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America's first inflation crisis in decades, combined with the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes to combat it, has made for a topsy-turvy past couple years on Main Street and Wall Street alike. It has weighed on consumers and kept investors constantly second-guessing themselves.

The market for environmental, social and corporate governance, or ESG, investing is fundamentally broken.

For a while now the theme of "higher for longer" has dominated market speak -- that's the idea that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated for a prolonged period of time to bring interest rates down.

When war breaks out, defense companies tend to make money. That means aerospace and defense stocks tend to rise during geopolitical unrest.

Growing unrest in the Middle East has cast a shadow on global financial markets.

Social Security benefits pump a large chunk of change into the US economy -- with about $1.4 trillion going to more than 67 million Americans last year alone.

The Israel-Hamas war is sending investors in search of defensive assets.

The third-quarter earnings season begins on Friday, marking the next test for this year's wobbly US stock market rally.

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve are feeling optimistic that a rise in long-term Treasury yields could finally put an end to the past 19 months of historic interest rate hikes meant to tamp down inflation.

Corporate America is railing against striking workers, claiming unions are demanding too much. Give in, and companies will be less profitable and at a competitive disadvantage, big business has said.

Gold is facing tough competition this year as the preferred haven for cautious investors.

The bond market is back in the doldrums after a promising start to 2023.