Uncertainty is lingering for investors following a recent mixed batch of data — softer-than-expected inflation, stronger-than-anticipated jobs and wages — as we kick off the third week before Christma...
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4 Advisors on Their Top Bond Buys Now
With bonds offering their juiciest yields in years, we queried some wealth management pros on where they see the best fixed-income opportunities now: David Rossmiller, Bessemer Trust: We like longer b...
Why is portfolio balancing important? Because it’s not different this time.
Asset allocation is about dividing your portfolio among various investment asset classes like stocks, bonds and cash, and sub-asset classes like small, large and midcap stocks. Bonds and international...
The U.S. economy won’t collapse under Fed’s ‘weight’ based on the performance of these sectors despite inflation and oil risks
Investors are trying to read the tea leaves in a choppy U.S. stock market to gauge whether its recent run higher can continue after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell unleashed bullish sentiment at t...
Stocks Rise on Cooling Inflation and Fed Moderation. That Doesn’t Mean the Bear Market Is Over.
Christmas came early this year for the stock market. Is there a Grinch waiting to ruin it? It was a week of surprises both good—Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell essentially confirming a smaller ...
FTX fiasco one of the most egregious cases of ‘gross negligence,’ says Ackman
Hedge-fund titan Bill Ackman appears to be walking back comments he made via Twitter last week about Sam Bankman-Fried that some interpreted as implicit support for the 30-something who presided over ...
Here’s why the smart money is betting on value stocks to outperform growth
You should be skeptical of the growth story that periodically captures stock investors’ attention. That’s because the companies that Wall Street believes will grow the fastest in the future rarely liv...
U.S.-traded Chinese stocks clinch best week since at least March as reopening hopes help spark rebound
Shares of U.S.-traded Chinese stocks on Friday posted their best week since at least March, with one popular exchange-traded fund clinching its biggest weekly advance since 2011, as shared recovered f...
Opinion: 4 numbers retirement savers need to know heading into 2023
The past couple of years have been challenging for almost everyone invested in stocks or bonds, including anyone saving for retirement through employer-sponsored plans. With markets down across the bo...
BofA is selling U.S. equities rally on worries that unemployment will be ‘shocking’ in 2023
Strategists at BofA Global Research said it is time to sell the U.S. stock market rally ahead of a potential surge in the unemployment rate next year. “Bears (like us) worry unemployment in 2023 will...
Opinion: There’s a strong possibility that the bear market in stocks is over as investors have given up hope
A contrarian case can be made that the stock market rally since the October lows is the beginning of a new bull market. That’s because the criteria for “capitulation” that I laid out in previous colum...
What’s next for lumber as it looks to be 2022’s worst-performing commodity
Lumber has the dubious honor of being among the biggest commodity price decliners this year, and the outlook for the market doesn’t look to improve anytime soon. Random-length lumber for January deliv...
Where BlackRock sees ‘tremendous’ market opportunities for ETF investors in 2023 after damage to stocks, bonds
Hello! In this week’s ETF Wrap, BlackRock’s Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares investment strategy for the Americas, discusses ways for investors to play a world of higher rates and elevated inflation i...
This trader sees a 43% drop for the S&P 500 and says to take shelter in these ETFs instead.
A day after the Dow DJIA, -0.11% climbed out of bear territory on hopeful comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, stocks look ready to rethink on that optimsim, even after fresh inflation data showed ...
BlackRock Sees Opportunities in Energy and Healthcare Stocks in 2023
Navigating markets in 2023 demands a new investment playbook, one that favors the healthcare and energy sectors along with short-term government bonds and investment-grade credit, according to BlackRo...
The Dow ‘exits’ bear-market territory. Here’s why investors should take it with a grain of salt
After outperforming both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite in November, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has exited bear-market territory, based on oft-cited criteria, on the final trading day of t...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX roadshow goes on: 10 crazy things he’s just said
Sam Bankman-Fried sure isn’t going quietly into the night. With his crypto empire in ruins, numerous federal probes and years of litigation hanging over his head, the FTX founder has counter-intuitive...
Dow ends over 700 points higher to exit bear market after Powell signals smaller interest-rate hikes ahead
U.S. stocks finished sharply higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising over 700 points to technically exit a bear market, after Federal Reserve Chairman Powell said the central...
Banks are short more than $1 trillion in capital, says this analyst, who fears the shortfall will only get worse
The new year is nearly upon us, and one idea for where to invest is the banking sector, whose margins benefit from the high interest rates, at not terribly demanding valuations. That claim may surpris...
These money and investing tips can help you know when the bull market has come back to stay
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 There’s a strong possibility t...