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U.S. Stock Futures Up After Monday’s Market Rout
Topline U.S. stock futures were up early on Tuesday morning, signaling a mild recovery, a day after a rout pushed the S&P 500 into bear market territory amid fears that the Federal Reserve will an...
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...
Dow Plunges Over 700 Points, S&P 500 Enters Bear Market Territory As Inflation Fears Roil Markets
Topline The stock market tanked Monday morning, with the S&P 500 falling back into bear market territory as investors nervously look ahead to the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy meeting, with la...
Stocks Plunge, Week Ahead, Tesla, Gas, Bitcoin – 5 Things To Know
Here are five things you must know for Monday, June 13: 1. — Stock Futures Tumble As Recession Alarm Flashes Red U.S. equity futures plunged lower Monday, while Treasury bond yields surged to th...
Finding Value In Dividend Dynamos Like Qualcomm And American Eagle As Inflation Rages Like It’s 1981
The nice thing about placing buy orders with a limit price is that your order does not get executed until the stock trades at your limit price. The bad thing, is that on a very bad day, the stock will...
Inflation Has Become a Global Problem. Where the U.S. Ranks
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. U.S. Gets Ranked on In...
Federal Reserve Meeting, Oracle and Adobe Earnings, May Inflation Data, and More for Investors to Watch This Week
It will be a quiet week on the earnings calendar between earnings seasons. The most important event of the week for investors will be the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting comm...
Economy Week Ahead: Fed, Other Central Banks in Focus
The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting highlights this week’s slate of economic news. Wednesday China’s economic activity showed some signs of recovery in May, albeit at a slow pace, as Beijing, Shangha...
Should You Be Looking at Bonds Rather Than Stocks?
With the S&P 500 index having dropped 18% this year, conventional wisdom has it that you should take advantage of the opportunity to buy stocks at bargain prices. But at least for investors over 6...
Inflation is Hot and Stocks Are Cold. Now the Fed Needs to Rethink Its Rosy Projections.
Text size As the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee meets this coming week, it will have to confront the challenge of controlling higher-than-anticipated Inflation, driven by rising food and fue...
These Reforms Would Increase Economic Growth And Help Alleviate Inflation
The high price of gasoline is displayed at a Los Angeles gas station on November 24, 2021. – With … [+] inflation surging ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, US President Joe Biden has draw...
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 ...
Cramer’s Mad Money Recap 6/7: Target, Smucker, Eli Lilly
When there’s not enough of anything, everything gets more expensive, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Tuesday. But eventually, things get so expensive they stop selling. Today we learned th...
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...
The One Chart You Need To See
Manhattan, New York getty My favorite story about my life as an investor is of asking my father how he had made so much money in the markets. I was about 11 years old and had done okay myself investin...
These Mortgage-Backed Securities Offer Hefty Yields, Mild Risk
Text size Bonds from Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac are more attractive than Treasuries or corporates. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA. The latter stands for “T...
Recession Ahead – Right After This New Bull Stock Market
New York City with rainbow in front of distant storm getty Wall Street looks 6+ months ahead, and it likes what it sees. The proof is in the stock market’s behavior: A choppy, rising foundation-...
The Stock Market Is Charting a New Course. It Won’t Be Pleasant.
Text size Delta Air Lines told investors that revenue would finally return to 2019 levels, amid strong travel demand. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The trend is your friend, or so they say. But right now,...
Americans’ Economic Anxiety Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone
SANTA YNEZ, CA – MAY 29: Gas prices at a Mobil service station were at $6.40 per gallon with Diesel … [+] fuel selling for $6.42 per gallon during the Memorial Weekend traval holiday as vi...
Stocks Fall Despite Strong Jobs Report As Rates Surge On Recession Fears
Topline The stock market moved lower on Friday and government bond yields surged after the U.S. economy added a more-than-expected 390,000 jobs in May, with the strong labor market signaling to invest...
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...
Treasury Secretary Yellen Says She Was Wrong About Inflation
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday her inflation projections were wrong in statements she made last year as consumer prices began a surge to their highest level in decades. “I think I was wr...
Consumer Confidence Declined In May Amid Inflation And Rising Interest Rates
Getty Images Key takeaways The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell in May amidst 40-year-high inflation Consumers cite increasing worries about food and energy prices, plus decreasing de...
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...
The Best Investment Right Now Might Actually Be Used Cars Or Trucks
Used cars are displayed on a sales lot in San Francisco, California. As the industry continues to … [+] deal with multiple issues, demand and prices of used cars have risen significantly over th...
Federal Reserve Is Trapped In A Cage Made In Tokyo
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be more boxed in than investors appreciate. Kevin Dietsch -Pool/Getty Images As Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ponders how much latitude he has to ...
Unnecessary Pain From Powell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has let the cat out of the bag: Our central bank believes that the best way to fight inflation is by deliberately slowing the economy, hence, the raising of interes...