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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) interact with local students during Operation Market Garden commemorations in Veghel, Netherlands, on Sept. 17, 2026. Soldiers answered questions about the Army, America and life as a Soldier while sharing experiences and culture with Dutch students. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Ortiz)

The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is trading near all-time highs despite a worrying list of negatives. JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon recently laid out some of his concerns, describing “geopolitical tensions and wars, sticky inflation, large global fiscal deficits and elevated asset prices” as “tectonic plates” that could collide. The CEO was…

As widely expected, the Federal Reserve raised the fed funds target range to 3.75%-4.00%, marking its first rate hike in three years. Because the decision was largely priced into markets, investors focused more closely on the Fed’s updated economic projections and Chair Kevin Warsh’s tone in the press conference.

From a purely statistical standpoint, Wall Street has enjoyed having Donald Trump in the White House. Although Wall Street’s broad-market indexes rise under most presidents, the average annual returns of the time-tested Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC), and tech-fueled Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) are considerably higher under President Trump than under almost…