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.

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 a revised

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Bond Market Bets on December Fed Cut

This week, U.S. Treasury trading has reinforced market conviction that the Federal Reserve will cut rates again in December, despite noisy inflation signals. The 10-year yield briefly slipped

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Consumers Turn Gloomy as Data Lags

Tuesday’s release of delayed economic data showed a U.S. consumer backdrop that is weakening at the margins even as headline growth remains solid. September retail sales rose just

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Crypto Rout Tests Wall Street Exposure

BTC-USD +0.44%As of Nov 26, 2025 10:34 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance Over the past six weeks, the crypto market has shed roughly $1 trillion

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Alphabet Surges as AI Lead Widens

GOOGL -1.83%NVDA +1.46%META -0.08%As of Nov 26, 2025 10:34 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance On Tuesday, Alphabet shares jumped toward a $4

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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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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,

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