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Stocks & Wall Street

The S&P 500 is 1% from an all-time high — but the CAPE ratio just hit 39, the highest level since the year 2000

The S&P 500 closed at 5,958 on May 5, 2026, finishing the first full week of the month within roughly 1% of its all-time high...

Stocks & Wall Street

Micron started shipping a 245-terabyte SSD — one drive that holds what used to fill 82 server racks — and the stock surged 11% to an all-time high

Micron Technology began commercial shipments of a 245-terabyte solid-state drive in March 2026, a single storage unit the company says can replace roughly 82 server...

Stocks & Wall Street

Pinterest surged 20% after earnings — the fastest sales growth since 2024 — while Shopify dropped 7% despite beating revenue by $80 million

Pinterest and Shopify both reported first-quarter earnings on the same day in May 2026. Both beat expectations. One stock jumped 20%. The other fell 7%....

Economy & The Fed

Kevin Warsh’s Fed chair vote could be the most partisan in history — and it’s happening 4 days before Powell’s term expires

Every Republican voted yes. Every Democrat voted no. And just like that, on April 29, 2026, Kevin Warsh became the first Federal Reserve chair nominee...

Stocks & Wall Street

Intel hit an all-time high after Apple opened talks to use it as a chip supplier — the same company that traded at $18 two years ago

In the spring of 2024, Intel’s stock was hovering near $18 a share. The company had lost Apple as a chip customer, fallen a generation...

Cost of Living

California’s gas just crossed $6.11 on average — some counties hit $7 a gallon — and Newsom is calling it “Trump’s Iran war tax”

Filling up a mid-size sedan in California now costs north of $90. The statewide average price of regular gasoline crossed $6.11 per gallon in late...

Bank Accounts & Fees

High-yield savings accounts still pay up to 4.10% APY — the Fed hasn’t cut rates once this year, and markets now expect zero cuts for all of 2026

The Federal Reserve has met three times in 2026. Three times, it left interest rates exactly where they were. And three times, the best online...

Mortgages & Rates

Mortgage rates held at 6.20% this week — half a point lower than last May — but Iran-driven inflation could push them higher before summer ends

Mortgage rates held at 6.20% this week — half a point lower than last May — but Iran-driven inflation could push them higher before summer...

Government & Policy

Consumers are suing Costco, Nintendo, and Temu to get a share of tariff refunds — legal experts say the lawsuits are nearly impossible to win

A Costco member in California wants her money back. Not from Costco, exactly, but from the tariffs she believes inflated the price of imported goods...

Economy & The Fed

Gold dropped 1.4% after Trump’s “Project Freedom” announcement — but oil surged 6% the same day, which means the inflation trade isn’t going anywhere

President Donald Trump’s naval escort mission through the Strait of Hormuz launched with a bold name and a messy first week. On the day the...

Stocks & Wall Street

The S&P 500 gained 10% in April — its best month since November 2020 — but the CAPE ratio just hit 39, the highest since the dot-com peak

The S&P 500 closed April 2026 with a gain of roughly 10%, its strongest single month since November 2020, and finished the final trading session...

Economy & The Fed

Moody’s says sustained $125 oil triggers a global recession — Brent just hit $114, and the S&P 500 is still sitting near an all-time high

The S&P 500 pushed to a fresh record in late May 2026, buoyed by a run of first-quarter earnings that gave Wall Street little reason...

Government & Policy

$166 billion in tariff refunds start going to businesses this week — and zero of 25 CFOs surveyed plan to share a cent with customers

The federal government started wiring money back to American importers the week of May 19, 2026. Not small checks. Roughly $166 billion worth, the result...

Government & Policy

The first tariff refund checks land around May 11 — but every CEO surveyed says they won’t pass the savings to customers

The federal government is preparing to return billions of dollars in tariff payments that the Supreme Court ruled were illegally collected. The first refund checks...

Social Security & Medicare

DOGE built a Medicare portal to help seniors — then left providers’ Social Security numbers in a public database for weeks

For weeks this spring, the Social Security numbers of healthcare providers who treat Medicare Advantage patients were sitting in a publicly accessible government database, exposed...

Cost of Living

Fares jumped 23% on every route Spirit used to fly — budget air travel in America may have died with the airline

The cheapest seat on the Fort Lauderdale-to-San Juan route used to cost around $49 each way. Spirit Airlines sold thousands of them every week, packing...

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