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The S&P 500 is on the brink of a bear market. Here’s the threshold.
The latest bull market for U.S. stocks was on the brink of expiring Thursday afternoon, with the benchmark S&P 500…
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U.S. stocks bounce in choppy trade after CPI shows inflation slows less than expected
Major stock indexes were higher in choppy price action after an eagerly awaited consumer price index reading showed U.S. inflation…
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Moderna CFO out after two days in the role as former employer Dentsply discloses probe of financial reporting
Moderna Inc. surprised investors Wednesday with the news that its chief financial officer has departed the company just two days…
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Investors haven’t begun to price in recession — Here’s how far the S&P 500 could fall
The battered S&P 500 index is not pricing in a recession, according to DataTrek Research. “At 4,000, the recession odds…
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Dow erases 500-point rise as stock-market bounce gives way
A sharp bounce for U.S. stocks after three days of heavy losses was erased Tuesday, with major indexes turning lower…
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Here’s a list of 50 companies that are well-armed to beat back inflation
Another turnaround Tuesday may be in the cards after a litany of concerns including stagflation dragged the S&P 500 SPX,…
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Here’s the case for buying Netflix’s stock now
Netflix Inc. has become a value stock — a bargain, according to Charles Lemonides, chief investment officer at ValueWorks in…
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3 Signs Red-Hot Inflation Is Cooling Off
Expectations for inflation are critical to how fast the Fed raises interest rates. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Good…
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Bitcoin slips below $35K, down nearly 50% from its all-time high
Bitcoin, the world’s most popular crypto asset, extended its slump into the weekend, falling below $35,000 after a volatile week…
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U.S. gains 428,000 jobs in April, and wages rise again — but labor force shrinks
The numbers: The U.S. added a solid 428,000 new jobs in April, but an acute labor shortage showed little improvement…
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As Dow sinks over 1,000 points, signs of panic-selling emerge in the stock market
Panic-like behavior was starting to set in on Wall Street on Thursday, at least from a technical perspective, as the…
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Dow soars almost 900 points, stocks rally after Fed fires off biggest rate hike since 2000
U.S. stock indexes jumped Wednesday afternoon, after the Federal Open Market Committee delivered the first 50 basis-point interest rate hike…
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U.S. stocks mixed as market awaits possibly the biggest Fed rate hike since 2000
U.S. stock indexes were mixed in choppy trade Wednesday morning, ahead of the outcome of a two-day Federal Open Market…
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Dow drops more than 700 points as S&P 500, Nasdaq head for worst month since March 2020
U.S. stocks were trading sharply lower Friday afternoon, as investors weighed fresh inflation data while technology-related stocks suffered after disappointing…
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‘So bad, it’s good.’ This beleaguered stock market has one big asset on its side, say strategists.
A rough month for stocks is drawing to a close, and many investors likely won’t be sad to see the…
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U.S. stocks attempt bounce after Nasdaq’s biggest dive since 2020
U.S. stocks traded higher early Wednesday, with investors sizing up a mixed batch of results from Boeing Co., Microsoft Corp.…
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Dow falls over 400 points as stock market fails to build on Monday bounce ahead of megacap tech earnings
U.S. stocks fell sharply Tuesday, failing to build on the previous session’s intraday bounce, as investors sifted through a raft…
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U.S. stocks extend selloff as China’s COVID spread adds to Fed rate-hike worries
U.S. stocks fall, but trade above session lows Monday, as investors juggled concerns over the pace of Federal Reserve rate…
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Why is the stock market falling? Dow drops over 500 points as investors weigh Fed’s policy path, earnings
U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday, as investors continued to weigh hawkish comments on interest rates by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome…
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Why is the stock market falling? Dow drops over 600 points as investors weigh Fed’s policy path, earnings
U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday, extending losses as investors weighed up hawkish comments on interest rates by Federal Reserve Chairman…
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Is the stock market open on Good Friday?
