WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week
Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Mary O'Grady, Mene Ukueberuwa and Jillian Melchior. Images: Shutterstock/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly
Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Mary O'Grady, Mene Ukueberuwa and Jillian Melchior. Images: Shutterstock/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly
March data released Friday confirmed the Federal Reserve still has more work ahead to slow the pace of inflation. In the previous three months, the PCE price index rose less than 0.1% on average. The annual increase in inflation has come in between 2.4% and 2.6% for four straight months through March, versus the Fed’s 2% target.
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data for March aligned with forecasts, registering a 0.3% increase on a month-over-month basis and a 2.7% rise year-over-year. Yahoo Finance's Fed Reporter Jennifer Schonberger sheds light on how this figure could impact Federal Reserve rate cut expectations. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Angel Smith
The former president’s criminal hush money is set to resume in Manhattan Friday when former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker returns to the witness stand to face cross-examination by the defense.
A tabloid boss claimed that Donald Trump invited him to a “thank-you dinner” at the White House in return for covering up his alleged infidelities.
Once unthinkable, the pioneering production marks the latest cultural expansion in the desert kingdom.
A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors’ case file against Tate met the legal criteria but did not set a date for the trial to begin. Tate’s spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, said the ruling will be appealed.
The Scottish Green co-leader said there is now a ‘lack of trust’ towards the First Minister after he ended a powersharing deal.
The Google parent posts earnings ahead of expectations, helped in part by AI-driven demand for cloud computing.
NEW YORK (AP) — Strong gains for Alphabet and Microsoft have the U.S. stock market on track for its first winning week in the last four. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% early Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat, and the Nasdaq composite was up 1.2%. Google’s parent company jumped more than 10% after breezing past analysts’ expectations for profit last quarter. Stocks have been under pressure this month as hopes wither for multiple cuts to interest rates this year. Another report added to the
LONDON (AP) — TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new legislation threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world. TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries and from government-issued devices in a number of others, due to official worries that the app poses privacy and cybersecurity concerns. Those fears are reflec
Genesis updated the GV70 for 2026 with subtle exterior design updates and new tech features, including a 27-inch OLED screen on the dashboard.
Alibaba stock rose on Friday amid its longest winning streak in a year, but investors shouldn’t be too excited: shares in the Chinese tech giant are still near multiyear lows, with lots of reason for caution even as the bull case looks exciting. Shares in Alibaba rose 2% in U.S. premarket trading on Friday, with the stock on track for its seventh consecutive day in the green. Alibaba stock is down more than 75% from its late-2020 record high.
The three-legged hedgehog was rescued and taken to Digby's Hedgehog Rescue.
The global transition to clean energy is accelerating, with a significant focus on electric vehicles ...
The Russian and Turkish flags were lowered on Friday to mark the closure of a centre set up to monitor a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, as Russian peacekeepers ended a multi-year deployment in the strategic South Caucasus region. Nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeeping troops were dispatched to the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in November 2020 under a Moscow-brokered deal that halted six weeks of fighting between Azerbaijani and ethnic Armenian forces. Despite the deployment, Azerbaijan retook Karabakh by force in September last year, a move which triggered an exodus of at least 100,000 ethnic Armenians living there and the arrest of the breakaway area's ethnic Armenian leaders.
Magnificent Seven stocks, including AI leader Nvidia, are among the best stocks to watch in today's stock market.
About one in five samples of commercial milk in the U.S. tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national survey, with a greater proportion coming from areas with infected herds, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Eight states in the U.S. have confirmed cases of bird flu in dairy cattle, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Stocks started Friday higher, bouncing back from Thursday's selloff, after the latest inflation data failed to overshadow upbeat earnings from big tech. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat shortly after the market open. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.1%.
Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice looked so loved up alongside a photo with his new girlfriend. See photo.
Months after the death of the other surviving original member of the group Denny Laine, The Moody Blues keyboardist Mike Pinder has died aged 82.