Powell faces his most pivotal test yet: Trump pressure, Fed dissent and a sky-high stock market

But this week all eyes will be on Powell as he holds a solo press conference Wednesday that will be must-watch TV amid the political drama.
‘The selling agent is long dead’: My $250,000 term life-insurance policy costs $2,000 a month. I’m 80. Is it time to ditch it?

“I took out a $250,000 policy for a 10-year term. At the time, the payments were $200 per month.”
Stock futures rise after U.S.-E.U. trade deal, and ahead of big Fed meeting

U.S. stock futures rose late Sunday, as a busy week for markets kicked off with the U.S. and the European Union agreeing to the framework of a trade deal, avoiding the risk of an all-out transatlantic trade war.
Is now a good time to invest in the S&P 500? I’m 66, retired and have $200K to invest.

On Friday, the S&P 500 achieved its fifth consecutive record finish, its longest streak of record closing highs since July 10, 2024.
More Big Tech names report this week amid AI spending spree. Wall Street still wants some to leave their ‘comfort zone.’

Big tech is already hundreds of billions of dollars deep into AI, and it’s likely to get deeper this year. But Wall Street says some need to get more aggressive.
Boeing is improving. Can CEO Kelly Ortberg keep it up?

FAA chief Steve Dickson flies a Boeing 737 MAX, from Boeing Field on September 30, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mike Siegel | Getty Images After spiraling from crisis to crisis over much of the past seven years, Boeing is stabilizing under CEO Kelly Ortberg’s leadership. Ortberg, a longtime aerospace executive and an engineer whom the […]
‘I’m considering giving up my U.S. citizenship’: I’m 39 and moving to the U.K. How should I invest my $30K savings?

“My credit cards are paid off monthly, but I finally paid off my student loans earlier this year.”
He’s seen enough bull markets to be worried now. But this veteran investor still likes these stocks.

RIA Advisor’s Lance Roberts says Trump’s trade policies could trigger a correction soon.
‘Poof! His money could disappear’: My boyfriend is 75. His portfolio is down 4% this year. Do we fire his adviser?

“His portfolio is still down from the April slump when everybody else’s accounts have gone up.”
This popular market index hit its peak four years ago. What this means for stocks.

How worrisome is the performance gap between the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000?



