At the top of Americans’ concerns is rising inflation, especially soaring prices for energy, filling their gasoline tanks, or paying their monthly utility bills. And investors and traders have ridden ...
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Cramer’s Mad Money Recap 3/4: Kohls, CrowdStrike, Rivian
Today’s amazing labor report was no match for the nightmare unfolding in Ukraine, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Friday. The news that Russian forces shelled an active nuclear power plant...
Economy Added Back 678,000 Jobs As Unemployment Rate Ticked Down To 3.8%
Topline The U.S. added back a surprisingly strong 678,000 new jobs in February, performing much better than experts were expecting in a report that’s likely to encourage the Federal Reserve to pursue ...
Wheat Prices Surge Amid Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine—Here’s What That Means For U.S. Food Costs
Topline Wheat prices continued to skyrocket this week—hitting their highest level in 14 years on Thursday—as experts warn the escalating conflict between major exporters Russia and Ukraine could lead ...
Cramer’s Mad Money Recap 3/2: Snowflake, Ford, Tesla
We don’t need everything to go right for the stock market to rally, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Wednesday. If just one or two things turn in our favor, stocks could react like a coiled...
Dow Jumps 700 Points, Oils Hits 11-Year High As ‘Investors Are Whipsawed’ By Rate Hikes And Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Topline The stock market jumped on Wednesday—despite oil prices skyrocketing to their highest level since 2011 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress...
Stagflation Is Coming. What You Need to Know.
There is no question that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is going to push inflation higher, given the amount of energy and food commodities produced by the region and the responses by countries and comp...
Rate Hikes Are Coming In March Despite ‘Uncertain’ Impact From Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine, Powell Says
Topline Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed in testimony before Congress on Wednesday that the central bank would begin raising interest rates in two weeks amid growing urgency to combat ...
Economic Fallout From Russia’s Invasion Will Be ‘Modest’—But Inflation Will Surge Higher, This Expert Predicts
Topline While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is taking a “massive” human toll, the global economic fallout is likely to remain “modest,” according to a recent note from Moody’s Analytics chief economist...
So How High Will Interest Rates Go? Not Really That High
Rates are on the rise. getty It’s axiomatic that higher interest rates are no friend of stock prices, especially those of tech firms. But how onerous will those rate hikes be? Not very. Right now, the...
Why Investors Shouldn’t Worry (Much) About The Ukraine Invasion
Ukranian tanks. (Photo by Sergey BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images War, for those embroiled in one, is mankind at its worst. While the carnage of Russia’s ...
Dow Drops 700 Points, Nasdaq Falls Into Bear Market After Russia Invades Ukraine
Topline The stock market plunged on Thursday, with all three major indexes opening more than 2% lower after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, a move which caused oil prices to rise to over $100 per barr...
S&P 500 Falls Deeper Into Correction Territory As Ukraine Declares State Of Emergency
Topline The stock market plunged again on Wednesday—with the S&P 500 falling deeper into correction territory—after the Pentagon warned a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen immine...
Want A Contrarian Idea? Accumulate Long-Term Government Bonds
(Photo by Brooks Kraft/ Getty Images) Getty Images Against a backdrop of spiraling inflation concerns and banks (i.e. JP Morgan) predicting up to nine Fed rate hikes, longer dated US Government Bonds ...
The Federal Reserve’s ‘War On Inflation’ Is More Important For Stocks Than The Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Topline While worries over a Russian invasion of Ukraine, which Western officials say has “already begun,” drag stocks lower in the short-term, markets face a bigger problem on the horizon with the Fe...
Stocks Plunge, Oil Prices Surge After Putin Orders Troops Into Eastern Ukraine
Topline The stock market was down in volatile trading on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, a move that was met with a new rou...
How To Make Nearly 12% Annually In Real Estate
Real Estate is a best option to invest. Where to Invest concept, Investmets newspaper with loupe and … [+] marker. 3d illustration getty The stock market doesn’t just hand out safe yields up to ...
JPMorgan Now Expects Nine Straight Fed Rate Increases Until March 2023
Text size Wall Street banks are predicting more aggressive rate increases by the Federal Reserve. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Economists at JPMorgan Chase said the Federal Reserve would likely r...
How Stocks Perform Just Before and After a Drastic Fed Interest-Rate Increase
Text size Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve. Graeme Jennings / POOL/AFP via Getty Images The Federal Reserve could implement two interest-rate increases in one fell swoop next month. The sto...
Scorned Treasury Bonds Could Be Good Bet After Fed Boosts Rates
Rarely has there been such unanimity of opinion among both Federal Reserve officials and the cadre of analysts who track and try to predict their future moves. Monetary policy will be tightened with a...
Will Circle And Tether Reign Supreme? Federal Reserve Predicts Stablecoin Issuer Duopoly
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, nominated by President Biden to be the Vice Chair of Supervision at the Fed, issued a warning Friday about the rapid growth of stablecoins. Before the 2022 U.S....
Bank of America: ‘Recession Risks Rising,’ Putting Stocks at Risk Too
If you fear that interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the economy into recession, you’re not alone. Bank of America (BAC) – Get Bank of America Corp Report has the same concern....
Recession Risks Are ‘Rising’ As Federal Reserve Scrambles To Fight Inflation, Experts Say
Topline With the Federal Reserve set to aggressively raise interest rates and tighten monetary policy as it scrambles to confront decades-high inflation, Wall Street experts are now warning that doing...
Stocks Fall For Second Week In A Row As Russia-Ukraine Tensions Weigh On Markets
Topline The stock market fell on Friday—with the Dow Jones Industrial Average wrapping up its second straight week of losses—as investors remain on edge about ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukrai...
3 Ways To Add Income Strategies Back Into Your Portfolio
Is it time to dip your toes back into certain income strategies? getty After a decade of zero interest rates and a dearth of available income opportunities, investors are finally getting a chance to d...
Stock Market Losses Grow As Russia-Ukraine Tensions Reach A ‘Crucial Moment’
Topline Markets plunged yet again on Thursday as top federal officials warned that tensions between Russia and Ukraine had reached a “crucial moment” with an invasion likely “imminent,” leading nervou...
Growing Distrust Of Federal Reserve Heightens Concerns Of Incompetence
The seal of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brooks … [+] Kraft/ Getty Images) Getty Images Negativity about the Federal Reserve reached new, ser...
Investors ‘Losing Confidence’ After Latest Inflation Surge—How Aggressive Could Rate Hikes Be?
Topline As markets grapple with concerns about how quickly the Federal Reserve will reverse its pandemic-era policy, investment banks are warning clients the central bank may need to move more aggress...
What Will Stocks Do if War—or Peace—Erupts in Ukraine?
Text size A Ukrainian guard at a checkpoint on the border with Russia. There could be a financial toll, as well as a heavy human one, if the Kremlin launches an invasion. Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Ukrinf...