Shares of crypto-related companies and funds ended sharply lower Monday, with Coinbase’s shares finishing at the lowest level in history, as both bitcoin and major U.S. stock indexes finished at multi...
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Opinion: The Dow and the S&P 500 are likely falling into a bear market but your portfolio doesn’t have to sink with them
After talking to my nervous neighbors about the Nasdaq stocks they own, I discovered that most don’t want financial advice. So I’ll offer it here. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -1.40% is in a bear ...
Indian central securities depository to back up its monitoring of bonds by blockchain
The National Securities Depository (NSDL), India’s central securities depository based in Mumbai, launched blockchain-based security and covenant monitoring platform. NSDL officially launched the dis...
6 financial advisers and pros answer one question: ‘If a client came to you with $1,000 to invest right now, what would you tell them to do with it?’
Imagine this: You’ve got $1,000 to invest, but you don’t know what exactly to do with it. We asked 6 financial advisers what they’d do if a client came to them with $1,000 — here’s what they advise. (...
How do higher mortgage rates help shrink inflation? Here’s an explainer.
The Federal Reserve yanked a short-term interest rate higher this week, making it more expensive to borrow money to buy a home or fix it up. The central bank raised the federal funds rate last week by...
2 Stocks to Buy Amid Tech’s Wreckage
Text size Tens of billions of investors’ capital has been vaporized inside some top tech hedge funds. It could be the quickest collapse of dollar value in hedge fund history. Dreamstime Warren Buffett...
Disney, Occidental, Rivian, Palantir, BioNTech, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size We’re past the peak of first-quarter earnings season, but with several notable companies still left to report next week. The economic-data highlights of the week will be a pair of inflation ...
After a wild week on Wall Street, stock futures slump Sunday
After a volatile week, Wall Street is bracing for more losses as U.S. stock-index futures fell sharply late Sunday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -1.08% were last down more than 300 point...
Disney, Occidental, Rivian, Palantir, BioNTech, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size We’re past the peak of first-quarter earnings season, but with several notable companies still left to report next week. The economic-data highlights of the week will be a pair of inflation ...
As Demand for Mental-Health Care Booms, Investors See Opportunities
Psychiatrists and psychologists once ran their own practices. Now the local therapist office could be controlled by a buyout king. Venture capitalists and private-equity firms are pouring billions of ...
Most Americans were feeling gloomy even before last week’s dramatic dive in stocks — and now they fear a prolonged bear market
In a matter of hours, promising signs of a stock market rally turned into pessimism, even panic. For retail investors trying to get their legs during a volatile moment, Thursday’s deep downward lurch ...
Consider These Signs When Deciding Whether to Wade Into the Market
Text size Some strategists see more pain ahead for global stocks even as they plan for better days. Dreamstime The hesitancy to buy this dip in global stocks is real. Whether it’s concern that the Fed...
Carvana, Robinhood and Teladoc Stock Give Way to Old-School Rivals. Here’s When It Might Be Safe to Buy.
Text size Carvana’s stock has fallen nearly 80% in the past 12 months. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images It’s new school versus old school, and the new school doesn’t stand a chance. No, we’re not talking...
What Bitcoin Could Be Worth to Fidelity. You’ll Be Surprised.
Text size Fidelity’s push into Bitcoin is raising controversy but could be lucrative for the company. Dreamstime.com Fidelity Investments shocked the retirement industry last month with a move t...
Week’s Best: Warren Buffett Snipes at Wall Street
Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett had some choice words for financial advisors and asset manager...
Rates Are Rising and Stocks Are Taking a Beating. It Won’t End Soon.
Text size The market reacted violently to the Federal Open Market Committee, which hiked the federal-funds rate target by half a percentage point for only the second time this century. Spencer Platt/G...
This little-known Vanguard fund has been crushing it — yes, even in this market
What would Jack Bogle think? The legendary Vanguard founder, who died three years ago at 89, famously advised investors to avoid anything fancy in their retirement portfolios, 401(k) plans and IRAs. B...
‘Unhinged’ markets followed ‘unforced error’ by Fed’s Powell, says David Tepper
“‘Taking the optionality of 75 basis points off the table was an unforced error the Fed didn’t have to do. The Bank of England making a similar mistake the next day caused the market to become a bit u...
Stock market selloff in ‘liquidation’ stage. Why it needs to get ‘hotter’ before it burns out.
This week’s violent U.S. stock-market turnabout may have left investors feeling shaken, but a liquidation phase that may finally be under way will probably need to “get hotter” before it burns itself ...
Based on 19 bear markets in the last 140 years, here’s where the current downturn may end, says Bank of America
At nearly the halfway mark in a volatile year of trading, the S&P 500 index is down, but not out to the point of an official bear market yet. According to a widely followed definition, a bear mark...
Spanish Securities Regulator Orders Binance to Stop Offering Cryptocurrency Derivatives – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Spanish securities regulator, the CNMV, has ordered Binance to stop offering cryptocurrency derivative products to customers in the country. According to local media, the crypto exchange giant has...
The Fed raised interest rates – what to do now with your retirement portfolio
Inflation is rising, the stock market is volatile and now the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates – but investors, as always, should steer clear of any major changes, financial advisers said. T...
The only two stock funds you’ll ever need
Let’s face it: You’re probably reading this article because you want to make more money from your investments. That’s the No. 1 motivation of investors. So I’m going to tell you how to achieve one of ...
Opinion: 8 ways to protect your money if you think stocks are headed even lower
I know what you’re thinking: Why, oh why, didn’t we all just “sell in May and go away” like that stupid Wall Street saying recommended? Plenty of other articles will hash out the hows and whys behind ...
Why did the Dow plunge more than 1,000 points? Should I wait for stocks to sink lower? Here’s what some pros think.
What a difference a day makes. Fresh off the best percentage gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -3.12% since Nov. 9, 2020, the blue-chip index got clobbered, along with the rest of the st...
As Dow sinks over 1,000 points, signs of panic-selling emerge in stock market
Panicky behavior was starting to set in on Wall Street on Thursday, at least from a technical perspective, as the Dow industrials shed all of the previous day’s dramatic gains, and then some. Trading ...
How high can the Fed hike interest rates before a recession hits? This chart suggests a low threshold.
The days when the Federal Reserve could raise its benchmark interest rate significantly above 5% without sparking a recession may be a thing of the past, according to Wells Fargo Investment Institute....
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson says S&P 500 could tumble toward 3,400 if a ‘true growth scare’ is on the cards
Morgan Stanley’s bearish chief U.S. equity strategist Mike Wilson has some bad news and some good news for investors. On the heels of the worst April for stocks since 1970, Wilson and a team of strate...
Stocks are falling fast but that doesn’t mean the worst will be over soon
Bear markets that begin with big losses in their first four months last about as long as those that do not. That’s worth pointing out because, after hitting all-time highs on the first trading day of ...