Economy

Investors are looking beyond mega-cap tech as earnings growth becomes one of the most important signals for identifying strong stock opportunities.

Rising gas prices are adding pressure to U.S. consumers, turning energy costs into a broader signal for inflation, sentiment, and political risk.

Treasury yields are high enough to make income replacement possible, but the math shows that investors still need a large amount of capital to turn bonds into a paycheck.

Gold moved higher as hopes for a possible U.S.-Iran diplomatic breakthrough, a weaker dollar, and shifting inflation expectations gave investors a new reason to reassess safe-haven assets.