Between another batch of political turmoil and a less-than-confident undertow to begin with, stocks were brutalized this past week. Though it wasn't the biggest weekly loss of the year, that's not saying much – we've seen some unusually large setbacks this year. The biggest fear at this point is that this will turn into something more, dishing out another dose...
Don't read too much assumption into the headline. The stock market — equities — could be fine, pulling out of this slow-brewing funk unscathed. We're just saying, rather than panic if things get ugly, stay cool and use your head. What's bad for stocks could be good for gold and/or bonds. It's a point we (and Jim Cramer) have made...
Don't read too much assumption into the headline. The stock market — equities — could be fine, pulling out of this slow-brewing funk unscathed. We're just saying, rather than panic if things get ugly, stay cool and use your head. What's bad for stocks could be good for gold and/or bonds. It's a point we (and Jim Cramer) have made...
The knee-jerk explanation for Thursday's weakness is more political volatility; Trump attorney John Dowd is stepping down, alluding to continued turmoil in the White House. Investors are also still digesting Wednesday's expected rate hike, parsing the new language with new chairperson's Jerome Powell's first such decision. Inflation may be a little less tamed than had been figured. And to tell...
The knee-jerk explanation for Thursday's weakness is more political volatility; Trump attorney John Dowd is stepping down, alluding to continued turmoil in the White House. Investors are also still digesting Wednesday's expected rate hike, parsing the new language with new chairperson's Jerome Powell's first such decision. Inflation may be a little less tamed than had been figured. And to tell...
– The S&P communications sector will debut later this year – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch For the U.S. stock-market investors who prefer to hold individual market sectors rather than equities broadly, a coming change to market structure would have come in handy over the past five years. Wall Street is looking ahead to a new S&P 500 sector dedicated to...
– The S&P communications sector will debut later this year – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch For the U.S. stock-market investors who prefer to hold individual market sectors rather than equities broadly, a coming change to market structure would have come in handy over the past five years. Wall Street is looking ahead to a new S&P 500 sector dedicated to...
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Credit spreads are widening and while this may not be a five-alarm fire yet, it's an omen for risk assets such as stocks, says one market strategist. "There's no doubt that credit spreads are starting to widen out a little bit in the last couple of weeks, especially in the last few days," Matt Maley, equity...
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Credit spreads are widening and while this may not be a five-alarm fire yet, it's an omen for risk assets such as stocks, says one market strategist. "There's no doubt that credit spreads are starting to widen out a little bit in the last couple of weeks, especially in the last few days," Matt Maley, equity...
By Heidi Chung, CNBC Tech stocks are getting wrecked this week, but one technician says there's one name that you should own amid the turmoil – Apple. Big tech tried to recover on Tuesday after getting pummeled in the prior session. Facebook was at the helm of the carnage, dragging down the entire sector as the social media giant got...
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