Fed’s Warsh sounds more hawkish

Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada, left, Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, center, and Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, on Aug. 28, 2026. David A. Grogan | CNBC Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s stance in his speech at…

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AI buildout is not a zero-sum game

This week’s impressive earnings results showed that the AI buildout is not a zero-sum game: both hardware and software stocks can win. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the S & P 500 gained 0.9% and 0.5%, respectively, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%, marking its first winning week in three. Much of…

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Affirm CEO says high gas prices are hitting U.S. shoppers

Affirm Holdings stock closed nearly unchanged on Friday after the buy now, pay later firm reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and CEO Max Levchin said high gas prices are weighing on shoppers. “The U.S. consumer undoubtedly sees the higher gas prices, so can’t, can’t ignore that,” Levchin told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “They’re also coming to us…

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