Biggest part of the U.S. economy barely grows in July, ISM finds, due to tariff knock-on effects
ISM services index shows higher inflation and less employment View Source Jeffry Bartash MarketWatch.com – Top Stories August 5, 2025 7:25 am
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Pfizer boosts profit estimate, even as the drug giant absorbs tariffs
Pfizer Inc.’s stock was rallying Tuesday after the drug giant lifted its 2025 adjusted profit estimate, on the heels of a 10% jump in second-quarter…
Palantir skeptics double down on a concern that investors have been better off ignoring
Many analysts note that Palantir’s stock is expensive, but that hasn’t stopped the S&P 500’s top performer from adding to its huge gains. View Source…
Social Security’s COLA is now at risk after Trump’s shock firing at the Labor Department
BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer was in charge of more than just the monthly jobs data. View Source Brett Arends MarketWatch.com – Top Stories August 5,…
Here’s why Trump’s excuses for firing the jobs-data chief don’t make sense
Let’s not pretend that President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday because of supposed “inaccuracies” like these. View Source Brett Arends…
Caterpillar expects up to $1.5 billion in tariff costs this year, and the stock is falling
Caterpillar shares seesawed back into the red in early trading Tuesday, after the maker of construction and mining equipment missed second-quarter profit expectations but beat…
Trump narrows Fed chair list: Bessent is out, while these two rise in rankings
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s considering four people to be his nominee to head the Federal Reserve, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent isn’t…
Any of these 8 tech stocks could become a $5 trillion company before Nvidia does
There’s a good chance Nvidia won’t become the U.S. stock market’s first $5 trillion company. View Source Mark Hulbert MarketWatch.com – Top Stories August 5,…