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.
Policy

Fed Cut Bets Push Yields Lower

This week, U.S. Treasury yields have drifted down again as markets grow more confident that the Federal Reserve will cut rates in December and possibly keep easing into 2026.

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Economy

Consumers Turn Gloomy as Data Lags

KSS +7.40%BBY +3.33%As of Nov 26, 2025 10:26 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance On Tuesday, the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell to

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Crypto Crash Tests Wall Street Nerves

BTC-USD +0.67%As of Nov 26, 2025 10:26 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance Since early October, the crypto market has shed around $1 trillion in value, with

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Geopolitics

Tariff Whiplash Hits Ranchers

Over the past month, a series of tariff policy pivots has upended the U.S. cattle market, pitting efforts to cut consumer beef prices against the finances of domestic ranchers.

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AI Wins, But Skepticism Remains

NVDA -0.53%BTC-USD -8.52%As of Nov 21, 2025 09:33 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance Wednesday night’s results and the next-day market swings showed the

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Economy

September Jobs Show Mixed Signals

Thursday's long-delayed report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 119,000 in September, a surprise to the upside that ended a weeks-long data

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Markets

Volatility After Jobs and Nvidia

NVDA -0.49%BTC-USD -8.52%As of Nov 21, 2025 09:33 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance Thursday produced a wild session as a long-delayed labor report and

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