US jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster subsidiary operated monopoly

Verdict in states’ lawsuit says concert giant stifled competition, raising pressure for changes to ticketing market

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Wall Street scales fresh record high as investors bet on end of Iran war

The S&P breached 7,000 points for the first time in history, in a rally that erased stark losses incurred at start of war

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Big US banks rake in near $50bn profit as Iran war shakes markets

Six lenders, including Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan report jump in first-quarter earnings

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Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell amid pressure campaign

US president says he has ‘held back’ on firing the head of the Federal Reserve leading up to end of Powell’s term in May

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Trump’s push to cut interest rates has echoes of ‘banana republic’, says Yellen

Former US Fed chair says lowering rates to reduce debt service cost can lead to inflation getting out of control

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Republicans struggle to highlight Trump’s cuts as Americans see little effect on Tax Day – US politics live

Republicans had hoped that Trump’s 2025 tax cuts would be at the forefront of voters’ minds, but many have reportedly not noticed a difference

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‘Power in the hands of people’: union leaders push to revive ailing US labor movement

Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality

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US taxpayers spent hundreds more on military as Trump pushes for vast increase

As Americans race to file their federal taxes before today’s deadline, new analysis breaks down where the money goes

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Is Barron’s jus The Onion now?

“Is anybody going to think of the shareholders?!” 🤣

#uspol #finance #stocks #useconomy #winning

Markets Tread Water Amidst Shifting Geopolitical Currents and Corporate Earnings Jitters

Stock markets like S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones show little change on April 14, 2026, due to mixed bank earnings and US-Iran relation news.

#StockMarket, #USEconomy, #IranTalks, #BankEarnings, #April14

https://newsletter.tf/stock-markets-flat-april-14-2026-iran-talks-earnings/