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Bernanke says Fed shouldn’t use interest rates to ‘fine-tune’ financial stability risks
The Federal Reserve shouldn’t use its interest-rate policy to “fine-tune” financial stability risks, said former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday. Speaking to reporters at the Brookings Institution...
Opinion: Florida’s insurance rates have almost doubled over five years, yet insurance companies are still losing money — and the reason is more insidious than hurricanes
Hurricane risk might seem like the obvious problem, but there is a more insidious driver in this financial train wreck. Finance professor Shahid Hamid, who directs the Laboratory for Insurance at Flor...
Rivian’s big recall is a ‘black eye’ for bulls, but the stock is still a buy, analyst says
Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc. took a dive Monday, in the wake of the electric-vehicle maker’s recall of nearly all of its vehicles, but Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said the news is just a “speed bump”...
Opinion: How you can save $60k for a home down payment without risk or waiting forever
Yes, starting from zero and trying to save a bit each month will take a while. To put together that princely sum, you’d have to save $500 a month for around nine years in a high-interest savings accou...
Opinion: One of the most reliable stock market indicators — short-interest ratio — is near a record high, and that’s a bearish omen
Joe Raedle/Getty Images The bulls are grasping at straws when they celebrate the recent increase in short-selling volume. They mistakenly believe that short interest — the percentage of a company’s sh...
These Growth Stocks Have Beaten the Market. Why It Can Continue.
The stock market has tumbled recently, but growth stocks have finally stopped getting hit the hardest. Subtle shifts in the broader investing environment are responsible. The Russell 2000 index of sm...
Oil Prices Set for Biggest Weekly Increase Since March Following OPEC Cut
Oil prices on Friday were on track for their biggest weekly increase since March, as OPEC’s planned production cut heightened tension with the U.S. government over energy supplies heading into winter....
Cracks in financial markets fuel debate on whether the next crisis is inevitable
To paraphrase a quote by legendary investor Warren Buffett: It’s only when the tide goes out that you discover who’s been swimming without a suit. In this case, the metaphorical tide represents the en...
A ‘Fed pivot’ still is the best shot for stocks to rebound
Timing the market has been a nagging question for investors ever since the stock market began its decline by roughly 25% in January this year. The right answer likely hinges on whether or not the Fede...
Why Are My Inflation-Protected Bonds Falling When Inflation Is So High?
Listen to article (1 minute) You would think this would be TIPS’ time to shine. Instead, the prices of Treasury inflation-protected securities—government bonds that are adjusted to keep up with inflat...
Opinion: 4 predictable retirement problems — and how to solve them
When modeling out retirement, people often apply rules of thumb for income timing. The classic one is the “4% rule,” which many people now think is a bit optimistic as a “safe” withdrawal rate. Bey...
Bond markets facing historic losses grow anxious of Fed that ‘isn’t blinking yet’
The Federal Reserve has been showing no signs of letting up on aggressive rate hikes, even as its policies fuel carnage for the ages across the roughly $53 trillion U.S. bond market. As a result, borr...
Oil Prices Hold Steady. U.S. Said to Be Looking at Relaxing Venezuela Sanctions.
Oil prices on Thursday largely held to gains from the previous session despite a report from The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. government could relax sanctions on Venezuela to allow new supply ont...
Opinion: Could there be a stock market rally? Probably. Would it be the end of the bear market? Probably not.
The stock market’s low for the year on the last day in September is likely to be breached in this bear market, according to a contrarian analysis of market timer sentiment. That’s because at no point ...
S&P 500 would be in an ‘earnings recession’ if not for this one booming sector — but that may not last long
Fears of an actual recession are weighing on investors near the end of 2022, but there is another type of recession also in sight: an earnings recession. The S&P 500 index would already be in an e...
OPEC Just Put a New Floor on Oil Prices. Politics Could Break It.
Text size Top oil producers agreed on a major cut in production to boost crude prices, a move denounced by the U.S. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images OPEC’s latest controversial decision to cut p...
Fed may need to pivot by early November, when ‘something breaks’: Scott Minerd
With multiple cracks emerging in global financial markets, the Federal Reserve may be forced to end its aggressive rate hikes “when something breaks” and to pivot by the end of the World Series this f...
Will the stock market be open on Columbus Day?
It’s a regular day of business for the U.S. stock market on Monday, October 10, as equity exchanges stay open for Columbus Day, a federal holiday that also has been recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ D...
Verizon’s ‘attractive’ dividend and growth potential earn stock an upgrade
Verizon Communications Inc. shares are fresh off their worst quarterly performance in two decades, but one analyst thinks the name deserves a fresh look. Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan upgraded Ver...
Short positions are building in Credit Suisse, but it’s still not the European bank with the most bets against it.
Credit Suisse shares have dropped to record lows this week and derivatives bets against it have surged, but the Swiss lender is not even the most shorted European bank in Europe. Make no mistake, shor...
Ford stock is now a ‘sell’ at UBS as an oversupply problem looms
Shares of Ford Motor Co. were hit hard Monday by UBS analyst Patrick Hummel’s recommendation that investors sell, as the auto industry is facing a worrisome U-turn from undersupply to oversupply. Humm...