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Professional lacrosse’s growing popularity has yet to translate into major-league pay, as smaller audiences and lower media revenue limit PLL player s…

Google is turning to Constellation’s nuclear fleet to power its AI expansion, joining a growing push by tech giants to secure reliable electricity.

Tech giants are turning to existing nuclear plants, natural gas and renewables to meet surging AI power demand while small modular reactors remain yea…

Marvell is CFR's pick of the week.

U.S. growth remains solid, but a cooling labor market is shifting the Fed outlook.

OpenAI’s new Dots agent is challenging Meta’s AI ambitions, leveraging ChatGPT’s existing customer base and workplace reach to threaten the momentum b…

Valar Atomics is betting that factory-built, standardized reactors can bring SpaceX-style scale to nuclear power, but scarce U.S. fuel supplies and re…

Visa’s asset-light payments network connects banks worldwide, generating high-margin fees and reinforcing its competitive moat as transaction volumes …

Wingstop (NYSE: WING) is this week's pick.

Call and put options let investors amplify or hedge market views with less upfront capital, but leverage, timing and expiration risk can turn even a c…

The Trump-Xi summit extended the U.S.-China trade truce into January and opened an AI dialogue, but left deeper disputes over technology, rare earths …

Paramount’s recent settlement with California looks expensive at first glance, yet given what Paramount was facing, it was probably a bargain. 

Private-credit lenders took control of Medallia as its debt burden exposed cracks in software lending.

Progressive (PGR) is this week's pick.

Data centers are turning to on-site natural-gas fuel cells as AI power demand outpaces the grid.

Rising oil, yields and AI concerns are testing whether the two-year market boom can keep defying mounting headwinds.

Cava (NYSE: CAVA) is this week's pick of the week.

Sticky inflation, a resilient labor market and volatile oil prices are forcing investors to reconsider rate cuts as the Fed weighs keeping rates highe…

Sports organizations are ramping up generative AI investment to boost efficiency, personalize fan engagement and drive revenue, but widespread adoptio…

Charlesbank’s $700 million Wood Smith deal tests whether private equity can crack the legal industry through AI and creative dealmaking.

Brent crude is nearing $100 a barrel as Middle East disruptions raise the risk of $120 oil and renewed inflation.

Gold is this week's pick of the week.

DraftKings is turning profitable as prediction markets open a new path for growth.

Nvidia’s earnings and SaaS’s rebound show AI shifting from hype to real-world adoption.

The U.S. economy is showing mixed signals this summer, with slowing growth and a weakening labor market offset by persistent inflation, leaving the Fe…

Sticky July inflation and weakening consumer spending have complicated the Fed’s path on rates, setting up Chair Kevin Warsh’s first major policy test…

AI is reshaping fashion from supply chains to design and employee training, helping brands cut waste and speed production while keeping human judgment…

ServiceNow is CFR’s Pick of the Week.

Rising long-term yields, a national debt past $40 trillion, and oil above $90 are boxing in the Fed as inflation risk resurfaces.

Higher tariffs are reshaping global supply chains as governments trade economic efficiency for security, resilience and domestic production.

American Tower Corporation (AMT) is CFR’s Pick of the Week! 

Trump’s drone tariffs target Chinese dominance while boosting U.S. manufacturers with ties close to the White House.

Johnson & Johnson is CFR’s Pick of the Week

AI spending is surging, but revenue and adoption have yet to keep pace.

July’s weak jobs report is raising questions about whether the Fed’s inflation focus risks overlooking deeper cracks in the labor market.

SpaceX beat expectations, but investors looked past the revenue surge and focused on one thing: an AI spending spree that's getting harder to ignore.

Unusual Machines (NYSE: UMAC) is this week's pick.

South Korea's KOSPI just had the worst month in its history, followed by the best single day in its history. July 2026 has been one of the strangest m…

Open-source AI has become good enough for millions of everyday tasks. The challenge for frontier labs is proving that their premium prices remain just…

After betting on the space industry's momentum, CFR is cutting its losses on the Procure Space ETF and reallocating capital to small-cap value.

A rarely used 1930 trade law is reshaping U.S.-Canada relations and expanding presidential tariff power.

Falling token prices have made AI more accessible, but rising usage means the industry's total computing costs continue to climb.

Broadcom just locked in a $30B+ multiyear deal with Apple through 2031, and with growing AI chip demand from Google, Meta, and OpenAI on top of it, th…

June's inflation decline suggests progress, but beneath the headline, stubborn core prices and renewed geopolitical tensions show the fight against in…

Costco’s membership model, razor-thin margins, and relentless focus on value have built one of retail’s strongest businesses, though its limited e-com…

As economic growth moderates, equity markets continue to rally. This growing disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street has become one of the defi…

The Fed held rates steady, but growing divisions among policymakers suggest the path for interest rates remains highly uncertain.

June’s jobs report points to a labor market that appears stable but is quietly weakening.

Markets often follow familiar economic patterns, but as recent months have shown, unexpected events and shifting investor expectations can quickly res…

The 2026 World Cup is generating record short-term revenue for U.S. businesses, but its overall impact on the broader economy is likely to be temporar…