
Trump’s Russian diesel agreement promises additional global supply and lower prices, but lawmakers, policy experts and Ukraine argue that easing restrictions contradicts recent sanctions and risks restoring revenue to Moscow during the war.
A sharp rise in the Treasury term premium is alarming Wall Street, with fiscal risks, geopolitical uncertainty and swelling debt supply threatening to keep longer dated interest rates restrictive even if expectations for Federal Reserve policy ease.
Pimco’s Dan Ivascyn says inflation concerns, expensive oil, growing public debt and forced bond selling could drive the 10 year Treasury yield to 6%, while even a move to 5.5% may pressure stocks and corporate credit.
Kalshi traders now assign a 75% chance that planned and operating data centers will exceed 5,100 before 2027, even as communities challenge projects over utility expenses, water consumption and development complications.
Judy Shelton is returning to federal economic policy as a Treasury counselor, advising Scott Bessent on currency matters and China after bipartisan Senate opposition blocked her nomination to the Federal Reserve board.
Global venture capital funding has already exceeded 2025’s level by 53%, creating a deep innovation pipeline that Jessica Rabe says can benefit public market investors and support a bullish long term outlook for US equities.
Britain must decide whether to match European Union tariffs on Chinese EVs as Chinese brands capture 28.1% of its market, with policymakers weighing access to Europe against possible retaliation from Beijing.
New York Fed researchers found tariffs raised prices across 67 categories of everyday goods that otherwise would have become cheaper, with consumers expected to continue facing elevated costs into 2027 despite lower tariff rates on many imports.
Amazon is replacing its inexpensive Fire tablets with Alexa branded models priced from $230 to $550, adding Android, artificial intelligence features and premium materials while ending production of the budget lineup.
Treasury yields approached multidecade highs after Christopher Waller called for additional rate increases, while investors prepared for a $22 billion auction of 30 year bonds and assessed jobless claims that came in below expectations.
New Treasury rules let companies and certain charities place publicly traded shares into children’s Trump Accounts, creating lessons in ownership and possible tax benefits while exposing recipients to concentration risk and a mandatory five year holding period.
Consumers raised their one year inflation outlook to 3.9% and expected spending growth to 5.5%, complicating the Federal Reserve’s policy debate as markets anticipate steady rates in October but substantially higher borrowing costs in five years.
Kristalina Georgieva warned France to contain borrowing and restore fiscal credibility as bond yields climb, violent student protests spread and the government seeks parliamentary support for spending cuts worth tens of billions of euros.