U.S. Stock Futures Mixed Amid Trade Deals and Disputes
U.S. stock futures were mixed, with health-insurers down after WSJ report. Trade deals and trade disputes also were in focus.
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EU and India Reach Free-Trade Deal as World Responds to Trump Tariffs
The agreement is both economies' largest and will link almost two billion consumers.
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Fed Set to Pause Rate Cuts, With No Clear Path to Resuming
Officials, who are meeting this week, are divided over when the inflation data will justify further reductions.
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Trump Administration Proposes Keeping Steady the Rates Medicare Pays Insurers
The proposal for a .09% average rate increase is less than what Wall Street expected and will probably hurt health-insurer stocks.
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Trump Threat on South Korea Jolts Trade Partners Who Thought They Had Deals
Trump has sowed doubts about the staying power of his trade deals after vowing to resurrect tariffs on Seoul despite an accord.
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Stung by Trump, America's Top Trading Partners Shift Gaze to China
America's postwar allies are weighing closer ties to Beijing as they scour the globe for alternative markets.
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Private Equity Braces for Major Changes in 401(k) Investing Rules
The industry awaits new federal guidance and a Supreme Court ruling to see if either will finally unlock access to individual retirement accounts.
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Trump's High-Stakes Bid to Dole Out $100 Billion More in Tax Refunds
The Republican strategy puts pressure on a shrunken IRS to get cash out quickly-and bets on taxpayers to return the favor in midterm elections this fall.
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A Year After the DeepSeek Crash, Markets Face a New Chinese AI Threat
The company took down the artificial-intelligence market in early 2025. A year on, there is still reason to pay attention to Chinese AI.
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Wall Street Is Fixated on a Possible Yen Intervention
A "rate check" by U.S. officials has boosted the Japanese currency.
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BlackRock's Rieder is Favored by Traders to Lead the Fed. Has Trump Found a Goldilocks Candidate?
Rick Rieder, who oversees $2.7 trillion at BlackRock, has vaulted to No. 1 in betting markets as President Donald Trump's pick for Fed chair. Credit his ideas, experience, and Wall Street fan club.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 27, 2026 07:00 ET (12:00 GMT)
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