Emily Russell

Emily Russell

Assistant Commentary Editor

LATEST ARTICLES

BlackRock’s Rieder Endorses Warsh and Sees More Gains for Stocks

BlackRock’s Rieder Endorses Warsh and Sees More Gains for Stocks

Rick Rieder, CIO of global fixed income at BlackRock, called presumptive Fed chair Kevin Warsh “a brilliant guy” on Barron’s Live. He’s bullish on the economy and stock market, too.

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House Ends DHS Shutdown on Day 75

House Ends DHS Shutdown on Day 75

Congress needs to fund the department this week or TSA workers might be unpaid again.

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Trump Names His Next Chief Economist. Who Is Christopher Phelan?

Trump Names His Next Chief Economist. Who Is Christopher Phelan?

If confirmed by the Senate, Phelan will chair the White House Council of Economic Advisors, advising President Donald Trump on economic policies.

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Markets and the Regulators, From Gary Gensler’s Point of View

Markets and the Regulators, From Gary Gensler’s Point of View

The former SEC chair weighs in on private credit, quarterly reporting, prediction markets, and more.

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Bessent Pushes Fed to Cut Rates, but Understands War Clouds the Picture

Bessent Pushes Fed to Cut Rates, but Understands War Clouds the Picture

The Treasury secretary also weighed in on global growth and China at an event Tuesday.

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Congress Is Returning. Its To-Do List Is Growing.

Congress Is Returning. Its To-Do List Is Growing.

Legislators will have to address mounting fiscal and war-related issues.

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U.S.-Iran Talks End With No Deal

U.S.-Iran Talks End With No Deal

The two delegations met in Islamabad. Also, Centcom said two destroyers crossed into the shipping channel to clear mines. Iran denied it.

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Trump, Iran Agree to 2-Week Cease-Fire and Reopening Strait of Hormuz

Trump, Iran Agree to 2-Week Cease-Fire and Reopening Strait of Hormuz

The president made the announcement on Truth Social a little more than an hour before his 8 p.m. deadline was set to expire.

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Why a Renowned Economist Says the Fed Can’t Possibly Win

Why a Renowned Economist Says the Fed Can’t Possibly Win

Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz is thinking a lot these days about war, trade, inflation, and the central bank.

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Can an Oil Shock Alone Power a Recession? What Exxon Mobil’s Economist Thinks.

Can an Oil Shock Alone Power a Recession? What Exxon Mobil’s Economist Thinks.

Tyler Goodspeed, who is also an economic historian, is an expert in how recessions form.

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What Investors Still Want to Hear From President

What Investors Still Want to Hear From President

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz has been of primary concern since the war began.

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Trump Makes History at High Court, Attending Birthright Case

Trump Makes History at High Court, Attending Birthright Case

Donald Trump is the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court.

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Trump Signs Executive Order to Pay TSA Agents

Trump Signs Executive Order to Pay TSA Agents

The president stepped in after a Senate-passed DHS funding bill lost support from the House.

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Shutdown Deal Loses Traction. Hope of Relief for Air Travelers, TSA Workers Is Dimming.

Shutdown Deal Loses Traction. Hope of Relief for Air Travelers, TSA Workers Is Dimming.

Initial support for the latest Department of Homeland Security funding deal fizzled out.

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Trump Suggests Cuba May Be Next in Line for U.S. Intervention

Trump Suggests Cuba May Be Next in Line for U.S. Intervention

Trump made the remarks from the White House, where he was hosting Inter Miami CF to celebrate its Major League Soccer championship last year.

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