Oil prices sink as OPEC+ hikes output, U.S. stock futures drop ahead of Fed meeting 
 

Oil prices sank Sunday while U.S. stock futures declined after the S&P 500 notched its longest winning streak in more than 20 years last week.

 
What Big Tech Earnings Taught Us-and Didn't-About Tariffs 
 

Tesla, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Amazon.com and Apple have all reported earnings over the last two weeks.

 
How Bad Is China's Economy? The Data Needed to Answer Is Vanishing 
 

Beijing has stopped publishing hundreds of statistics related to real estate, finance, unemployment and even soy sauce production, making it harder to know what's going on in the country.

 
BOE Set For Fourth Rate Cut And Opening Way to Faster Moves 
 

The Bank of England is expected to cut its key interest rate on Thursday, likely join a number of central banks responding to the prospect of weaker growth by cutting borrowing costs.

 
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed to Hold Rates, Could Signal Possible Cuts Ahead 
 

A decision by the Federal Reserve will be the highlight of the coming week, with rates expected to be left on hold and markets expected to focus on the likelihood of rate cuts in coming months as trade tariffs take their toll on the economy.

 
Corporate America Is Leaving More Jobs Unfilled 
 

Most employers aren't laying off workers, but many have paused hiring while the trade war plays out

 
Wall Street's second-quarter outlook sours, with bigger-than-normal forecast cuts 
 

Earnings Watch: Mattel and Ford will report, as markets rebound but look for trade-war clarity

 
Trump Downplays Economic Concerns as He Looks to Cut Trade Deals 
 

The president and his advisers are feeling somewhat more confident about the economy.

 
Why Trump - and investors - will probably be disappointed by the Fed this week 
 

The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to meet on May 6 and 7, and while the Fed isn't expected to cut interest rates, the meeting will likely be closely watched by both investors and President Donald Trump.

 
Stock Funds Showed Some Fight in April 
 

After a rough first quarter, large-cap growth funds were up 1.7% and gold funds soared. Plus: A Financial Flashback to the "flash crash" in 2010.

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