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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Volatility After Jobs and Nvidia

NVDA -0.46%BTC-USD -8.52%As of Nov 21, 2025 09:33 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance Volatility After Jobs and Nvidia Thursday produced a wild session as

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Geopolitics

Swiss Trade Deal Eases Tariff Shock

On Friday in Zurich, the U.S. and Switzerland unveiled a framework trade agreement that slashes Washington’s country-specific tariff on Swiss imports to 15% from 39% in exchange for

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Economy

Data Drought Complicates Fed’s Next Move

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said it will finally release the delayed September employment report next Thursday, Nov. 20, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, ending a six-week

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Economy

Tariff Reversals Aim At Grocery Prices

On Friday, President Donald Trump rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in an effort to address voter anger over high

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Policy

Fed flies blind after data blackout

With the record 43-day U.S. government shutdown now over, officials and investors are digesting an unprecedented consequence: October’s core macro data may never fully exist. The White House

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Economy

China’s slowdown turns broad-based

Friday’s October data from China showed the clearest sign yet that momentum in the world’s second-largest economy is fading on multiple fronts. Official figures and parallel reports from

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Trade Policy

Rare Earths, Supply Risk, And Tech

This week Beijing moved to tighten controls on exports of rare earths and processing technologies, expanding licensing requirements that analysts say touch key inputs for chips, EV motors and defense

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