Debt-Ceiling Crisis: What Could Happen, According to History

The White House and Congress are locked in a standoff, once again, over whether to raise the debt ceiling—the legislative limit on the total amount of money the federal government is authorized to bor...

U.S. stocks fall on last trading day of 2022, booking monthly losses and worst year since 2008

U.S. stocks ended lower Friday, booking their worst annual losses since 2008, as tax-loss harvesting along with anxieties about the outlook for corporate profits and the U.S. consumer took their toll....

The Stock Market Is on a Tear. It’s Almost Time to Sell the Rally.

The stock market has seen a major rally recently. Another move lower looks likely.  The S&P 500 closed Tuesday about 12% above its lowest close of the year, 3577, hit in early October. The main dr...

Gold marks longest losing streak since July, falls nearly 3% for the week

Gold ended Friday at its lowest price in just over three weeks, down a fifth straight session to mark its longest losing streak since early July, as rising Treasury yields and a resurgent U.S. dollar ...

Here are 5 reasons why the bull run in stocks may be about to morph back into a bear market

Some market gurus are starting to worry the summer rally on Wall Street may be starting to fizzle, after stocks quickly lurched from oversold to overbought. Gene Goldman, chief investment officer of C...

Here’s what a Russian invasion of Ukraine would mean for markets

Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are on the rise, prompting analysts and traders to weigh the potential financial-market shock waves. “If Russia invades Ukraine, the trade is buy TY,” wrote Bren...