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Stock Market Today: The Dow Edged Higher, While Tech Stocks Rallied
Text size A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The stock market largely gained on Friday, closing out a volatile week of trading. Stability in the bon...
Revlon Has Declared Bankruptcy. More Defaults Could Be on the Way.
Text size Cosmetics company Revlon has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. There could be more defaults on the way for U.S. companies. Dreamstime With fears that a recession is looming, there could be mo...
Small-Cap Stocks Have Gotten Crushed. Their Rebound Could Be Swift.
Text size Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Small-company stocks have gotten hit hard—harder than their larger peers. That means small-caps could face less risk if the market continues to fall and more upside o...
Stock Market Has a Very Bad Week. Why It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better.
After a three-year hiatus, the Golden State Warriors are the best team in basketball again—and they had to navigate an injury-driven tumble from the top to the absolute bottom to do it. There’s a less...
Fed Rate Hikes Will End Sooner Than You Think. What That Means for Stocks.
Text size Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate increases can only last so long. The stock market could experience some relief...
Caterpillar’s Headquarters Are Moving to Texas
Caterpillar has had a presence in Texas since the 1960s, according to the firm, but Illinois remains the largest concentration of Caterpillar employees. Dreamstime Text size Caterpillar is moving head...
There Might Be a Recession, but It Won’t Be Long, Wall Street Says
Text size Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman says he sees a 50% chance of a recession. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Fears about a possible recession sent stock markets into free fall on Monday as inves...
Read for the Fed Preview. Stay for the Trouble Brewing in the Mortgage Market.
Recent inflation data are something of a game-changer for monetary policy. Expectations for what will come out of the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week and beyond have quickly ratcheted higher, spel...
The Bear Market Is Officially Here. How You Could Still Profit Nicely Over Time.
Text size The S&P 500 entered bear territory just 111 trading days since its Jan. 3 record high. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The S&P 500 is in a bear market. History says it will probably get w...
Inflation Has Become a Global Problem. Where the U.S. Ranks
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. U.S. Gets Ranked on In...
Federal Reserve Meeting, Oracle and Adobe Earnings, May Inflation Data, and More for Investors to Watch This Week
It will be a quiet week on the earnings calendar between earnings seasons. The most important event of the week for investors will be the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting comm...
Why the Stock Markets Are Falling So Hard
Text size Wall Street Bull Dreamstime This past week was another brutal one for the markets. Investors had plenty to worry about from the Fed to inflation and retail sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Av...
Inflation is Hot and Stocks Are Cold. Now the Fed Needs to Rethink Its Rosy Projections.
Text size As the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee meets this coming week, it will have to confront the challenge of controlling higher-than-anticipated Inflation, driven by rising food and fue...
Exxon May Be Making ‘More Than God.’ But Apple and Alphabet Are More Profitable.
Text size President Biden, who his hurting politically due to high inflation, took a swipe at industry leader Exxon Mobil on Friday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Exxon Mobil may be making “more than God ...
These Mortgage-Backed Securities Offer Hefty Yields, Mild Risk
Text size Bonds from Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac are more attractive than Treasuries or corporates. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA. The latter stands for “T...
The Stock Market Is Charting a New Course. It Won’t Be Pleasant.
Text size Delta Air Lines told investors that revenue would finally return to 2019 levels, amid strong travel demand. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The trend is your friend, or so they say. But right now,...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...
Biden Will Meet With Fed’s Powell Tuesday to Discuss Economy
Text size President Joe Biden has said getting inflation under control is his “top priority.” Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Joe Biden is set to meet with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell o...
Stock Market Today: Global Stocks, U.S. Futures Move Higher on Memorial Day
Text size Stock and bond trading will resume on Wall Street on Tuesday after Memorial Day. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Global stocks and U.S. futures rose on Monday amid a quiet day for markets due ...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...