These are the ‘secret words’ Trump wants to hear as U.S., Iran prepare to meet this week

U.S. and Iranian negotiators are set to meet again later this week, and President Donald Trump made a clear ask of Tehran in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night ahead of those talks.
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Could Stripe ‘salvage’ PayPal? What Wall Street has to say about the latest takeover talk.

PayPal has underinvested in its consumer business, an analyst says. But Stripe could still find value in it.
Lucid widely misses earnings expectations, forecasts continued EV growth in 2026
For 2026, Lucid announced a vehicle production target of between 25,000 and 27,000 units, which would be a roughly 40% to 51% increase compared with last year.
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AI jitters are turning discount chains and shampoo makers into the stock market’s hottest trade — and that’s risky

Consumer staples, long seen as a safety play when tech stocks sell off, are now among the riskier bets on Wall Street.
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Home Depot’s stock jumps, as surprise sales growth provides signs of a turnaround

Home Depot’s stock was set to surge after quarterly comparable sales snapped a streak of misses, and profit beat by the widest margin in years.
Home Depot tops earnings estimates for the first time in a year as demand for projects remains muted
Home Depot beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations after missing estimates the prior three quarters.
‘I’m shocked that people are shocked,’ says JPMorgan executive about private-credit meltdown

The surest sign of market dislocation is when banks start quantifying their exposure to a given issue.



