China’s Consumer Deflation Extends as Tariffs Take Toll

May 9, 2025 | Markets

China’s consumer deflation extended for a third month in April as punitive tariffs imposed by the US add to a drag on prices from weak domestic demand. The consumer price index fell 0.1% from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday, similar to...

This Key Stock Market Indicator Is Flashing Red

May 9, 2025 | Markets

A stock-market indicator has entered a phase historically associated with the worst return prospects for the S&P 500 Index. The Equity Market Regime Model, a Bloomberg Intelligence tool that tracks the benchmark stock gauge and clusters periods into three...

Alphabet Shares Take $138 Billion Blow as Search Warnings Blare

May 9, 2025 | Markets

For more than a year, Alphabet Inc. shareholders have fretted over long-term risks posed by artificial intelligence to the company’s money-printing search business. This week the threat became much more immediate. Court testimony from an Apple Inc. executive on...

Blackstone, Vanguard, Wellington to Launch Private Markets Fund

May 7, 2025 | Markets, Private Credit, Private Markets, Recommended

Blackstone Inc., Vanguard Group and Wellington Management Co are launching a fund that will invest in public equities, bonds and private markets, as part of their effort to expand private-market offerings to retail clients. The firms have laid out plans for an...

Tesla Sales Plummet Across Europe Even as Model Y Ramps Up

May 6, 2025 | Markets

Tesla Inc. sales kept sliding across Europe’s biggest electric-car markets in April, despite the company rolling out an updated version of its most popular vehicle. The company registered only 512 new vehicles last month in the UK, the Society of Motor Manufacturers...