Why it might be time to get optimistic about the stock market
It's hard to remain cheery as economic conditions go soft, stocks bounce around with whiplash-inducing volatility and inflation remains stickier than superglue.
2023-06-26 19:53
Recession obsession, AI boom and wild markets: What Wall Street can expect for the rest of 2023
The first half of 2023 has been a strange and volatile one for markets. Investors have had to contend with the possibility of recession and war in Europe, interest rate hikes (and pauses), sticky inflation and a softening US economy.
2023-06-22 19:59
401(k) plans have never been hotter. That's changing the stock market
More Americans than ever are saving for retirement and more Americans than ever are doing that by investing in 401(k) plans. That's affecting equities.
2023-06-21 19:48
Your boss has a plan to get you back to the office
The pandemic is over, yet Covid's effect on white-collar work remains: People love working from home, it turns out, and corporations have been unable (despite their best efforts) to get folks back in the office full time.
2023-06-20 19:46
Why the Fed paused its rate hikes: It's tired of playing a giant guessing game
After 10 consecutive interest rate hikes, Federal Reserve officials announced on Wednesday that they would pause their fight against inflation to figure out whether the US economy was fully absorbing all that harsh medicine.
2023-06-16 19:47
The AI boom is here. Is it too late to invest?
Wall Street has a lot to worry about -- recession and war in Europe, interest rate hikes, sticky inflation, and a softening US economy. But there's at least one sector of market euphoria keeping investors optimistic: artificial intelligence.
2023-06-12 19:51
America has lost half its public companies since the 1990s. Here's why
The S&P 500 officially entered a bull market on Thursday, gaining 20% off of its October lows. But those gains came from just a few tech and AI companies with mega-cap stocks soaring higher. Cyclical and smaller companies are still largely suffering.
2023-06-09 20:55
US stocks are in the firing line if China's economy stalls further
Chinese economic activity has hit a soft spot in recent weeks and Hong Kong's equity markets have flirted with bear territory as a result.
2023-06-08 20:54
They said we were getting a recession. Instead, we're getting a bull market
What do you get when you mix recession fears, interest rate hikes, a spending slowdown and a housing crunch? A recipe for a bull market, apparently.
2023-06-07 19:48
Main Street traders are taking big risks. They might not pay off
"Sell in May and go away" — shorthand for the idea that US stocks rise more between November and April than over the summer — is one of the most oft-repeated adages on Wall Street.
2023-06-06 19:47
Markets may be overly optimistic about the Fed
The past month's economic data has highlighted the persistent, sticky nature of inflation and the resilient strength of the labor market in the United States.
2023-06-05 20:26
The uber-wealthy are doing just fine and Wall Street is cashing in
Worries of a possible global recession are deepening as heightened inflation and interest rates act as a brake on spending, while geopolitical strife adds to a sense of profound economic uncertainty.
2023-06-02 19:46