Topline Stocks have struggled for direction since falling into a bear market earlier this month amid looming recession fears, but history shows that the market’s rapid pace of decline this year could ...
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Dow Plunges Nearly 500 Points, Recession Fears Resume As Consumer Confidence Hits New Low
Topline Stocks fell for a second day in a row on Tuesday as markets failed to build on last week’s strong rebound from 2022 lows, with investors once again selling off shares amid looming recession fe...
Home Prices Finally Cooling Off? Market Slows In April But Demand Remains High Despite Rising Mortgage Rates
Topline Home prices, which have been shooting up since last year, grew at a slower pace in April, showing signs of a potential cool down in the red-hot housing market, according to new data from S&...
Pending Home Sales See Surprise Rebound In May, But Experts Warn Housing Market Is ‘Undergoing A Transition’
Topline A leading indicator for housing market activity—pending home sales—unexpectedly jumped in May and reversed six straight months of declines, according to new data from the National Association ...
Political Ads Targeting Inflation Ahead Of Midterm Elections Could Force The Fed To Keep Hiking Rates: Goldman Sachs
Topline The Federal Reserve’s “heightened sensitivity” to rising inflation expectations could be triggered by a barrage of political ad campaigns that are expected to highlight surging consumer prices...
Powell Says Fed Will Continue Hiking Rates Until There Is ‘Compelling Evidence’ That Inflation Is Slowing
Topline Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged in testimony before Congress on Wednesday that the central bank is “moving expeditiously” to raise interest rates and remains “strongly committed...
Dow Drops 200 Points As Wall Street Banks Warn Of ‘Significant Downturn’ And Raise Recession Odds
Topline Stocks fell on Wednesday as a growing number of major Wall Street firms warned that the likelihood of a recession has risen sharply, predicting that markets could tank even further as the Fede...
Dow Drops 600 Points Ahead Of Looming Inflation Report
Topline Stocks plunged on Thursday as recession fears continued to weigh on markets and investors nervously looked ahead to a closely-watched consumer price index reading due Friday, with ongoing conc...
Dow Falls Nearly 300 Points, Treasury Yields Surge As Experts Warn Of A Hard Economic Landing
Topline Stocks fell and rates on government bonds surged on Wednesday as investor concerns about a slowdown in economic growth continued to weigh on markets, while oil jumped to a 13-week high on the ...
The Economy May Be Slowing, But Recession Fears Are ‘Overblown’ These Experts Argue
Topline Despite the stock market taking a hit in recent months from growing recession fears, some experts still remain cautiously optimistic about the economy’s prospects, predicting that a downturn c...
Dow Jumps 300 As China Reopening Boosts Markets, But Investor Sentiment Remains ‘Precarious’
Topline Markets moved higher on Monday as stocks tried to rebound from a losing week; investor sentiment rose thanks to positive news out of China, which looks to be easing coronavirus lockdown restri...
Dow Jumps 400 Points, Tech Stocks Rally Despite Gloomy Outlook From Microsoft
Topline The stock market finished higher after choppy trading on Thursday, with consumer and tech stocks leading the gains as investors seemed to ease off recent concerns about a potential economic sl...
Here’s How The Stock Market Performs During Economic Recessions
The Fed’s rate-hiking campaign is sparking recession fears as investors worry about where to invest their money during a downturn. Getty Images The stock market has had its worst start to a year...
Biden Meets With Fed Chair Powell, Says Fighting Inflation Is ‘Top Economic Priority’
Topline President Joe Biden met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the White House on Tuesday to discuss tackling historically high levels of inflation, declaring it a top priority for the ad...
Dow Falls 200 Points As Experts Warn That High Inflation Could Lead To Further Selloff
Topline The stock market fell on Monday, failing to build on recent gains after its best week since November 2020, as widespread selling pressure resumed amid growing fears about surging inflation lea...
Dow Surges Over 500 Points, Market Rebound Continues As Stocks Snap Seven Week Losing Streak
Topline Stocks finished higher on Friday—capping off a solid rally this week that saw markets rebound from more than seven consecutive weeks of losses, as recession fears continued to subside in light...
