BARRON’S MAGAZINE —— APRIL 27, 2026 PREVIEW

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BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Changing of the Guard’ – Kevin Warsh plans to remake the Federal Reserve when he succeeds Jerome Powell as chair. The economy might not cooperate.

Kevin Warsh Wants to Fix the Fed. Can He Realize His Ambitions?

Warsh, who is on track to succeed current Chair Jerome Powell, wants to lower interest rates and shrink the Fed’s balance sheet. Inflation may get in the way.

Inflation Complications: The Unusual Gap Between PCE and CPI Is Widening

An unusually high personal consumption expenditures index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, is quashing hopes for interest-rate cuts.

Don’t Fret the War. Why ‘Big Money’ Investors Are Bullish—and Where They’re Investing Now.

In our latest Big Money poll, professional investors see attractive gains in small-caps, international stocks, and energy. Weighing the impacts of the Iran war.

The Worst Year to Retire Wasn’t 1929. The Creator of the 4% Retirement Rule Says It Was 1968.

The high inflation that characterized the ‘70s and ’80s ravaged retirement portfolios.

Warren Buffett Found Plenty of Stock Buys Over the Years. Right Now His Company Looks Like One.

Berkshire Hathaway stock is in the midst of one of its worst periods of underperformance relative to the S&P 500 since Buffett took control in 1965.

It’s Crunch Time for Private Credit as the Leading Funds Get Ready to Report Earnings

Money has flowed out of the leading credit funds, and investors will be looking for indications the flood is slowing

Insurers Are Lending to the Same Private-Credit Funds That Investors Are Rushing to Exit

Athene, Mass Mutual, and other insurers hold nearly $16 billion in bonds from private-credit funds facing heavy redemption requests.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026

Trump Confronts Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, and His Role in Expanding It

President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts the negotiations to this day.

Witkoff and Kushner to Travel to Pakistan for Talks on Iran

It is unclear if Jared Kushner, a son-in-law of President Trump’s, and Steve Witkoff, a special envoy, will meet any Iranian officials.

Fed Chair Inquiry May Be Over, but Shadow It Cast Over Central Bank Remains

It will be a challenge to recoup confidence in the Federal Reserve’s ability to operate independently from a White House that has tried to bully it.

U.S. Says Venezuelan Government Can Pay for Nicolás Maduro’s Defense

Trump Says He Dislikes Prediction Markets. His Family Invests in Them.

Witkoff and Kushner to Travel to Pakistan for Talks on Iran