Stocks Could Return About 10% in 2023—But First, They’re Going to Fall

For U.S. investors, 2023 could seem like two years wrapped in one, with the stock market first falling in anticipation of a recession, only to rebound as the outlook improves toward 2024. The one cons...

Fed Finally Is Focusing on the Big Picture in Inflation Fight

Text size A modest decline in gasoline prices has raised some hope that inflation is abating. Gene J. Puskar/AP/Shutterstock “Don’t fight the Fed” has long been the mantra of investors. As the U.S. ce...

The Fed Turns Aggressive as Inflation Meets Signs of an Economic Slowdown

Text size At the news conference following the rate hike, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell admitted that the policy-setting committee was taken aback by news of rising prices and weaker-than-expected retail...

Signs Start to Emerge That High Energy Prices Are Sapping Demand

Text size Vehicles heading east out of Los Angeles. Vehicle miles traveled in California are starting to flatten out as gasoline prices remain high. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Oil prices h...

Texas Survey Shows Why Oil Producers Aren’t Drilling More

Text size The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas surveyed 141 oil and gas firms in the 11th Fed District, which includes Texas and parts of New Mexico and Louisiana. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Oil and gas...

Oil Prices Are Soaring. It’s Time to Hedge or Sell.

At the top of Americans’ concerns is rising inflation, especially soaring prices for energy, filling their gasoline tanks, or paying their monthly utility bills. And investors and traders have ridden ...

Can Energy Stocks Stay Hot in 2022?

By most measures, 2021 was a good year to be an energy investor. According to research firm Morningstar Inc., energy outperformed every other funds sector, and asset flows into these funds grew a net ...