A key piece of the next consumer-price report risks upsetting the bond market

The next major U.S. inflation report is set to arrive on Tuesday in the form of the consumer-price index for June, and will inform investors as to whether President Donald Trump’s tariff wars with other countries have had a sizable impact on inflation.
Space startup Varda raises $187 million to make drugs in orbit

Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Space startup Varda announced on Thursday that it has raised $187 million in Series C funding, led by venture capital firms Natural Capital and Shrug Capital, to continue advancing drug manufacturing in space. The latest round included participation from Peter Thiel, Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures and Caffeinated Capital. […]
‘I’m in California and plan to stay here’: I’m 61, lost my job and live off my $425K IRA. My house has $650K in equity. Do I sell?

“A very stressful year-long job search yielded less than satisfactory results.”
Delta Air Lines (DAL) 2Q 2025 earnings

A Boeing 767-332(ER) from Delta Air Lines takes off from Barcelona El Prat Airport in Barcelona on Oct. 8, 2024. Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines cut its 2025 profit forecast as it deals with lower-than-expected demand this year and as the industry manages a glut of flights, but the carrier’s […]
How Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on copper could hurt America’s AI ambitions

The time required to bring new marginal copper production online is measured in years, not months, one executive said.
Microsoft’s stock gets an upgrade. Why these analysts say it’s underappreciated in AI.

The sustaining growth of the company’s AI revenue and cloud platform Azure are not fully priced into the stock, Oppenheimer analysts said.
WK Kellogg shares jump 40% on Ferrero deal report

Boxes of various Kellogg’s cereals are displayed on shelves at a Walmart Supercenter on May 6, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Shares of WK Kellogg soared more than 50% on Wednesday following a report that chocolate maker Ferrero is close to a roughly $3 billion deal to buy the cereal company. […]
When my friend was on her deathbed, her parents took $25,000 in cash and won’t give it to her son. Do we tell him?

“They are a very religious family. These are the same people who hug the altar every week.”
Eli Manning not interested in ownership bid

Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is no longer interested in buying a minority stake in his old team, telling CNBC Sport Wednesday that he’s been priced out. “Basically, it’s too expensive for me,” Manning told CNBC Sport in an interview. “A 1% stake valued at $10 billion turns into a very big number.” […]
Here are five charts investors should be watching right now

These charts help to highlight some of the disconnects between the economic data, expectations and current market pricing that could create trouble for stocks later this year.