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06/18/2026

The winner at Shinnecock Hills will claim more than $4 million for the year’s third major. Here are 18 more numbers to know about the 2026 U.S. Open.

06/17/2026

Abundant reserves, alternative supplies and the AI boom helped mitigate the economic harm.

06/14/2026

Eye on the Week Ahead
The Federal Open Market Committee meets this week. With inflation at levels above the Fed's 2.0% target and solid job gains, it is unlikely that the Committee will lower the federal funds target rate range at this time.

Wall Street began last week with a heavy sell-off as investors appeared anxious about the U.S.-Iran war, elevated inflation, and fears of a potential tech correction. However, stocks staged a massive turnaround midweek, driven by easing tensions in the Middle East and the largest initial public offe...

06/10/2026

Beyond Traditional Asset Classes: Exploring Alternatives

Explore alternative asset classes beyond stocks, bonds, and cash.

06/08/2026

Eye on the Week Ahead
May inflation data is available this week with the release of the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index. Most recent reports showed inflation has continued to increase.

For much of last week, stocks continued a rally that appeared headed for another week of gains. However, investors, who had been clinging to the prospect of monetary easing, had those hopes all but dashed after a better-than-expected jobs report (see below) doused any hopes of an interest rate reduc...

06/01/2026

Eye on the Week Ahead
The jobs report for May is out this week. While job growth slowed during the first quarter of the year, it has picked up somewhat over the past few months.

The latest issue of Market Week is available.

05/30/2026

Don’t Troll the Scam Texts. You’re Only Helping the Scammers.
This is worth the read.

It may be fun, but replying to “smishing” texts can confirm your number is active, expose personal details and make you a target for future fraud.

05/26/2026

Eye on the Week Ahead
The second estimate of first-quarter gross domestic product is available this week. The initial report had the economy expanding at an annualized rate of 2.0%. Also out this week is data on consumer prices for April. For the 12 months ended in March, consumer prices rose 3.6%.

U.S. stocks opened last week with notable momentum, pushing the Dow, the NASDAQ, and the S&P 500 to record highs by mid-week. Investors apparently ignored lingering inflation and a politically charged Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 notched its eighth straight week of gains, its longest streak since 20...