Nancy Zevenbergen and Eric Schoenstein, of Zevenbergen Capital and Jensen Investment Management, respectively. Tim Pannell for Forbes (left) 2022 was a terrible year for stocks. The S&P 500 has lo...
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Fed Hikes Rates By 75 Basis Points—Here’s Why It’s Not All Doom And Gloom For Investors
Near-term risks remain high, but investors who stay focused on the long-term have historically been rewarded. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press In a widely expected move on Wednesday, the Federal R...
Here’s What Happens To Stocks When The Fed Raises Rates By 100 Basis Points
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Brendan Smialowski/Pool via ASSOCIATED PRESS Stocks have continued to struggle for direction since a hotter-than-expected inflation report earlier this week dragged...
Why Is The S&P 500 Down So Much?
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Key takeaways The S&P 500 suffered its worst day since June 2020 on Tuesday, slumping 4.32%, along with the Dow Jones which fell 3.94% and the Nasdaq Compo...
Dow Jumps 200 Points As Investors Brace For August Inflation Report And More Fed Rate Hikes
Topline The stock market moved higher on Monday, extending recent gains ahead of a key inflation report this week, with investors hoping for more signs that high consumer prices have peaked as the Fed...
Dow Jumps Over 300 Points As Investors Shake Off Rising Fears About More Fed Rate Hikes
Topline The stock market surged higher on Friday, with stocks on pace to snap a three-week losing streak as investors shook off Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s recent comments about more interes...
Stocks Rally Even After Powell Reiterates That Fed Will Keep Raising Rates
Topline The stock market rose slightly on Thursday even as recession fears continued and investors assessed comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who pledged that the central bank is “str...
Dow Falls Nearly 200 Points As ‘Gloomy’ Investors Brace For Higher Interest Rates
Topline The stock market fell in volatile trading on Tuesday, adding to sharp losses in recent weeks as investors assessed the latest round of better-than-expected economic data, which points to more ...
Dow Falls 200 Points Despite Solid Jobs Report, Stocks On Track For Third Straight Week Of Losses
Topline The stock market tanked on Friday despite the August jobs report coming in slightly lower than expected and dropping significantly from last month, which did little to ease investor concerns a...
Stocks Rally As Labor Market Cools Slightly, Taking Some Pressure Off The Fed
Topline The stock market moved higher on Friday after the August jobs report came in slightly lower than expected and dropped significantly from last month, which helped ease investor concerns that a ...
The Stock Market’s Summer Rally Is Over And Investors Should Prepare For A Rough September
Topline The summer stock market rally appears to have fizzled out after steep declines in August, and experts warn investors should expect more volatility in September, which is historically the marke...
Dow Falls Over 200 Points As Stocks Kick Off September With More Losses
Topline Stocks moved lower on Thursday—adding to recent declines in August—as investors continue to worry about a period of prolonged rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, while market experts warn of ...
Dow Falls 300 Points, Bond Yields Surge As Investors Bet On More Rate Hikes
Topline Stocks fell for a third day in a row on Tuesday as the recent summer market rally continues to fizzle out, with investors growing nervous about more big interest rate hikes from the Federal Re...
Market Experts Predict Further Volatility As Fed Rate Hikes Leave ‘Little Room’ For Soft Landing
Topline Following hawkish commentary last Friday from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell—who said that it would take “some time” to bring down inflation with ongoing interest rate hikes—experts warn ...
Dow Falls 200 Points—Market Selloff Continues As Investors Worry About Higher Interest Rates
Topline The stock market moved lower once again on Monday—following a sharp selloff on Friday—as investors continue to worry about ongoing interest rate hikes and tighter monetary policy from the Fede...
Netflix Is Now The Worst-Performing Stock In The S&P 500 As Shares Plunges Over 60% In 2022
Topline Shares of streaming giant Netflix tanked over 6% to kick off the week—adding to already steep losses so far this year—after yet another Wall Street analyst grew more cautious about the company...
