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US inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices

U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September and a measure of underlying inflation fell to a four-year low, even as widespread tariffs threaten to send prices higher. The consumer price index increased 2.8% in February from a year ago, Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed, down from 3% the previous month. Core prices, which exclude the volatile food and energy categories, rose 3.1% from a year earlier, down from 3.3% in January.

Growing Fears of Corporate Defaults Hit US Credit Markets

(Bloomberg) -- Worries about corporate credit defaults rose in the US for a second straight day on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump threatened to ratchet up tariffs on Canada. Most Read from BloombergNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionWhere New York City's Zoning Reform Will Add HousingOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsIn d

Shale Pioneer Sheffield Warns Oil Chiefs of Grim Times Ahead

(Bloomberg) -- Scott Sheffield, the retired shale impresario who built a fortune drilling for Permian Basin oil, has grim advice for former rivals as President Donald Trump pushes for “drill baby drill” to bring down energy prices.Most Read from BloombergNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionWhere New York City's Zoning Reform Will Add HousingOpen Philanthropy Launches

Delta, Airbnb Lead Travel Stock Selloff on Consumer Worries

(Bloomberg) -- Travel stocks from airlines to cruise lines and online-booking sites are coming under pressure Tuesday after Delta Air Lines Inc. cut its profit forecast, deepening concern over weakening consumer demand and an economic slowdown.Most Read from BloombergNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsWhere New York City's Zoning Reform Will Add HousingElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionInside the ‘N

Traders Ramp Up Bets on Fed Rate Cuts as Recession Angst Builds

(Bloomberg) -- Traders in the futures and options markets are loading up on bets the Federal Reserve will have to lower rates this year by more than expected because of the Trump administration’s aggressive policy agenda.Most Read from BloombergNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionWhere New York City's Zoning Reform Will Add HousingOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Mill