Stock futures on Wall Street declined Wednesday and oil prices jumped 4% as the United States and Iran exchanged fire across the Middle East. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.4% before the opening bell,

Oil edged lower in early Asian trade amid hopes of a new U.S.-Iran ceasefire that could ease worries over supply disruptions in Middle East.

Oil rose in early trading on Wednesday as fears of further supply disruptions intensified after U.S. forces said it began striking Iranian military targets for the 11th straight night and Kuwait reported attacks by Iranian drones.

The escalating violence between the U.S. and Iran is driving up oil and gas prices once again. Author: 11alive.com

Tesla's second-quarter earnings call with analysts just got underway, and losses mounted for the stock -- shares fell 3.2% after hours as spending hit Tesla's profits, which came well below Wall Street's expectations.

Two of the world’s most valuable companies just reported earnings, kicking off what’s expected to be another strong earnings season for America’s tech giants. Tesla (TSLA) and Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL) reported shortly after the closing bell,

Tesla stock closed down 1.3% at $374.01 on Wednesday ahead of its closely watched second-quarter earnings report. That left shares down about 17% year to date and about 3% over the past three months.

Tesla's earnings report lands in the midst of a slide in the company's stock price even as its core auto business is rebounding.

Is your business growing or just bottleneck? The strongest business is built by leaders who prepare it to thrive long after they step aside.

Jamie Dimon — long considered a potential candidate to be treasury secretary, and the person in charge of one of the nation’s primary dealers of Treasury securities — says he wouldn’t buy American debt.

JPMorgan just posted the biggest quarterly profit ever by a U.S. bank, but Jamie Dimon says investors shouldn't expect this level of performance to last.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he wouldn't buy stocks or long-dated Treasurys at current prices, warning markets are underpricing geopolitical and fiscal risks.

The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $6.63 per share. The insurer posted revenue of $15.82 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $15.

Key Points Interested in Chubb Limited? Here are five stocks we like better. Chubb delivered a strong Q2 with core operating earnings of $2.8 billion, or $7.26 per share, up sharply from a year ago. Tangible book value per share also rose 17.

For the quarter ended June 2026, Chubb (CB) reported revenue of $15.77 billion, up 6.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $7.26, compared to $6.14 in the year-ago quarter. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $15.

Chubb's Q2 earnings exceeded expectations on s trong property and casualty underwriting, investment, and life income. The P&C insurer re

Mortgage rates are approaching 7%, but one Zillow analyst says even a 0% interest rate still wouldn't make a typical home affordable in some areas.

Berkshire Hathaway's record cash pile and stock sales may be a warning for investors, but it points to discipline, not a guaranteed market crash ahead.

The Gates Foundation met with Jeffrey Epstein about 30 times, an external review found, even as staff raised concerns.

Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett once joked about his first wife losing her credit card in a 2014 interview at Fortune MPW.

The consumer-price index fell 0.4% in June, representing the steepest decline in 18 months and cooling the annual rate 0.4 percentage point to 2.8%, Statistics Canada said.

Canada’s inflation rate slowed by more than expected last month as gasoline prices eased and a key measure of core inflation dropped below 2% for the first time in nearly six years.

Prices at the pump increased at a slower rate on a year-over-year basis in June compared to May, the data showed.

UK inflation has fallen to its lowest level since the end of 2024, according to fresh figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) recorded an annual inflation rate of 2.