PPI

PPI January 2026:

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Wholesale prices rose at a faster-than-expected pace in January, countering hopes that inflation was easing, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The core producer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December and well ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate … Read more

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink after PPI inflation comes in hot, Block lays out AI shift

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US stocks sank on Friday after a measure of wholesale inflation came in hotter than expected and Block’s (XYZ) surprise shakeup turned the spotlight on AI disruption risks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) led the way down with a loss of 1.6%, or nearly 800 points. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) and S&P 500 … Read more