Text size With the stock market dropping again, investors are wondering how much more it needs to fall. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The stock market has gotten in a bad way—again. While investors might...
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SPX now in bear market territory: these two stocks are still a buy
The S&P 500 index down more than 20% for the year is an opportunity to position your long-term portfolio for remarkable profits, says the Chief Investment Officer of Pivotal Advisors. Reason to st...
The S&P 500 is clinging to a key support level after Friday’s meltdown, here’s what happens if that fails
Last week’s shock U.S. inflation number continues to tear through markets, with dip buyers seemingly in hiding. The Nasdaq is in the lead with a 3% drop as trading gets underway. Investors are now foc...
Consumer Staples Stocks Are Usually Safe. Here’s Why They’re Getting Crushed.
Text size Stock for Procter & Gamble, maker of Dawn dish soap, is down 13% since April 20. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Consumer staples stocks have been crushed in the past couple of months. They are ...
Dow futures slump nearly 600 points as second day of selling in store after inflation shock
U.S. stock futures looked set to break below the lows of May, as financial markets continue to reel from a surprise acceleration in inflation just days ahead of a Federal Reserve interest-rate decisio...
Inflation Has Become a Global Problem. Where the U.S. Ranks
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. U.S. Gets Ranked on In...
Under Armour Stock Has Tanked. Director David Gibbs Scooped Up Shares.
Text size Under Armour stock plunged in early May after the company reported a first-quarter loss. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/Getty Images Under Armour stock has tumbled in 2022, but director David W. ...
Cryptocurrency selloff extends through the weekend after Friday’s hot inflation reading
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tumbled on Sunday as losses for the asset class built over the weekend following U.S. data that showed persistent inflation pressures. Bitcoin BTCUSD, -1.93% dropped...
Dow tumbles as inflation reading triggers market shock waves: What investors need to know
From Wall Street to Main Street, fears that the U.S. economy could be sliding into 1970s-style “stagflation” have been percolating. References to the sticky situation appeared in news headlines all we...
Why the Stock Markets Are Falling So Hard
Text size Wall Street Bull Dreamstime This past week was another brutal one for the markets. Investors had plenty to worry about from the Fed to inflation and retail sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Av...
‘We’re in technical recession, but just don’t realize it’: Bank of America sees more ‘shocks’ to come
The shocks aren’t over. Get ready. That’s the timely Friday advice of Bank of America, delivered hours before worse-than-expected U.S. inflation data knocked the wind out of Wall Street and left inves...
Target, Caterpillar, and 3 More Stocks Getting Higher Dividends
Text size Target is raising its quarterly dividend by 20%. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Target and Caterpillar were among the U.S. companies that declared dividend increases this week. Target (ticker:...
Inflation is Hot and Stocks Are Cold. Now the Fed Needs to Rethink Its Rosy Projections.
Text size As the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee meets this coming week, it will have to confront the challenge of controlling higher-than-anticipated Inflation, driven by rising food and fue...
Exxon May Be Making ‘More Than God.’ But Apple and Alphabet Are More Profitable.
Text size President Biden, who his hurting politically due to high inflation, took a swipe at industry leader Exxon Mobil on Friday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Exxon Mobil may be making “more than God ...
Suze Orman says to do this right now if you’re worried about inflation
The rate of U.S. inflation reached a 40-year high of 8.6% in May as overall prices for things including rent, gas and food all remain on the rise. Financial commentator and host of the “Women & Mo...
The S&P 500 Gets a New Price Target. What It Means for the Stock Market.
Text size RBC now sees the S&P 500 rising to 4700 by the end of the year. NYSE The S&P 500 just got a new lower price target. But that doesn’t mean investors need to panic—at least not right a...
Disney’s Abrupt Firing of Top TV Exec Just the Latest Drama Stock Doesn’t Need
Text size Peter Rice joined Disney in 2019. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images A top executive at Walt Disney is leaving nearly a year after renewing his contract in what might be just the latest headache for...
The stock market and inflation: How the S&P 500 performs on CPI report days
Stock-market investors crowded the exits on Thursday, sending major stock indexes sharply lower a day ahead of another eagerly anticipated consumer-price index reading. Recent history may offer a clue...
DocuSign shares plunge 23% on earnings miss
DocuSign Inc.’s. stock DOCU, -3.04% fell 23% in extended trading Thursday after the electronic-documents company reported fiscal first-quarter revenue that exceeded analysts’ forecasts but...
Cruise line stocks suffer sharp losses, again
Shares of cruise operators suffered sharp declines for a second-straight session, amid signs of declining pricing and what that might mean for demand. Carnival Corp.’s CCL, -9.28% CCL, -2.65% st...
Oil prices could go ‘parabolic,’ putting global economy in ‘critical situation,’ says Trafigura chief
“‘We have got a critical situation. I really think we have a problem for the next six months. … [O]nce it gets to these parabolic states, markets can move and they can spike quite a lot.’” — Jeremy We...
Target raises dividend by 20%, to boost yield to nearly a percentage point above Walmart’s
Shares of Target Corp. TGT, -0.25% rallied 1.1% in premarket trading Thursday, after the discount retailer said it raised its quarterly dividend by 20%, to $1.08 a share from 90 cents a share. The new...
NIO stock drops after downbeat outlook, steep drop in gross margin offset narrower-than-expected loss
Shares of NIO Inc. NIO, -6.62% fell 2.0% in premarket trading Thursday, after the China-based electric vehicle maker reported a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss and revenue that topped expect...
The Stock Market’s Drop Is Worse Than It Looks. Here’s Why.
The stock market is sliding, and most stocks in the S&P 500 are lower. Getty Images Text size The stock market is having a bad day—and it’s even worse than it looks. The Dow Jones Industrial Avera...
Altria stock dives to lead the S&P 500 decliners after Morgan Stanley turns bearish
Shares of Altria Group Inc. MO, -8.37% dove 7.1% in afternoon trading Wednesday, enough to pace the S&P 500’s SPX, -1.08% decliners, after Morgan Stanley analyst Pamela Kaufman turned bearis...
Micron Technology Stock Slumps After Getting Downgraded Again
Text size Micron was downgraded earlier this month by Piper Sandler. Dreamstime Micron Technology stock was sliding Monday after the memory chip provider got its second downgrade in less than two week...