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Ted Cruz: Trump accounts are personal Social Security accounts

Cruz: Trump accounts are a personal Social Security

South Korea's stock rally is outpacing the rest of the world

A line chart that compares percentage changes in the S&P 500 Index and KOSPI Composite Index from May 6, 2025, to May 6, 2026. Both start at 0.

Change in the KOSPI Composite and S&P 500

Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Jeffrey Cane/Axios

SEC proposes rule to allow public companies to report twice a year

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AI's $1 trillion risk keeps growing

As AI spending surges, investors say: Show us the returns

The strange ride taken by Avis stock

A line chart that tracks Avis Budget Groupâs daily stock price from April 23, 2025, to April 23, 2026. Shares rose from $86.31 to a peak of $713.97 on April 21, 2026. After trading mostly between about $115 and $207 for months, the stock surged in April, then fell to $229.14.

Avis stock price

Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

Oil prices and stocks are talking past each other right now

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Charted: The Trump bump

Two line charts showing S&P 500 futures from 3am to 4pm on March 23 and April 17, 2026. On March 23, futures spiked after Trump posted about peace talks. On April 17, they plunged after Trump posted that the Strait of Hormuz was open, but then recovered throughout the day.

S&P 500 futures

Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

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