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Victor Reklaitis @vicrek

Washington correspondent for @MarketWatch

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U.S. stocks end higher amid optimism for Iran peace deal and SpaceX's record IPO trib.al/qKtcufG

U.S. stocks end higher amid optimism for Middle East peace deal and after SpaceX debut

The U.S. stock market closed higher Friday, with major benchmarks booking weekly gains after SpaceX's public debut and amid optimism that the U.S. and Iran were nearing a peace deal. The Dow Jones...

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Jun 12
It's finally here! SpaceX is now public. The stock's first trade was at $150, at 11:46 a.m. Eastern, for 58.2 million shares. At that price, the company was valued at $1.96 trillion. Follow our live coverage here: trib.al/aA08Qku

SpaceX's stock opens at $150, or 11% above the IPO price

It's finally here! SpaceX is now public. The stock's first trade was at $150, at 11:46 a.m. Eastern time, for 58.2 million shares. At that price, the company was valued at $1.96 trillion.

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Jun 11
U.S. stocks end on big gains as Trump calls off Iran strikes, SpaceX prices IPO trib.al/ATvZGpk

Dow ends 930 points higher, S&P 500 and Nasdaq log best day since April

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday, with all three major indexes booking their best day of gains since early April. Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 929 points, or 1.9%, ending near...

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The big question: Why is the European Central Bank hiking rates when the Fed is not? marketwatch.com/story/the-bi…

The big question: Why is the European Central Bank hiking rates when the Fed is not?

The European Central Bank, in hiking interest rates on Thursday for the first time since 2023, is making a choice the Federal Reserve is not: to increase rates into a supply shock.

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Trump says U.S. will take Iran’s oil-export hub Kharg Island. Here’s what his threat really means. marketwatch.com/story/trump-… via @MarketWatch @vicrek

Trump says U.S. will take Iran’s oil-export hub Kharg Island. Here’s what his threat really means.

Oil prices climbed toward session highs Thursday after President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran and said the U.S. would take control of the country’s oil and gas markets as well...

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Jun 10
Dow closes below 50K as stocks slide amid concerns over inflation, Iran and AI trib.al/ZZUUhlM

Dow ends below 50K threshold as AI favorites lurch lower ahead of SpaceX IPO

U.S. stocks closed out a bruising day with big losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing its grip on the 50,000 mark. The Dow shed about 950 points, or 1.9%, ending near 49,918, according...

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Ranchers and vets say this $4 treatment for cattle will help them beat back flesh-eating screwworm marketwatch.com/story/ranche… via @MarketWatch

Ranchers and vets say this $4 treatment for cattle will help them beat back flesh-eating screwworm

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is once again threatening the nation’s livestock, after being eradicated from the U.S. six decades ago.

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Trump talks about loving inflation and getting oil out despite Iran war marketwatch.com/livecoverage…

Trump talks about loving inflation and getting oil out despite Iran war

When asked about today’s inflation reading, President Donald Trump made comments about loving price increases, and then said oil prices are staying in check because crude is coming out of the Mideast...

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Jun 10
Inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years. But it's not all bad. trib.al/1ezKtLm

CPI report moments away: Inflation may surge to 3-year high, reviving prospect of a new round of...

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the consumer price index report for May, and its impact on the economy, markets and your money.

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Jun 9
Dow ekes out gain, Nasdaq closes sharply lower as tech stocks sell off trib.al/94lRZlt

U.S. stocks end the day mixed, as tech selloff pulls down the market

The major U.S. stock-market indexes ended the day mixed on Tuesday. Shares of popular semiconductor and software stocks sank as investors rotated out of tech and into more defensive sectors. This...

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Jun 9
Inflation is set to top 4% for the first time since 2023 — and the Fed is back in the hot seat trib.al/Tj9WyRu

Inflation is set to top 4% for the first time since 2023 — and the Fed is back in the hot seat

The rate of U.S. inflation is primed to top 4% for the first time in three years — and the negative repercussions are likely to be felt for the rest of the year.

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Jun 8
U.S. stocks end mostly higher as tech rebounds after Friday’s selloff trib.al/7MLZDoR

U.S. stocks end mostly higher as tech rebounds after Friday’s selloff

U.S. stocks ended mostly higher on Monday, as technology shares rebounded after Friday’s selloff, while Iran and Israel said they had halted strikes against each other. The Dow Jones Industrial...

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Jun 8
The key to the upcoming Fed meeting? How Warsh reacts to all the hints of a rate hike. @grobb2000 marketwatch.com/story/the-ke… via @MarketWatch

The key to the upcoming Fed meeting? How Warsh reacts to all the hints of a rate hike.

The new Fed chair might make swift changes to how the central bank communicates.

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Trump’s Washington is suddenly moving toward taking stakes in AI companies. Will it actually happen? marketwatch.com/story/trumps…

Trump’s Washington is suddenly moving toward taking stakes in AI companies. Will it actually happen?

President Donald Trump has joined other influential figures in talking about setting up U.S. taxpayers with ownership stakes in artificial-intelligence companies, but analysts aren’t sounding...

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Jun 4
A new blood test can help detect colon cancer, but it’s not as good as the test you hate to take trib.al/474rDX4

A new blood test can help detect colon cancer, but it’s not as good as the test you hate to take

About 50 million Americans aren’t getting screened for colon cancer at a time when colon-cancer rates are rising.

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Jun 5
U.S. economy generated 172,000 new jobs in May — could this be a Fed tripwire? trib.al/xO3edzJ

Jobs report today: Economy creates 172,000 jobs in May as unemployment stays at 4.3%. Fed rate hike...

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the May jobs report and what it means for the economy, markets and your money.

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The worst time to find a job since the pandemic may be over, but it isn’t easy for young people and others to get hired in today’s economy. The May employment report will offer more clues on whether a hiring rebound is really under way. .marketwatch.com/story/the-ec… via @MarketWatch
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Jun 4
Coal stocks climb as Trump shovels $700 million to the sector trib.al/50KzgB0

Coal stocks climb as Trump shovels $700 million to the sector

Coal stocks advanced Thursday, helped by news that President Donald Trump plans to provide about $700 million to the industry through a Korean War–era law that gives the federal government authority...

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Jun 3
Dow closes over 600 points down, S&P 500 snaps 9-day win streak as stocks tumble trib.al/1Z0htnS

Dow logs worst day since late March, S&P 500 snaps 9-session advance as powerful rally hits speed...

U.S stocks on Wednesday hit pause on a powerful rally that had all three major equity indexes at records a day before. Oil prices [climbed to their highest levels in more than a week](https://www.m...

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OECD gives a stark warning while lowering 2027 growth forecasts @julesrimmer1 marketwatch.com/story/oecd-g… via @MarketWatch

A stark new warning about the global economy: Inflation is headed higher and growth lower

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development now anticipates a worldwide inflation rate of 4% this year.

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