Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is betting Japan's economy is in good enough shape to help him win a national election. But he's struggled to tackle its biggest problems.
United Airlines shares plunged more than 11% after CEO Oscar Munoz told investors the company has dug itself into "a little bit of a competitive hole."
The bulls may be in charge of the stock market, but these market skeptics see trouble brewing just beneath the all-time highs. Some even see similarities with Black Monday of 30 years ago.
Facebook may have suffered from some bad public relations this year. But it continues to add users and post incredible gains in revenue and earnings. Facebook is now worth more than $500 billion. Russia doesn't matter to Wall Street.
U.S. inflation has been persistently low for years. Top policymakers don't have many strong explanations. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen recently called the lack of inflation a "mystery."
IBM shares surged on solid earnings and boosted the Dow in the process. IBM already pays an extremely low tax rate and may benefit further from Trump tax reform. IBM also forecast sales growth for the first time in more than four years.
Treasury Secretary Steven Munchin, speaking on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the 1987 market crash, predicted stocks will plunge if Congress fails on taxes.
About 60% of the capital in the $100 billion Vision Fund comes from the Middle East but the region has yet to benefit due to a lack of larger startups.