Shares of Apple Inc. rose Wednesday after longtime bullish analyst Dan Ives at Wedbush raised his price target, citing signs that demand for iPhones in China has been growing. The technology behemoth’...
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Powell’s comments slammed markets. Here’s what one bank sees for stocks, bonds.
The market really took Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s words at face value on Tuesday. Short-term yields rose, and the stock market slumped, with this comment: recent data suggest “the ultimate ...
After weathering pandemic storm, cruise-line stocks offer upside, says Stifel
Like the rest of the travel industry, cruise operators have weathered a pandemic-related storm over the last couple of years, but they now deserve attention from investors, says analyst firm Stifel. “...
U.S. stock futures unable to rebound from latest sell-off as more Powell talk looms
U.S. stock futures were struggling to recover from the latest sell-off as worries about a more hawkish Federal Reserve continued to push up bond yields. How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway boosts its stake in Occidental Petroleum
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway increased its stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp. in recent days. Berkshire bought about 5.8 million shares of Occidental in a series of purchases Friday, Monday an...
Grayscale Bitcoin Fund Soars as Judges Sound Skeptical of SEC’s Arguments on ETF
Grayscale Investments for years has fruitlessly sought to convert its flagship product—the world’s largest Bitcoin fund at $14 billion—into an exchange-traded fund, most recently suing the Securities ...
Bond-market recession gauge plunges to triple digits below zero on way to fresh four-decade milestone
One of the bond market’s most reliable gauges of impending U.S. recessions plunged further below zero into triple-digit negative territory on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell point...
U.S. stock futures inch higher ahead of Powell testimony
U.S. stock futures were a touch firmer on Tuesday, though trading was muted ahead of testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500 futures ES00, ...
Opinion: Powell will have to push rates even higher for the Fed to get inflation to 2%
Inflation is proving tougher to curb than Federal Reserve Chairman Powell anticipated, and despite indicators that a recession could be coming, consumers and businesses apparently haven’t gotten the m...
Ethereum’s Classification: Security or Commodity?
Lately, Ethereum (ETH) has been under scrutiny with some arguing that it should be classified as a security. Ruling Ethereum as an unregistered security could subject it to the same regulations as tra...
Why the stock-market rally can keep going, says Morgan Stanley strategist who only recently warned of a death zone
On the heels of last week’s losing-streak breaking rally, investors look headed for the sidelines on Monday. Apart from an underwhelming growth forecast from China over the weekend that’s knocking oil...
U.S. stock futures retain Wall Street’s rally ahead of Powell testimony and jobs data
U.S. stock futures were steady early Monday, holding their latest rally ahead of testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and crucial jobs data later in the week. How are stock-index futures...
Stock market faces crucial test this week: 3 questions to decide rally’s fate
There will be no rest for investors this week as they await a marquee report on the state of the U.S. labor market, along with biannual Congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Pow...
How to invest in the stock market and never lose money
Fixed index annuities are not the only way you can invest in the stock market and be assured of not losing money over the short term. That’s because there’s a do-it-yourself alternative that avoids th...
Ignore Wall Street’s gloom. Stocks do better when earnings fall: strategist
Adios to February, which disappointed many stock investors who enjoyed a bullish start to the year. But fears of a bigger meltdown by those swept up in Wall Street gloom may be in vain, says our call ...
How investors can learn to live with inflation: BlackRock
Growth stocks may have led the early 2023 rally, but stubbornly high inflation means that won’t last. That’s the main message from the BlackRock Investment Institute on Monday, as U.S. stocks attempte...
This is what Warren Buffett, a self-described ‘so-so investor,’ says is his ‘secret sauce’
Stocks are rebounding on the heels of a rotten week — the worst since December for the S&P 500 SPX, +1.15% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.39%. And as Wall Street analysts go dark, with talk of ...
Asian shares follow Wall Street lower after stronger-than-expected data
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Monday in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks closed out their worst week since early December. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices fell. Reports on inflation, the jobs...
Tech Carried the Stock Market. Now They’re Taking It Down With Them.
The prospect of still-higher short- and long-term interest rates produced the worst week for the S&P 500 index in the relatively young year, a drop of 2.67%, and the third straight down week for t...
Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week
(Bloomberg) — Here are some notable charts to monitor in commodities markets over the coming days. Most Read from Bloomberg Shipping Commodity watchers keen on taking the pulse of the global eco...
The Stock Market Doesn’t Look Cheap, Any Way You Slice It
Stock indexes closed another losing week in a downbeat February, as investors continue to debate the path of the economy and monetary policy. It’s a decidedly muddled outlook for the market from a fun...
Any Way You Slice It, Stocks Still Don’t Look Cheap
Text size This past week’s numbers gave investors plenty to fret about. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Stock indexes closed another losing week in a downbeat February, as investors continue to debate the ...
This stock strategy is attracting lots of money. Here are its top 10 picks.
Following a year in which a rapid rise in interest rates caused stock and bond prices to tumble, investors are focusing on quality. One way to do this is to look at free cash flow — and doing so might...