It’s a shorter week for markets heading into Easter weekend, with U.S. stock exchanges closing a day early, ending the…
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U.S. retail sales rise 0.5% in March, but high gas prices and inflation take a toll
The numbers: Sales at U.S. retailers rose a mild 0.5% in March and a large part of the increase reflected…
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Tesla Stock Drops After Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter. This Is Why.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to buy the social- media…
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Stocks finish near session highs as bond yields slip and Fed’s Waller says inflation may have peaked
U.S. stocks closed near session highs Wednesday, led by the Nasdaq Composite as bond yields slipped on hopes inflation may…
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U.S. inflation rate leaps to 8.5%, CPI shows, as higher gas prices slam consumers
The numbers: The rate of U.S. inflation leaped to 40-year high of 8.5% in March and showed little sign of…
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U.S. stocks rise amid hopes CPI data marks inflation peak
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, after two days of falls, as investors focused on a report showing so-called core inflation slowing…
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Nasdaq slumps 1.8%, leading stock indexes lower, as Treasury yields keep surging
U.S. stocks remained under pressure Monday afternoon, with energy, tech and other growth names bearing the brunt, as Treasury yields…
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U.S. Dollar Index hits fresh 2-year high as yields rise and yen keeps taking a hit
The dollar touched another two-year high on Monday, pummeling the yen, as yields continued to rise on expectations for further…
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Here’s one way to potentially get more from a 60/40 portfolio
So far, 2021 hasn’t been a great year for either side of the conventional 60/40 portfolio. Stocks, as measured by…
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The stock market is behaving a lot like it did during the Iraq war. Here’s the future if the pattern continues.
History doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme. The Iraq war of 2003 doesn’t have many parallels to Russia’s invasion of…
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Fed must ‘inflict more losses’ on stock-market investors to tame inflation, says former central banker
So much for the Fed put. “‘It’s hard to know how much the U.S. Federal Reserve will need to do…
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Here’s the first Wall Street recession call of the new inflation era
One of the big questions over the past week or so is whether to listen to the bond market’s apparent…
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These income strategies can help protect your stock investments from inflation and a recession
There is always uncertainty in the stock market, but the deflationary cycle that helped feed tremendous gains over the past…
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Dow falls 300 points, Nasdaq slips below 14,000 as more Fed officials call for half-point rate hikes this year, oil hits highest in two weeks
U.S. stocks trade lower Wednesday afternoon, as investors digested hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials and monitored the ongoing war…
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Dow falls 300 points, Nasdaq slips below 14,000 as more Fed officials call for half-point rate hikes this year, oil hits highest in two weeks
U.S. stocks trade lower Wednesday afternoon, as investors digested hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials and monitored the ongoing war…
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Dow falls 300 points, Nasdaq slips below 14,000 as more Fed officials call for half-point rate hikes this year, oil hits highest in two weeks
U.S. stocks trade lower Wednesday afternoon, as investors digested hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials and monitored the ongoing war…
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Here are the stock market’s trading hours for Thanksgiving and Black Friday
U.S. financial markets are closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, and will close early on Black Friday. Black Friday, Nov. 26, is…
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Here are the five dumbest ways you could have gotten rich in 2021
After a record-breaking start to the week for stocks, markets are looking less charged for Tuesday. A two-day Federal Reserve…
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Wall Street set for weaker start after China data
U.S. stock futures edged lower Monday as slower-than-forecast growth in China set off a cautious tone ahead of huge slate…
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Investment advisers ‘extremely skeptical’ about first U.S. bitcoin ETF: ‘It’s a hard thing for RIAs to recommend an inferior’ crypto product
Happy Sunday! Welcome to the penultimate installment of Need to Know Crypto Edition, ahead of the launch of a new…
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This development may fully reopen the global economy — and the stock market has mostly ignored it
The buzz surrounding the potential for the antiviral drug from Merck & Co. MRK, -0.43% and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics is hot…
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Dow sinks 140 points as data shows economy produced weaker-than-expected 235,000 jobs in August
U.S. stock indexes retreated Friday, after a report on monthly employment from the Labor Department came in far weaker than…
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Opinion: Forget short-term stock-market fads and just buy these 5 rocketing tech stocks
Looking at the latest headlines, it’s easy to concoct a narrative around short-term investment trends based on your personal tastes.…
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