Washington — White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that “rough outlines of the deals are becoming clear” ahead of a key tariff deadline this week, with agreements like the U.K. and Vietnam deals serving as “guidelines for what might happen” with other countries.  “There’s going to be quite a bit of

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email President Donald Trump offered a bungled response when asked about when tariff rates are going to return to April levels, with the 90-day pause on

Bitcoin fell during the trading session on Friday as the July 4th session will have taken a certain amount of liquidity out of the market. All things being equal, when I look at this chart, I can see that we are clearly consolidating. If you look at the gold market, it’s somewhat similar. We had

Uncertainty, volatility and relief led retail investors around the world to trade a record $6.6 trillion worth of stocks during the first half of 2025. Don’t Miss TipRanks’ Half-Year Sale Tariffs, market volatility, ongoing wars in Europe and the Middle East, and political tensions within the U.S. all conspired to get investors to buy and

While tariffs are a tangible worry for investors, something far more nefarious (and important) can weigh on the stock market. When examined with a wide lens, no asset class has come particularly close to matching or surpassing the annualized return of stocks. But generating life-changing long-term returns in the stock market often means enduring periods

If you spend any time around Wall Street, from just reading market news to actually working in finance, you know the names Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.98%) (BRK.B 0.98%), which is the company he runs. Despite the stock’s incredible track record, however, there are reasons it may not be the smartest investment you

Billionaire investors have proven their talents over the years by producing big returns for clients and for themselves. They don’t all make the same moves at the same times, though — and sometimes they pivot in completely opposite directions. For example, in the past year, Stanley Druckenmiller of the Duquesne Family Office sold all of