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Dow Drops Nearly 200 Points As Investors Brace For Shaky Earnings Season, Looming Inflation Report
Topline Stocks fell on Monday as markets brace for the start of earnings season–with several major companies reporting quarterly results this week, as investors also remain nervous about the upc...
Big Banks Report Earnings This Week. Here’s What Wall Street is Watching.
Text size CEO Brian Moynihan says Bank of America is always prepared for a recession because it has no choice but to be ready, Davis Turner/Getty Images The big banks start to report their earnings th...
Tech Rebound Drives Equity Advance As The Dollar Hits New Highs
(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Getty Images Stocks indices in the U.S. posted significant gains last week, led by a recovery in beaten-down technology companies. The Ark Innovation Fund ETF, $A...
The Stock Market Had a Great Week. Can the Good Times Last?
Text size *** ONE-TIME USE *** People attend the Mega Job Fair held at the FLA Live Arena on June 23, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida. The job fair had 8,000 jobs available from 100 different employers and e...
Verizon, Crocs And Salesforce Are Top Trends For July
Getty Images It’s been a busy month. Then again, when is it not these days? Inflation has continued to be a hot topic as it hit 8.6% in the U.S., which is the fastest rate of increase since 1981. The ...
Where Street Earnings Are Too High And Who Should Miss
NEW YORK – MARCH 2: A trader looks on in front of a chart showing the downward trend of the Dow … [+] Jones Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day ...
Stocks Fall After U.S. Economy Adds Back 372,000 Jobs In June
Topline The stock market opened slightly lower on Friday despite solid gains earlier this week, as investors assessed a stronger-than-expected jobs report amid ongoing fears that the Federal Reserve’s...
Want to Hide Out in Tech? Buy IBM Stock, Morgan Stanley Says.
Text size IBM stock has outperformed the broader market this year. Andreas Arnold/Bloomberg One of the best-performing tech stocks in 2022 has been IBM , as the company continues to show progress on a...
Dow Jumps 200 Points As Stocks Aim For Rare Winning Week
Topline The stock market moved higher on Thursday, looking to build on recent gains a day after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed its commitment to bringing down inflation with more big rate hikes and ti...
Federal Reserve Prepares More Big Rate Hikes Amid Risk That High Inflation Could ‘Become Entrenched’
Topline Federal Reserve officials reaffirmed their commitment to fighting inflation with big rate hikes and pledged to use “more restrictive policy” as needed, especially amid “significant risk” that ...
Dow Falls 700 Points As Euro Sinks To 20-Year Low Against The Dollar With Global Recession Fears ‘Front And Center’
Topline The stock market fell on Tuesday, adding to recent losses as investors returning from the holiday weekend face renewed fears of a looming recession, while shares of Tesla slumped after the ele...
Bitcoin Prices Struggle Below $20,000. Why Tuesday Could Bring a Bigger Move.
Text size Bitcoin has failed to consistently breach the key $20,000 mark. Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were largely unchanged on Monday, with digital assets contin...
General Mills and Micron Raised Their Dividends. Banks Will Soon, Too.
Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images General Mills and Micron Technology declared dividend increases this week, and various large banks announced plans for their disbursements. General Mills (ticker...
A New Book Tackles Investing By Blending Stoicism With 21st-Century Data Crunching
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 07: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 7, 2008 … [+] in New York City. Despite a government debt buyout plan, the Dow continued to fall t...
Stocks Close Out Worst First Half Of A Year Since 1970
Topline Stocks fell in volatile trading on Thursday, wrapping up their worst first half of a year since at least 1970 as the S&P 500 remains in bear market territory, with investors continuing to ...
These Are The Best And Worst Performing Stocks Of 2022
Topline Amid the market’s worst first half of a year in over five decades, tech and cruise line stocks have been among the worst performers in the S&P 500, while energy, healthcare and consumer co...
Stocks Are Crashing But History Shows This Bear Market Could Recover Faster Than Others
Topline Stocks have struggled for direction since falling into a bear market earlier this month amid looming recession fears, but history shows that the market’s rapid pace of decline this year could ...
Consumer Confidence Is Crumbling Despite Economic Expansion
Getty Images Key takeaways The Consumer Confidence Index fell 4.5 points between May and June to its lowest point since February 2021 (98.7) Despite low consumer confidence, the economy continues to e...
Dow Plunges Nearly 500 Points, Recession Fears Resume As Consumer Confidence Hits New Low
Topline Stocks fell for a second day in a row on Tuesday as markets failed to build on last week’s strong rebound from 2022 lows, with investors once again selling off shares amid looming recession fe...
Optimistic Financial Advisors Expect 4.4% Return In 2022 According To Survey
Financial advisors offered bullish sentiment despite recent market losses in a survey by $1.3 … [+] trillion asset management firm Natixis Investment Managers. getty Despite the brutal market dr...
Stocks That Could Go To $0 As Fed Raises Rates: Freshpet
In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, photo, Amy Eagle, of Center Valley, Pa., shops for dog food in … [+] Quakertown, Pa. Upstart pet food maker Freshpet uses fresh meat, poultry and vegetables in a p...
Energy Stocks Oneok and Chesapeake Energy Are Down. Execs Bought Up Shares.
Text size Energy firms Oneok and Chesapeake Energy saw large insider share purchases. Dreamstime.com Two energy firms caught up in a recent price slump saw large insider share purchases. President Joe...
Dow Jumps 800 Points, Stocks Snap Three-Week Losing Streak After Inflation Expectations Ease
Topline The stock market rebounded strongly on Friday, posting its first positive week this month as recession fears subsided somewhat thanks to positive economic data suggesting that inflation may ha...
Political Ads Targeting Inflation Ahead Of Midterm Elections Could Force The Fed To Keep Hiking Rates: Goldman Sachs
Topline The Federal Reserve’s “heightened sensitivity” to rising inflation expectations could be triggered by a barrage of political ad campaigns that are expected to highlight surging consumer prices...
Biggest Valuation Disconnects In The S&P 500
New year 2021 road start getty Though Core Earnings for the S&P 500 reached record heights in 1Q22, I find that this earnings power is very unevenly distributed. 40 companies, or just 8% of compan...
Forbes-Bear Market Rallies
The U.S. stock market continues its treacherous year, with the S&P 500 year to date declining over 20% and the Nasdaq Composite Index posting a 28% decline as of June 22. The sharp price declines ...
How Long Might The Bear Market Last?
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 13: Stock trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York … [+] Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 13, 2021 in New York City. As investors are still co...