Ben Carter

Ben Carter is a staff writer at P&L, covering markets, dealmaking, and public companies. He previously worked in equity research, focusing on valuation, earnings, and IPOs.

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Dec 14, 2025

Daily

Rate-Cut Bets Fade as Markets Broaden Out

Investors reprice fewer 2026 cuts, rotate beyond mega-cap tech, and watch Congress weigh prediction-market rules.

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Dec 14, 2025

Daily

Fed Cuts Rates as 2026 Rotation Talk Grows

Powell warned of hidden labor weakness as strategists eye a 2026 shift beyond AI megacaps.

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Dec 14, 2025

Policy

NFL Urges Congress to Rein In Sports Prediction Markets

Testimony urges clearer CFTC guardrails as nationwide futures-style contracts expand beyond state gambling controls.

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Dec 14, 2025

geopolitics

China Plans 2026 Export Push With Stronger Domestic Demand

Beijing aims to expand exports and imports while lifting pensions and incomes to curb trade tensions.

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Dec 14, 2025

Economy

UHERO Sees Hawai‘i Mild Recession as Tourism Softens

Tourism weakness and job-loss risks could weigh through 2026, while construction and Maui rebuild projects buffer growth.

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Dec 14, 2025

Markets

Fed’s Third Rate Cut Leaves Mortgage Rates Little Changed

A quarter-point cut may slightly lower credit-card costs, but 6.22% mortgages hinge on long-term yields.

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Dec 14, 2025

Daily

Fed Cuts Again as Hawaii Slumps, China Eyes 2026

Markets weigh a third Fed cut, Hawaii’s tourism-led downturn, China’s export-demand pivot, and prediction-market scrutiny.

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Nov 29, 2025

Crypto’s Pain Despite Mainstream Wins

BTC-USD -0.66%ETH-USD +0.08%SOL-USD -3.34%MSTR +0.88%As of Nov 29, 2025 09:38 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance

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Nov 29, 2025

Policy

ECB Signals Long Pause Ahead

On Thursday, minutes from the European Central Bank’s October 29–30 meeting showed policymakers increasingly confident that interest rates are "in a good place" after

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Nov 29, 2025

Economy

Canada’s Growth Powered By Defense

Friday, Statistics Canada reported that the economy grew at an annualized 2.6% in the third quarter, surprising to the upside and narrowly avoiding a technical recession after

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