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Is the Stock Market Closed on Juneteenth?
U.S. stock markets will be closed to observe Juneteenth for the first time in history. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will shut down on Monday, June 20, in observation of the newest federal h...
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...
Small-Cap Stocks Have Gotten Crushed. Watch for Them to Rebound Soon.
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...
What the Fed’s biggest rate hike in decades means for the bear market in bonds
Historically bad. That’s how the mammoth $53 trillion U.S. fixed-income market has performed this year as the Federal Reserve works to curtail high inflation threatening to wreck the economy. To turbo...
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...
Oil prices end lower to break a string of weekly gains as demand worries linger
Oil futures finished with a loss on Friday, with U.S. and global benchmark prices ending a streak of weekly gains, as investors juggled recession fears and concerns over demand. Price action West Texa...
Why stock-market investors are ‘nervous’ that an earnings recession may be looming
Investors are anxious the stock market may be facing an earnings recession, potentially leading to deeper losses after the S&P 500 index just suffered its worst week since March 2020. “It’s prett...
Why retiring this year could be a ‘worst-case’ scenario
This is an urgent update for anyone who has recently retired, or who is hoping to retire shortly, and who was expecting to follow one of those simple, time-tested rules for spending down their money d...
Bonds haven’t protected you from the bear market in stocks. But this one asset class could have
Would you be interested in an asset class that produces long-term returns that are nearly as good as the stock market but is as uncorrelated with the stock market as bonds are? Of course you would. Bu...
Citigroup Stock Is the Cheapest of the Big Banks. It’s Ready to Take Off.
Text size Even Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been buying Citi stock, a vote of confidence if there ever was one. Mario Tama/Getty Images Bank stocks have gotten hit as concerns about the U.S...
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...
History says the next bull market is just months away, and it could carry the S&P 500 to the 6,000 level, according to Bank of America
When it comes to bear markets, investors can take comfort from history, which suggests that where there’s a beginning, there’s always an end. And according to Bank of America, investors have only got ...
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...
Stock investors are still in danger, but history says bear markets are relatively brief
I have no idea how long the bear market on Wall Street will last, or how far down the major averages will go. But I do know what won’t help you forecast the bear market’s severity: valuation. Bear mar...
Wall Street is officially in a bear market: What strategists say investors should do
The U.S. stock market met popular criteria for a bear market this week as the latest declines by the S&P 500 took the U.S. large-cap benchmark down by more than 20% from its record close in Januar...
Dow futures slump over 500 points as post-Fed meeting gains evaporate
U.S. stock index futures slumped early Thursday, as the gains seen after the Federal Reserve’s biggest interest rate hike since 1994 quickly faded. What’s happening Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial...
NRG Energy, Post Holdings and Other Stocks That May Be Takeover Targets in 2022
Text size Retail energy provider NRG Energy could be a takeover target in 2022, according to a report from Citigroup. Scott Olson/Getty Images With stocks in a bear market, mergers aren’t likely to pi...
‘The economy is going to collapse,’ says Wall Street veteran Novogratz. ‘We are going to go into a really fast recession.’
Veteran investor and bitcoin bull Michael Novogratz doesn’t have a rosy outlook on the economy, which he described as headed for a substantial downturn, with the likelihood of a “fast recession” on th...
Why stocks and bonds went into relief-rally mode after Fed’s jumbo rate hike
Financial markets suffered an absolute bloodbath in the days leading up to Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision, with stocks plunging and bond yields soaring in the wake of surprisingly hot inflation ...
Fed sees inflation topping 5% in 2022 and then falling rapidly due to higher rates
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday predicted U.S. inflation would exceed 5% by the end of 2022 — much higher than its most recent forecasts — underscoring its more aggressive strategy in raising interes...
Warren Buffett gives away $4 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock as bidding for his last ever luncheon hits $3 million
As bidding for the last-ever chance to lunch with Berkshire Hathaway’s chairman and CEO Warren Buffett reached the $3 million mark, the investing legend himself announced a $4 billion giveaway in stoc...
Opinion: ‘The stock market is not going to zero’: How this individual investor with 70 years of experience is trading the bear market
Not many investors can claim a lifetime of stock-market success. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, -1.94% BRK.B, -1.39% comes to mind, of course, but what about Warren Kaplan? Who? Kaplan is...
Opinion: Those who buy stocks the day the S&P 500 enters a bear market have made an average of 22.7% in 12 months
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Good news, investors: Wall Street is holding a sale, offering stocks at 20% off! You’re not interested? That just means you only talk the talk about being a contrarian investor, bu...
Bitcoin down 70% from all-time high. Why is crypto market crashing?
Cryptocurrencies have been crashing. Bitcoin BTCUSD, -3.21% plunged to as low as $20,834 late Monday, the lowest level since December 2020 and down about 70% from its all-time high in November. The No...
Six Myths That Could Lose You a Lot of Money in This Market
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Strategist who nailed the recent S&P 500 top says three things are needed for a market bottom
Wariness is in order after the S&P 500’s bear-market finish and a potential 75 basis-point Fed hike just one day away. Gains for stock futures and a potential bounce are fading fast. Morgan Stanle...
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...
These money and investing tips can help you be smarter in a bear market that might not be average
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS Why bonds haven’t performed be...