Use of generative AI could “lead to herding behavior and the concentration of risk, potentially amplifying market volatility. ... GenAI agents directed to maximize profit may converge on strategies to maximize returns through coordinated market manipulation.”

“With 32% of appliances and 30% of softwood lumber coming from international trade, uncertainty over the scale and scope of tariffs has builders further concerned about costs.”

Manufacturing has recently showed signs of stabilizing, but producers face headwinds including a stronger dollar that dampens foreign demand for U.S. exports.

Numerous trade attorneys say that any legal challenge to the tariffs will run up against courts that have proven to be very deferential to presidential trade authority.

This emerging trend demonstrates forfeiture cases are no longer nuisance lawsuits. Top law firm Schlichter Bogard, which has been representing many plaintiffs in recent 401(k) excessive fee lawsuits, is representing the telecommunications company’s plaintiffs.

“Overall, [it’s] better news than yesterday on price inflation, but core PCE still comes in well above the 2% target.”

Inflation tends to come in higher in January. Still, today’s BLS report indicates that inflation progress has stalled and may be in danger of being reversed.

The lawsuit, like many 401(k) lawsuits filed by employees over the past year, challenged HP’s decision to use “forfeitures” to reduce employer contributions rather than to pay administrative costs.