Dow Jumps 500 Points, Market Rebounds As Strong Earnings Alleviate ‘Dire Recession Headlines’
Topline The stock market rebounded for a second day in a row on Thursday, on track to snap a seven-week losing streak, as recession fears cooled amid a slew of strong quarterly earnings reports that b...
20 Stocks Experts Say Will Help Investors Beat A Bear Market
Topline With stocks on track for one of their worst years in recent history amid concerns around persistent inflation, rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and rising recession risks, top firms on Wall...
Stocks Rally After Fed Minutes Show Central Bank Will Continue To Raise Rates Aggressively
Topline Stocks rallied slightly on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting showed that the central bank is likely to continue raising interest rates by a half-per...
Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Says The Fed Isn’t Doing Its Job Fighting ‘Runaway’ Inflation
Topline The Federal Reserve isn’t doing its job fighting runaway inflation—and unless the central bank tightens monetary policy and raises interest rates “more aggressively,” the ongoing stock market ...
Stock Market Selloff Resumes As Snap’s 40% Plunge Drags Tech Shares Lower
Topline The stock market fell on Tuesday—reversing a comeback rally a day earlier—as the months-long selloff on Wall Street persists with investors continuing to offload shares amid a gloomy profit ou...
Here’s How Long It Takes For Stocks To Recover From Bear Markets
Topline With the stock market on one of its worst losing streaks in decades amid a relentless selloff that has pushed the S&P 500 nearly 20% below its record highs, recession risks are rising—but ...
S&P 500 Plunges Into Bear Market As Stocks Fall For Seventh Week In A Row
Topline The stock market tanked on Friday, adding to heavy losses this week that pushed the S&P 500 into a bear market, down over 20% from its intraday peak in January as investors continue to get...
Here’s The Worst Case Scenario For Stocks, According To Goldman, Deutsche Bank And Bank Of America
Topline Amid heightened recession fears, major Wall Street firms now warn that the ongoing market selloff, which is on track for seven consecutive weeks of losses, could get much worse—with stocks set...
Dow Jumps 400 Points After Powell Says Fed ‘Won’t Hesitate’ To Keep Raising Rates To Combat Inflation
Topline The stock market moved higher on Tuesday in an attempt to bounce back after six consecutive weeks of heavy losses, as investors digested the latest comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome P...
Stocks Keep Tanking As Growing Number Of Wall Street Experts Warn About Rising Recession Risks
Topline With the stock market falling for the last six weeks in a row amid growing concerns about an economic slowdown and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to combat inflation, an increasing...
Dow Drops 400 Points, Stock Sell-Off Continues As Fed ‘Hangover’ Slams Markets
Topline Stocks fell on Monday while rates surged, with investors trying to recover from last week’s volatile market swings even as experts warn that rising risks to economic growth could lead to furth...
Stocks Fall For Fifth Straight Week As Experts Warn Of More Selloffs Ahead
Topline Stocks finished lower on Friday, adding to recent losses despite stronger-than-expected jobs data, as investors continue to remain nervous about a slowdown in economic growth and experts warn ...
Stocks Keep Falling After Major Sell-Off As Bloodbath Continues Despite Strong Jobs Data
Topline Stocks moved sharply lower on Friday, adding to recent losses despite stronger-than-expected jobs data, as investors continue to remain nervous about a slowdown in economic growth and experts ...
Dow Plunges 1,100 Points, Tech Shares Crater As Stocks Erase Gains From Post-Fed Rally
Topline The stock market moved sharply lower on Thursday, reversing all of its gains from the previous session when the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a half-percentage point, as volatility ...
Dow Jumps 900 Points After Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates By Half-Percentage Point
Topline The stock market surged higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.5% in a move widely-anticipated by investors, as the central bank continues on its path of aggr...
Markets Inch Higher—But Experts Warn Of ‘Continued Volatility’ After ‘Brutal’ Stock Sell-Off
Topline Stocks finished slightly higher on Monday, attempting to find their footing after last week’s brutal sell-off, but Wall Street experts warn that even after the market’s worst month since the o...