Lithium stocks cratered on Friday. The reason was a mystery. Now investors have an answer—it was down to the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology , or CATL, ...
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Invest right now in the stock market? Why bother when cash could be king
The harder question for investors nearly a year into the Federal Reserve’s inflation fight is whether buying the dip in stocks is wise, or earning a cool 5% yield on safe-haven Treasury bills, a cash ...
A Sideways Stock Market and the Case for Selling in March
Investors have heard the dictum “sell in May and go away.” This year they might want to consider selling in March. The May adage follows from market seasonality. Historically, investors have realized ...
‘The risk is that we’re going to hit the brakes very, very hard,’ Larry Summers says
“‘The risk is that we’re going to hit the brakes very, very hard.’ ” — Larry Summers Almost a full year of monetary-policy tightening by the Federal Reserve appears to be having little impact on price...
A potential stock-market catastrophe in the making: Risky option bets put Wall Street on edge
Professional and amateur traders are flocking to a risky type of equity option that some have likened to lottery tickets, drawn by the opportunity to reap massive returns in the span of just a few hou...
The peak of this market rally is almost here, says JPMorgan. Time to ditch U.S. stocks, and buy these instead, says Wall Street giant.
Roses are red, violets are blue, will CPI turn into the stock market’s Waterloo? The inflation data showed higher prices remain sticky, even if overall pressure eased a bit. The stock market seems to ...
Why January’s CPI report could deal a massive blow to the stock market
The stock market’s start-of-year rally is poised to fizzle if a highly-anticipated U.S. inflation report on Tuesday dashes hopes for a quicker retreat in the cost of living in America, warned market a...
Inflation data rocked the stock market in 2022: Get ready for Tuesday’s CPI reading
Few things moved the U.S. stock market last year like inflation data and the next reading is due this week. Under the spotlight is the January consumer price index, which is set to be released at 8:30...
Stock Market Has Worst Week of 2023. No News Is Bad News.
It’s the middle of February, and the stock market finally seems caught in the winter doldrums. There may be more gray days ahead. Even the most optimistic investors will admit that January’s blisterin...
Traders brace for a blowup as cost of protection for U.S. stocks hits highest level since October
The cost of hedging against another equity market blowup has risen to its highest level since October as investors brace for a surge in volatility as U.S. stocks head for their worst week in nearly tw...
Why the stock market’s ‘FOMO’ rally stalled out and what will decide its fate
A torrid, tech-led stock-market rally stalled out this past week as investors began to come around to what the Federal Reserve has been telling them. Bulls, however, see room for stocks to continue th...
Deeply inverted Treasury curve narrowly misses reaching 41-year milestone
A bond-market gauge of impending U.S. recessions fell just shy of reaching its most negative reading since October 1981, when interest rates were 19% under Paul Volcker’s Federal Reserve. That gauge, ...
U.S. stock futures nudge higher ahead of comments from Fed chief Powell
U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking for the first time since a blowout January jobs report caused traders to shift their inter...
The next few days may reveal whether investors have been riding one big suckers rally, says this strategist.
Stocks are off to a weaker start as caution grips investors following Friday’s monster jobs beat. While subject to revisions, that 517,000 surge in U.S. jobs may have shredded hopes among some that th...
U.S. stock futures point to further losses after payrolls shocker
U.S. stock futures pointed to a second day of losses Monday after an unexpectedly strong jobs report renewed worries about how high the Federal Reserve will have to take interest rates. What’s happeni...
Why the 2023 stock market rally might depend on the U.S. dollar
The U.S. dollar may be losing its appeal as one of the few reliable safe-haven assets in times of economic and geopolitical uncertainty after an 18 month rally, and a further fall by the currency coul...
The Stock Market Is in the Mood to Rally, Even if It Defies Logic
Text size John Taggart/Bloomberg Oh, what a difference a few simple words can make. “The disinflationary process has started,” said Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at Wednesday’s press conferen...
Richer Than Elon Musk, He Bought Tiffany at a Tough Time. He’s Got a Gem Now.
There’s a reason Bernard Arnault is the world’s richest person. The chairman, CEO, and controlling shareholder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton the world’s largest luxury-goods merchant, knows how ...
The stock-market rally survived a confusing week. Here’s what comes next.
Despite a Friday stumble, stocks ended a turbulent week with another round of solid gains, keeping 2023’s young but robust stock-market rally very much alive. But a cloud of confusion also sets over t...
There’s still too much risk in stock and bond markets. Earn this easy 4.5% return while you wait for stability, says trader who hit 2 big calls in 2022.
Ahead of major tech earnings later, Meta results are lighting up the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +2.97% for Thursday. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.40% is also up as investors take a glass-half full view of the ...
Dow falls 400 points as stocks suffer worst drop in a month after PPI data, Fed comments
U.S. stocks suffered their worst drop in a month on Thursday after hotter-than-expected data on wholesale prices and talk of more aggressive interest-rate hikes rattled markets. The S&P 500 SPX, -...