The Federal Reserve yanked a short-term interest rate higher this week, making it more expensive to borrow money to buy a home or fix it up. The central bank raised the federal funds rate last week by...
Tag: article_normal
After a wild week on Wall Street, stock futures slump Sunday
After a volatile week, Wall Street is bracing for more losses as U.S. stock-index futures fell sharply late Sunday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -1.08% were last down more than 300 point...
Fed issued biggest rate hike in 22 years. 4 things to do with your money now
Amid rising interest rate, here’s how to handle savings, investments and debt. Getty Images/iStockphoto For the first time in 22 years, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by more than one-quart...
Most Americans were feeling gloomy even before last week’s dramatic dive in stocks — and now they fear a prolonged bear market
In a matter of hours, promising signs of a stock market rally turned into pessimism, even panic. For retail investors trying to get their legs during a volatile moment, Thursday’s deep downward lurch ...
I’m 69 and ‘never got a job that paid well.’ How can I tackle student loan debt?
How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I went back to college to get my degree after my children had grown up and my mother passed away. I left my job as a corporate ch...
Rail regulators issue reporting requirements, seeking to improve rail backlogs
The Surface Transport Board said late Friday that it will require certain railroads to submit “service recovery plans” and additional data and regular progress reports on rail service, ope...
Zillow stock slides to 2-year low, Wall Street keeps slashing targets amid ‘dour’ housing market outlook
Shares of Zillow Group Inc. slumped to a two-year low Friday, as Wall Street analysts continued to slash their price targets in the wake of the real estate information company’s upbeat first-quarter r...
Fed hawks say they’re not so behind the curve combatting inflation
In the wake of the Federal Reserve policy meeting this week, stock markets have tumbled, raising howls of criticism that U.S. central bank policy will fail to bring down inflation. Read: ‘Unhinged’ ma...
Will stocks tumble further Monday? Bitcoin’s weekend performance may provide some clues
Bitcoin was holding near $36,000 on Friday, after it fell to $35,280, the lowest level since Jan. 23, as U.S. stocks extended losses, while Treasury yields rose and the dollar soared to some of its hi...
‘Unhinged’ markets followed ‘unforced error’ by Fed’s Powell, says David Tepper
“‘Taking the optionality of 75 basis points off the table was an unforced error the Fed didn’t have to do. The Bank of England making a similar mistake the next day caused the market to become a bit u...
Stock market selloff in ‘liquidation’ stage. Why it needs to get ‘hotter’ before it burns out.
This week’s violent U.S. stock-market turnabout may have left investors feeling shaken, but a liquidation phase that may finally be under way will probably need to “get hotter” before it burns itself ...
Based on 19 bear markets in the last 140 years, here’s where the current downturn may end, says Bank of America
At nearly the halfway mark in a volatile year of trading, the S&P 500 index is down, but not out to the point of an official bear market yet. According to a widely followed definition, a bear mark...
The Fed raised interest rates – what to do now with your retirement portfolio
Inflation is rising, the stock market is volatile and now the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates – but investors, as always, should steer clear of any major changes, financial advisers said. T...
The only two stock funds you’ll ever need
Let’s face it: You’re probably reading this article because you want to make more money from your investments. That’s the No. 1 motivation of investors. So I’m going to tell you how to achieve one of ...
Why did the Dow plunge more than 1,000 points? Should I wait for stocks to sink lower? Here’s what some pros think.
What a difference a day makes. Fresh off the best percentage gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -3.12% since Nov. 9, 2020, the blue-chip index got clobbered, along with the rest of the st...
As Dow sinks over 1,000 points, signs of panic-selling emerge in stock market
Panicky behavior was starting to set in on Wall Street on Thursday, at least from a technical perspective, as the Dow industrials shed all of the previous day’s dramatic gains, and then some. Trading ...
Stifel and JPMorgan analysts trade blows on Scotts Miracle-Gro’s valuation
Analysts from JPMorgan and Stifel said Scotts Miracle-Gro Corp. stock is trading at a discount, but duked it out over whether the fertilizer and hydroponic equipment company deserves it. Saying it has...
This trader predicted the bond meltdown, tech selloff and oil’s surge. Here’s what she says is coming next.
Fade the Fed anyone? Stocks are headed south, following a big Wall Street rally stemming from perceptions Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and co. may be less hawkish than markets think. A short-li...
6 things to know before you jump into retirement
I’m six months into my retirement from the corporate world. How are things going? Any regrets? Any big surprises? No regrets, for sure. I knew that leaving the workplace at age 61 would be a trade off...
Airbus posts profit, plans new jet assembly line in Alabama
Airbus said Wednesday that its profit in the first three months of 2022 more than tripled to 1.22 billion euros ($1.28 billion), helped by an increase in aircraft deliveries as airlines recover from t...
Twilio’s stock reacts wildly after company issues cautious revenue guidance
Twilio Inc.’s stock wildly fluctuated in frenzied trading Wednesday after the company issued cautious revenue guidance on better-than-expected results. Shares of Twilio TWLO, +5.50% initially plunged ...
Fed lifts interest rates and will wind down $9 trillion bond stockpile in double-pronged attack on high U.S. inflation
“Inflation is much too high and we understand the hardship it is causing,” said Fed Chairman Jerome Powell in what he called a direct message to the American public. “We are moving expeditiously to br...
‘My aim is to have a net worth of at least $100,000’: I’m 29 and live with my mom in a rented mobile home. I have a $25K emergency fund and $26K in a Roth IRA. What do I save for next?
I am doing OK financially as a single 29-year-old who unfortunately is still roommates with my mom. We split everything down the middle and I mainly stay with her since it is very expensive to live on...
This little-known Vanguard fund has been crushing it — yes, even in this market
What would Jack Bogle think? The legendary Vanguard founder, who died three years ago at 89, famously advised investors to avoid anything fancy in their retirement portfolios, 401(k) plans and IRAs. B...