BlackRock’s scale advantage is getting harder to ignore BlackRock crossed $15 trillion in assets under management in the second quarter, a milestone that reinforces how much capital continues to concentrate around the world’s largest asset-management platforms. The company’s stock rose

Tesla delivered far more vehicles than Wall Street expected Tesla produced one of the strongest quarterly delivery reports in its history—and investors sold the stock anyway. The electric-vehicle maker delivered 480,126 vehicles during the second quarter, comfortably exceeding the company-compiled

Small caps have finally broken out of their long period of underperformance US small-cap stocks are closing out their strongest first half in 35 years. The Russell 2000 advanced more than 21% through the first six months of 2026, reversing

America’s defense problem is no longer only about technology The United States has spent decades developing some of the world’s most advanced weapons. Recent conflicts have exposed a different weakness: producing enough of them. Weapons supplied to Ukraine, used to

The first major wave of tariff refunds is reaching shipping companies FedEx, UPS and DHL are beginning to process more than $1 billion in tariff repayments that are ultimately expected to flow back to customers. FedEx disclosed that it has

Amazon is attracting a growing group of prominent investors Some of Wall Street’s most closely followed fund managers are increasing their exposure to Amazon as the company’s operating performance strengthens faster than its share price. Recent regulatory filings show expanded

Mortgage demand softened again even as rates stopped rising Mortgage rates may be easing at the margin, but that still is not translating into stronger demand. Total mortgage application volume fell 3.8% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s

The Fed is only one part of a crowded global policy week This is one of the most concentrated stretches of central-bank decision-making this year. The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Japan have already delivered decisions. The

Amazon just widened the lane Amazon said it will now offer its less-than-truckload, or LTL, shipping service to all businesses, not just merchants moving goods into Amazon facilities. The service will be available for freight moving to destinations across the