As Wall Street assesses the damage to balance sheets resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world’s largest asset manager and a big bond fund are reported to be early losers. BlackRock BLK, ...
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Chinese Stocks Plunge After SEC Stokes Delisting Concerns
A further step by the Securities and Exchange Commission toward forcing companies from China off American exchanges helped trigger the worst decline in U.S.-listed Chinese stocks since the global fina...
Scared of investing during the Ukraine invasion? Try this IRA maneuver
Moe, Larry and Curly have been watching stock markets plunge in the past two weeks in response to the Ukraine invasion. Each wants to invest, say, $100,000 in European stocks—for example through Vangu...
How the Federal Reserve could cut its near $9 trillion balance sheet as it fights inflation
Slimming down might be the trickiest part after two years of the pandemic. As the Federal Reserve looks to shrink its near $9 trillion balance sheet to help cool U.S. inflation pegged at a 40-year hig...
A death cross for the S&P 500 is nearing as inflation fears, Russia’s Ukraine offensive rattles stock-market investors
The S&P 500 index is closing in on a death cross, an ominous chart pattern that underscores the downtrend suffered in an asset. A death cross appears when the 50-day moving average crosses below t...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average heads for its first correction in 2 years. Here’s the level to watch.
An ugly stretch for U.S. equities was intensifying as the crisis in Ukraine worsened and investors weighed the prospect of further sanctions to cripple the Russian economy as the Kremlin wages war in ...
Apple’s Next Event Arrives With the Stock Market in a Fragile Place
Text size Apple’s ‘Peek Performance’ event Tuesday will be closely watched by investors. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images Apple ’s product launches are always closely watched affa...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Market Cap Climbs. It Could Soon Overtake Tesla.
Text size Berkshire Hathaway currently is the sixth most valuable stock in the S&P 500. Photograph by Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Tesla is the fifth most valuable stock in the S&P 500. But Warren ...
European stocks pounded as oil spikes on possible ban on Russian imports
European stocks careened lower on Monday on the threat of further sanctions against commodities production giant Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -2.63% slumped nearly 4...
‘I think we’re going to see some spectacular returns,’ says ARK’s Cathie Wood
“Given our expectations for growth in these new technologies, I think we’re going to see some spectacular returns.” That was the chief executive officer of ARK Invest, Cathie Wood, who gave an optimis...
Asian markets tumble as oil prices shoot higher amid calls for more sanctions against Russia
TOKYO — The price of oil jumped more than $10 a barrel and Asian markets were sharply lower Monday as the conflict in Ukraine deepened amid mounting calls for harsher sanctions against Russia. Brent c...
U.S. stock futures sink Sunday as U.S. and its allies consider ban on Russian oil imports
U.S. stock-index futures fell sharply after trading began late Sunday, as investors remain rattled by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.95% slid more than 300 p...
At Ford, the Chip Shortage Isn’t Getting Any Better. There Are More Output Cuts.
Text size The Ford company logo is displayed on a sign outside of the Chicago Assembly Plant on February 03, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images The semiconductor shortage that is cons...
Broadcom Earnings Are Good News for Nvidia Stock. Here’s Why.
Broadcom chip G0d4ather/Dreamstime.com Text size Broadcom stock is jumping after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings—and that could be good news for shares of Nvidia and other chip co...
‘We need to increase oil & gas output immediately,’ Elon Musk says as Ukraine crisis jolts U.S. crude to 2008 high
Elon Musk voiced an unusual stance for an electric-vehicle executive on Friday. Tesla Inc.’s TSLA, -0.12% chief executive said the U.S. needs to immediately increase production of oil and gas in a twe...
Apple Stock Has Had a Tough Year. That Could Soon Change.
Text size Tech stocks like Apple have had a tough start to the year, but a turnaround could be coming. Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images for Apple Apple stock and the rest of big tech have faced a difficu...
Stock Market: The Worst Is Yet to Come. So Is a Swift Snapback.
Text size Traders at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Feb. 28. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg It’s the end of the world as we know it. The stock market, however, isn’t going anywhere. The last full tra...
13 Stocks That Have Too Much Russian Exposure—and 6 Stocks That Could Benefit
Text size Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images U.S. companies are fleeing Russia, something that could create headwinds going forward. For companies in countries that haven’t imposed sanctions, h...
The end (of the stock market correction) may be near
The end of the stock market’s correction may be near. That’s because I just received an email from a prominent money manager declaring that “buy and hold is dead.” Like the first robin of spring heral...
As Russia presses its war with Ukraine, here are 10 aerospace and defense stocks expected to rise up to 39%
No matter when the shooting stops and Russia’s war in Ukraine comes to an end, it seems clear from actions taken by European countries that we’re entering a period of increased defense spending. Below...
Opinion: Short-sellers are scarce and that’s some of the best news the stock market’s had lately
The U.S. stock market should be given the benefit of the doubt over the next 12 months, according to an analysis of short sellers’ recent transactions. This upbeat message may incline you to view shor...