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The Stock Market Just Had Its Biggest Rally Since 2020. Enjoy It While It Lasts.
Text size It was the largest weekly gain for all three major U.S. indexes since November 2020. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Drop a ball off a balcony, and it will bounce. Drop the market off an all-time hi...
How to Make Oil Stock Volatility Work for You
Text size A Diamondback Energy oil rig in Midland, Texas. Callaghan O’Hare/Bloomberg With oil prices rising and falling dramatically, it can be hard to get a handle on oil stocks. One strategy: ...
Look to the Energy Patch for a Dividend Bonanza. Devon Energy and Pioneer Natural Resources Look Good.
What was already going to be a challenging year for investors was further disrupted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But in a market that has been lacking in certainty, income investors may want to ta...
Oil Is Surging. Why Oil Stocks Are Down.
Text size Oil prices are higher, but concerns about economic growth are weighing on oil stocks. Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil prices soared on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine. But oil stocks were ...
Is the market crashing? No. Here’s what’s happening to stocks, bonds as the Fed aims to end the days of easy money, analysts say
As the stock market has convulsed lower and yields for bonds have surged in recent weeks, culminating in a so-called correction for the Nasdaq Composite Index, average Americans are wondering what’s a...
As stock-market turbulence revs up, this ETF theme has drawn 32% of flows in 2022 so far: ‘This isn’t a flash in the pan’
Thank god its Thursday! The Nasdaq Composite posted its first correction since March and equity benchmarks were trying to stage a mini rally, at last check on Thursday. Is this the beginning of the en...
Get ready for the climb. Here’s what history says about stock-market returns during Fed rate-hike cycles.
Bond yields are rising again so far in 2022. The U.S. stock market seems vulnerable to a bona fide correction. But what can you really tell from a mere two weeks into a new year? Not much and quite a ...
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 ...
Oil Prices Tumble Below $100 and Keep Falling. Here’s Why.
Text size U.S. oil prices fell more than 6% early Tuesday, to below $97 a barrel. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Oil prices extended their slump on Tuesday as West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell be...