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Wall Street’s fear gauge hits highest level since June
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 31, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A measure of fear in stocks just hit the highest level in three months a...
Will This Be Another ‘Lost Decade’ for the Stock Market?
Text size Investors are staring at a ‘lost decade.” NYSE After four decades of incredible performance, the stock market could be at the beginning of a lost decade. Yes, the S&P 500 has...
The Stock Market Is Reeling. How It Could Stop Falling Next Week.
Text size The S&P 500 is down 23% from its January peak. Getty Images After one of the worst weeks for the stock market in 2022, two factors could swing the market over the next few days and set i...
The Stock Market Is Reeling. What to Watch This Week.
Text size The S&P 500 is down 23% from its January peak. Getty Images After one of the worst weeks for the stock market in 2022, two factors could swing the market over the next few days and set i...
September Was Bad for Investors. October Could Be Worse.
Text size Market chaos has hit stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, and futures. It’s hard to see it ending soon. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images It’s a bumpy, volatile, no good, very bad market o...
5 Dividend Stocks to Beat Inflation and Rising Interest Rates
Dividend stocks are facing stiffer competition, thanks to a big spike in bond yields. A risk-free 10-Year Treasury note was recently yielding 3.7%, up from 1.63% at the start of 2021. That’s well abov...
Goldman Sachs Just Lowered Its S&P 500 Price Target. How Low It Could Go.
Text size Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Thursday, June 16, 2022. NYSE Goldman Sachs finally decided to stop fighting the Fed and lowered its year-end forecast for the S...
Hedge funds ramp up market bets as volatility brings the asset class back into favor
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 21, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The extreme market volatility is not causing hedge funds to back dow...
Costco Earnings Underwhelmed and the Stock Is Falling. It’s Time to Buy the Dip.
Text size Costco earnings rarely disappoint. Mario Tama/Getty Images Costco Wholesale isn’t the kind of company that delivers much in the way of bad news and Thursday’s earnings report wasn’t anything...
The Stock Market Is Getting Crushed Again. But the Pain Is Almost Over.
Text size The Fed is trying to stamp out inflation by reducing economic demand, which is hurting the stock market. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The stock market has once again gone into selloff mo...
FedEx Earnings Are Coming. It Shouldn’t Get Any Worse.
Text size FedEx investors will want to hear from management after a disappointing update given a week ago. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Shipping giant FedEx reports its fiscal first-quarter financial resul...
Freyr Battery Gains as Analyst Calls It a Top Pick. The Stock Could Quadruple.
Text size Freyr can be a serious battery player in years to come, says Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas. FREYR Stock in Norwegian battery start-up Freyr Battery is getting a boost from a new bullish ...
Fed should hike interest rate rates 150 basis points: Wells Fargo
It’s a move that would likely cause panic on Wall Street. But Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher suggests the Federal Reserve is raising rates too slowly, telling CNBC’s R...
Amazon and Other Growth Stocks Have Been Hammered. Get Ready to Buy.
Text size Amazon shares are down 27% for the year. Mark Makela/Getty Images Growth stocks have been crushed this year, but several indicators point to a recovery soon—and investors should get ready to...
Ford’s Big Earnings Warning Is Really Good News. Just Ask Wall Street.
Text size There is a silver lining in Ford’s ugly update for the third quarter of 2022. Leon Neal/Getty Images Ford Motor said a lack of parts and inflation would leave it with a third- quarter ...
Dow Futures Fall as Wall Street Anticipates Another Big Rate Hike From the Fed
Text size AFP via Getty Images Stock futures traded lower Monday in a week that is expected to see the Federal Reserve raise interest rates by another three-quarters of a point in its effort to stamp ...
Tumbling Markets Imperil Tech, the Dollar, and Private Equity
Text size Japan has had to intervene to support the sliding yen for the first time since 1998, even as it tries to keep its interest rates low. Akio Kon/Bloomberg The world has been hooked on cheap mo...