Microsoft is getting more disciplined on AI spending and is better positioned than rivals for a consumer-spending slowdown, according to one analyst.

European alcohol is the latest product in the president’s crosshairs.

RBC Capital says Wells Fargo’s stock is a good buy after the recent financial-stock selloff, though most bank stocks remain in the red.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said he’s “not concerned about a little bit of volatility.”

Markets have been volatile this year, with some investors turning to alternative strategies for diversification as those increasingly become available to the masses.

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened 200% tariffs on alcoholic products from the European Union, saying the import taxes would come “shortly” unless the E.U. backs down from its plan to hit American whiskey with a 50% levy on April 1.

The Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF has matched the S&P 500’s performance since the fund was launched in February 2022 — but it has been a much smoother ride.

A Finra panel said Stifel was “required to have heightened supervision” of a broker.

Initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 220,000 in the week that ended on March 8, the Labor Department said Thursday.