Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his June testimony before Congress about the central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation of its ...

The investigation, which is said to center on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington, is an escalation of the president’s long-running pressure campaign on Jerome H. Powell.

Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) is extending Europe’s natural gas and power trading to 22 hours a day, in a major shift in the European energy markets aimed to align power and gas better with ...

As we wrap up 2025 and prepare to greet 2026, keep in mind what will be open and closed on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Here’s our quick guide. Charles Passy covers a variety of topics, ...

Inflation remains elevated, which would normally prevent further reductions, but the soaring unemployment rate is forcing the Fed's hand. Most policymakers at the Fed foresee at least one more ...

Gold and silver steadied at the beginning of the year after their best annual performances since 1979 as traders assessed the reweighting of a benchmark commodity index that starts next week. Bullion ...

New Year’s Day is celebrated on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. It is a federal holiday, and some supermarkets will close to give employees a fresh start to the new year. Some supermarkets are staying open, ...

Tuesday’s total option volume of 43.4 million contracts resulted in net open interest growth of 4.13 million calls and 3.55 million puts. NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Tesla (TSLA) and Apple (AAPL) saw ...

In early December, the Federal Reserve wrapped up the year with another quarter-point rate cut, the third of the year. This rate cut was welcome news for borrowers, as it helped drive down interest ...

When the spread between futures and spot gets distorted, it suggests there is dislocation in the market. With the massive surge in inventory, the open interest relative to physical stocks is actually ...

Brett Arends is an award-winning financial writer with many years experience writing about markets, economics and personal finance. He has received an individual award from the Society of American ...

From department stores to grocery stores, most retailers across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours. But there’s ...