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Warsh raises stakes for Fed’s next meeting, and other takeaways from Jackson Hole conference PBS

“We are reluctant to pay a financial adviser 2% of assets — roughly $160,000 per year.”

     This week, I speak with David Booth, founder and chairman at Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) and author of the new book, Stay Calm. We discuss his time at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he was the research assistant to American economist and Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama, before leaving to start DFA. We also discuss his embrace of the uncertainty of markets and the importance of staying the course. His philanthropic history and giving back to the places that shaped him. A list of his current reading/favorite books is here; A transcript of our…

Today we’ll look at why the bond vigilantes have returned. I’ll explain why it matters for stocks and how it may also be pointing toward an even bigger reset in the AI boom… Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). In the summer of 1983, Wall Street had a problem. Inflation was finally cooling after years of punishing price increases. But Washington was running huge deficits, and bond investors worried all that borrowing could eventually reignite inflation. So, they fought back. Investors sold long-term government bonds and demanded much higher yields before they would lend Washington…

The space trade is no longer about one IPO or one stock. Policy reform, falling launch costs, public-market validation and orbital AI are converging at the same time. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Earlier this year, the bull case for space stocks rested largely on what could happen next. Six months later, our technology expert Luke Lango says several of those potential catalysts are becoming reality. In today’s Friday Digest takeover, Luke revisits the space trade and highlights four developments that he believes have made the investment case significantly stronger: 1) Washington is moving…

The yield on the 10-year note finished August 28, 2026 at 4.73% while the 2-year note ended at 4.34%. The chart below overlays the daily performance of several Treasury bonds, starting from the pre-recession equity market peaks, along with the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) since 2007. This next table shows the highs and lows of […] The post Treasury Yields Snapshot: August 28, 2026 appeared first on ETF Trends.

(RTTNews) – Walmart Inc. (WMT) agreed to pay $50 million to settle allegations that its pharmacies illegally filled thousands of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The settlement was announced by the U.S. Justice Department together with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The government’s complaint, originally filed on Dec. 22, 2020, and later amended in 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleged that since June 26, 2013, Walmart filled invalid prescriptions through the knowing actions of individuals on its compliance team and pharmacists. According to…

For the first time, the federal government is offering investment accounts for kids that aim to help the next generation of Americans build a nest egg by exposing them to financial markets at a young age. They’re called Trump Accounts. More than 7 million children are already enrolled, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and many of them are eligible for a one-time $1,000 seed money payment into the account. “American families, left on the sidelines of Wall Street for too long, will finally understand what a piece of the action feels like,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said…

U.S. IPO Weekly Recap: Aggreko And 4 Others File Papers Ahead Of Labor Day Holiday

Key insight: For Small Business Administration lenders, the proposed size standards could create an opportunity to book lucrative loans with established borrowers.Supporting data: The proposed standards would result in more than 114,500 additional companies qualifying for the small-business designation.Expert quote: “Expect the growth story to be driven by dollars, not borrowers.” — Joel Pruis, senior director at Cornerstone AdvisorsIf comment letters are any guide, the U.S. Small Business Administration may have upset a hornet’s nest with a proposed rule that would make larger businesses eligible for SBA lending programs. According to the SBA, the changes it unveiled last week would result…