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Interest Rates Are Crashing. Here’s What You Need to Know

Interest Rates Are Crashing. Here’s What You Need to Know

Interest rates are nosediving around the world. Here's what you need to know as this becomes an increasingly mainstream story. First, the main reason is slower growth in the world's two biggest exporters: China and Germany. China has run into President Trump's tariffs...

Guess What Market Is Having its Hottest Summer in 5 Years

Guess What Market Is Having its Hottest Summer in 5 Years

It's been a hot summer in the IPO market. Companies priced $4.8 billion of initial public offerings last month. That made it the busiest July since 2014, according to ClickIPO. Including a flood of deals in May and June, the running total has surged to its highest...

Podcast: Buy the Rumor and Sell the News

Podcast: Buy the Rumor and Sell the News

The Federal Reserve rate cut demonstrated some basic principles for dealing with major news events like central bank meetings. Markets are forward-looking -- learn how these events could impact your trading.

Apple Surges as Chips Falter: Earnings This Week

Apple Surges as Chips Falter: Earnings This Week

Investors face a mixed bag of results as we push through the busiest week of earnings season. Here are some key takeaways we'll explore in more detail below: Technology giant Apple (AAPL) is evolving past the iPhone.Reality catches up with chip stocks.Some newer tech...

From Hawk to Dove: How the Fed Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Rate Cuts

From Hawk to Dove: How the Fed Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Rate Cuts

Today's the Fed's big day. After nine months of hints, the central bank is expected to cut interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis. Today we wanted to review the Federal Reserve's morph from "hawkish" to "dovish." It's a great study in how...

Big Names Struggle But New Leaders Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week

Big Names Struggle But New Leaders Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week

Prominent stocks have struggled after announcing results, but some new leaders may be stepping up. Tesla (TSLA) and Boeing (BA) got slammed after missing estimates. Facebook (FB) surpassed consensus, only to drift aimlessly. Meanwhile, less-followed companies like...

This Social Media Stock Just Had a Monster Volume Day

This Social Media Stock Just Had a Monster Volume Day

Suddenly, it seems a new tech stock has arrived. Social media upstart Snap (SNAP), the mobile-centric parent of Snapchat, just proved it's a real player with stunning user growth. That fueled a monster rally on Wednesday to the stock's highest level in over a year....

IPO Market Buzzing With Deals as S&P 500 Retakes Key 3,000 Level

IPO Market Buzzing With Deals as S&P 500 Retakes Key 3,000 Level

It's a busy time for investors, with earnings and the S&P 500 trying to reclaim 3,000. There's something else in the background: The IPO market is buzzing as companies push deals before the summer holidays. A record seven offerings are available on ClickIPO, a...

FANG Stocks Are About to Lead a Wave of Big Tech Earnings

FANG Stocks Are About to Lead a Wave of Big Tech Earnings

We're about the enter the busiest part of earnings season for the most important technology stocks. Three of the four members of the elite "FANG" group report this week: Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB). The trio also rank as the second, fourth...