Dow Falls 400 Points As Experts Warn Bear Market Rally Is ‘Grinding To A Halt’
Topline The stock market continued to fall on Monday after the summer rally on Wall Street fizzled out last week, with investors once again growing nervous about aggressive interest rate hikes from th...
Bank Of America Warns Of ‘Textbook’ Bear Market Rally, Predicting New Lows For Stocks
Topline Though stocks have mounted a stunning comeback from June lows as investors grow more optimistic about cooling inflation and the Federal Reserve potentially scaling back interest rate hikes, th...
Dow Falls 200 Points, Stocks Lose Steam After Target Profits Plunge
Topline The stock market fell on Wednesday, with the recent rally on Wall Street taking a breather as investors assessed the latest batch of retail earnings—particularly a sharp drop in profits from T...
Fed Still Has A ‘Long Way To Go’ As It Tries To Tame Inflation Without Causing A Recession, Goldman Predicts
Topline While the Federal Reserve has made progress cooling the economy, there has still been “little convincing progress” in bringing down wage growth and high inflation, according to analysts at Gol...
Stocks Struggle After ‘Underwhelming’ Data From China Sparks Global Recession Fears
Topline The stock market moved slightly lower on Monday as disappointing economic data out of China led to rising concerns about a global recession and a drop in oil prices; meanwhile, investors are l...
Dow Gains 300 Points After New Economic Data Indicates Inflation Has Peaked
Topline The stock market jumped for a second day in a row after more economic data showed that pricing pressures eased in July, which added to investors’ hopes that inflation may have peaked—though so...
Dow Jumps 400 Points After Consumer Prices Cool Slightly In July—Has Inflation Peaked?
Topline The stock market surged higher on Wednesday after a better-than-expected inflation report for July, boosting investor sentiment as consumer prices fell for the first time in months, adding to ...
Some Experts Are Warning Of A ‘Bear Market Rally’—Here’s Why Stocks Could Hit New Lows
Topline Several Wall Street experts are warning that despite moving higher in recent weeks, the stock market still has further to fall—with recent gains likely to be nothing more than a “bear market r...
Stocks Fall Despite Strong Jobs Report As Investors Fear Bigger Fed Rate Hikes
Topline The stock market fell Friday after the U.S. economy added back a better-than-expected 528,000 jobs in July, with investors now anticipating that a strong labor market will keep the Federal Res...
Dow Jumps 400 Points As Stocks Rebound Thanks To Solid Earnings, Upbeat Economic Data
Topline The stock market rallied on Wednesday, reversing losses from earlier this week thanks to stronger-than-expected economic data which helped offset lingering recession fears, even as Federal Res...
U.S. And Chinese Stocks Plunge As Tensions Escalate Before Pelosi’s Visit To Taiwan
Topline Global stocks tanked ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned visit to the democratically governed island of Taiwan on Tuesday, a move which has led to rising tensions with China and that...
Stocks Take A Breather After Market’s Best Month Since 2020
Topline The stock market fell on Monday despite recently posting its best month since 2020, as investors continue to worry about a potential slowdown in corporate earnings, more rate hikes from the Fe...
Stocks Rally Despite U.S. GDP Shrinking For A Second Quarter In A Row—But Experts Say No Recession Yet
Topline The stock market moved higher on Thursday despite U.S. economic growth contracting for the second quarter in a row, a significant recession indicator which spooked markets—though most experts ...
Dow Jumps 400 Points After Fed Hikes Rates By 75 Basis Points
Topline The stock market jumped on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points for the second consecutive month in a row, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinting that the...
Stocks Rally Ahead Of Fed Decision, Microsoft And Alphabet Rise After Earnings
Topline The stock market moved slightly higher on Wednesday morning thanks to a boost from Big Tech stocks like Microsoft and Alphabet, which both rallied despite missing earnings estimates, while inv...