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This rule with a perfect record says the market hasn’t bottomed, says Bank of America’s star analyst
Rules are there to be broken. That may be a standard mantra for anarchists. But for traders such thinking may prove to be dangerously dismissive. Investors therefore may like to consider the latest no...
Did the stock market ‘misinterpret’ Fed again? What strategists say about the reaction to the July minutes
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s meeting in July — at which policy makers hiked the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, indicate stock-market participants were too quick to price in a “less ...
Why target-date funds may sabotage your retirement
If you’re like most of the 30 million or so people investing in a target-date fund mutual fund inside your retirement account, you’ve likely adopted a set-it-and-forget-it attitude toward your nest eg...
Ford’s green bond sees $5 billion in demand as Biden signs climate bill
Investors swarmed over Ford Motor Co.’s new $1.75 billion green-bond deal on Tuesday to help boost its development of more electric vehicles. Order books for Ford’s F, +0.67% speculative-grade debt de...
U.S. stock futures slip from 3-month highs as traders await Fed minutes and retail sales data
U.S. stock futures fell back from recent highs as bulls held their fire ahead of the release of Fed minutes later on Wednesday How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500 futures ES00 ES00, -0.74%...
Dow Futures Dip as Wall Street Seeks Rates Guidance From the Fed
Text size The focus for investors Wednesday will be on minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting. Getty Images Stock futures dipped Wednesday after strong earnings reports from Walmart and Home ...
Stock Market Recovery: Real Deal or Head Fake?
In a mere one month’s time, both the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite are up nearly 20%. But the brutal first half of 2022 is fresh on investors’ minds, and plenty of market headwinds remain...
Afraid you missed the stock-market bottom? History says curb your FOMO.
Fear of missing out, or FOMO, may be helping to drive stock-market gains as major indexes rebound from 2022 lows set in mid-June — but investor angst over potentially missing the “bottom” is usually m...
Buffett and Berkshire added big to their bets on Ally, Occidental, Paramount and Activision. But these other 6 stocks also got a vote of confidence.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. added to nine stock holdings during the second quarter, reduced holdings of four and sold two outright. That’s according to Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK.B, +1.26% ...
Warren Buffett Loves T-Bills. You Should Consider Them.
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has $75 billion in Treasury bills. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Text size Warren Buffett parks most of Berkshire Hathaway’s cash in ultra-safe...
Berkshire Hathaway boosts Apple, Amazon stakes
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A, +0.55% BRK.B, +0.42% added to its positions of Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -0.26% and Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.63% over the past quarter, according to a filing wit...
Why BlackRock says the stock market’s big summer rally isn’t worth chasing
With U.S. stocks briefly sputtering to start the new week, strategists at the research arm of the world’s largest money manager are weighing in with words of caution. In a note released on Monday by t...
These Funds Hold Just 1 Bond. Why They’re Revolutionary.
Text size Since bonds don’t trade on exchanges, investors need to trade through one of the broker-dealers over the counter. Al Drago/Bloomberg Investors may still be scratching their heads about...
What Stocks Are Making Moves Monday? Li Auto, NIO, Peloton, and More.
Text size A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Stock futures were trading lower Monday after China cut interest rates following data that showed the worl...
Ready to cash out some gains on this stock market run? An exit path is about to emerge, says this strategist
Welcome to moody Monday, with stock futures down and oil prices getting hit hard after a batch of downbeat data from China, alongside a surprise rate cut. Some say that the global growth engine’s econ...
These money and investing tips can protect you if the bears take a swipe at this stock market rally
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 These small-cap stocks will le...
Stocks Poised to Open Lower on Monday
Stocks are poised to open lower on Monday ahead of a big week of retailer earnings. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Text size U.S. stocks are poised for a lower open on Monday as investors prepare t...
Public Pension Systems Join Those Stung by Crypto Crash
Listen to article (2 minutes) Among the investors who bet on cryptocurrency over the past year are pension funds that manage public workers’ retirement savings. Now those funds are navigating the cras...
Nasdaq bull market? A history of head fakes says it’s too early to celebrate.
Before passing out cigars in celebration of the birth of a baby bull market for the Nasdaq Composite, investors might want to take a look back at history. Sure, the tech-heavy gauge ended Wednesday up...
Opinion: These small-cap stocks will lead the market if the rally has legs
If stock market FOMO is starting to bug you, but you’re hesitant to buy stocks, here’s a fix: Go small. Small companies are still super-cheap. These aren’t companies whose CEOs grab headlines when the...
‘Irrational expectations’ are keeping commodity prices unsustainably low, warns Goldman
A previous version of this report incorrectly spelled the name of Jefferie Curry of Goldman Sachs. It has been corrected. A combine harvesters of Astarta-Kyiv agri-industrial holding harvests wheat on...
Stocks Could Keep Rising If the Fed Shows Restraint
Text size As the market rebounds, speculative stocks are stirring. For proof, consider Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF, up about 40% since mid-June. David Swanson/Reuters/Alamy What bear market? Stoc...
20 bank stocks expected to benefit the most from rising interest rates as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
When companies report financial results, analysts tend to make comparisons to the year-earlier quarter. But there are times when sequential improvements can be telling. This is one of those times for ...