Stocks Weigh Historic U.S. Ban On Russian Energy, Oil Nears $130 Per Barrel

Topline Stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday—adding to this week’s losses after the market’s worst day since 2020—as investors remain concerned that surging energy prices could result in slower U.S...

Dow Falls 800 Points With No End In Sight For Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

Topline The stock market moved sharply lower on Monday after oil prices briefly hit more than $130 per barrel overnight—the highest level since July 2008—as the escalating conflict between Russia and ...

Cathie Wood Got Oil Wrong. It Isn’t Going to $12. Here’s What She Missed.

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood predicted in 2020 that oil prices were headed to $12 a barrel. The prediction wasn’t correct, providing a lesson in commodity investing. Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg Tex...

Dow Falls 400 Points, Oil Briefly Hits $130 Per Barrel, With No End In Sight For Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

Topline The stock market moved lower on Monday after oil prices briefly hit more than $130 per barrel overnight—the highest level since July 2008—as the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine ...

The Tail Risk In Credit Markets

In my career as a money manager I never traded credit products, but I was taught to watch them closely for early warnings of general market trouble. The story was that credit investors worry about mit...

Dow Falls 200 Points, Oil Nears $120 Per Barrel As Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Continues

Topline Despite a solid February jobs report, the stock market fell once again Friday—with the Dow posting its fourth straight week of losses—as surging oil prices neared $120 per barrel amid the esca...

Dow Jumps 700 Points, Oils Hits 11-Year High As ‘Investors Are Whipsawed’ By Rate Hikes And Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Topline The stock market jumped on Wednesday—despite oil prices skyrocketing to their highest level since 2011 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress...

How To Protect Your Wealth, Grab 7%+ Dividends, In This Pullback

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Dow Falls 600 Points, Oil Prices Surge As Russia-Ukraine Conflict Continues To Roil Markets

Topline The stock market plunged on Tuesday—with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling roughly 600 points, while oil prices surged to new seven-year highs as Russia escalated its attacks on several...

Dow Falls 400 Points As Investors Weigh Latest Sanctions On Russia

Topline Stocks fell on Monday, with the Dow dropping roughly 400 points, as a fresh round of Western sanctions slammed Russia’s financial markets, though the market’s losses were tempered by reports t...

Dow Jumps 800 Points After Russia Says It’s Open To Talks With Ukraine

Topline The stock market jumped on Friday, with the Dow surging roughly 800 points—on track for its best day so far in 2022—amid reports that Russia is open to negotiating with Ukraine, even as Russia...

A Quality Exec Comp Plan Lowers The Risk Of Investing In PulteGroup Inc.

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The Russia Issue Is Hurting the Stock Market. How Things Could Get Worse.

Text size President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday about Russian military activity near Ukraine. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images While stocks are reeling in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, t...

Another Falling Knife That Could Cut Your Portfolio

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How Stocks Perform Just Before and After a Drastic Fed Interest-Rate Increase

Text size Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve. Graeme Jennings / POOL/AFP via Getty Images The Federal Reserve could implement two interest-rate increases in one fell swoop next month. The sto...

What Will Stocks Do if War—or Peace—Erupts in Ukraine?

Text size A Ukrainian guard at a checkpoint on the border with Russia. There could be a financial toll, as well as a heavy human one, if the Kremlin launches an invasion. Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Ukrinf...

These Were The Best-Performing Hedge Funds Reporting To One Platform In January

Global hedge funds, as represented by the HFM Global Composite Index, declined 1.2% month over month and year over year, according to data from With Intelligence. However, they did better than the U.S...

HP Inc. & Azenta Inc.

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Nvidia’s AI Innovation Should Push Stock Higher: Analysts

Text size Chip maker Nvidia has invested heavily in artificial intelligence. Dreamstime Nvidia has invested heavily in artificial intelligence—in cash and culture—and those expenditures should drive u...

Put This Stock In The Doghouse

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Stock Market Slides Because Russia Is Scarier Than the Federal Reserve

Text size Markets were poised to end the week higher, despite a hotter-than-hoped-for inflation reading on Thursday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg It was like a splash of cold water to the face, but there’s...

After Alphabet’s Stock Split, Amazon and Others Look Ripe to Split Shares

Text size Amazon, Chipotle, and others could be candidates for splitting their stocks. Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images Alphabet recently announced it is splitting its stock. It probably won’t be the ...

Manfred Claims Investing In Stock Market Better Than Return On MLB Club Sales

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Dow Plunges 500 Points As ‘Market Anxiety’ Returns After Latest Inflation Surge

Topline The stock market plunged on Thursday after a worse-than-expected inflation reading—with consumer prices spiking 7.5% in January—raised investor concerns that the Federal Reserve could tighten ...

‘Market Anxiety’ Returns After Latest Inflation Surge, 10-Year Treasury Jumps Above 2%

Topline The stock market fell in volatile trading on Thursday after a worse than expected inflation reading—with consumer prices spiking 7.5% in January—raised investor concerns that the Federal Reser...

Bitcoin’s Price Isn’t Done Falling. How It Could Drop to $10,000.

Text size Stifel’s top equity strategist thinks Bitcoin prices could sink to $10,000. Dreamstime.com The bull case for Bitcoin is that it powers up to $100,000, from recent prices around $43,000...

Three Stocks Bucking The Downtrend

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. AFP PHOTO/SAUL LOEB AFP via Getty Images It’s been a rough year for the stock market so far. Here are three stocks that are bucking the downtren...

Bitcoin Breaks Free Of Its Malaise To Surpass The $40,000 Level

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3 Stocks For Rising Rates, 628%+ Dividend Growth

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Bitcoin Has Been Trading South Of $40,000—Where’s It Headed Next?

Market analysts comment on bitcoin’s latest price movements. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty … [+] Images) Getty Images Bitcoin prices have been struggling lately, dropping to a six-m...

Restaurant Brands International’s Cash Flow Increases The Safety Of Its Dividend Yield

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January Shows A Tale Of Two Markets As Tech Gets Hit

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