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Stocks Tumble as Fed’s Powell Promises to Crush Inflation

Stocks Tumble as Fed’s Powell Promises to Crush Inflation

Stocks fell again last week as the Federal Reserve emphasized its plans to crush inflation with higher interest rates. "Reducing inflation is likely to require a sustained period of below-trend growth," Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warned investors on Friday morning. He...

Stocks Pause as Investors Brace for the Fed to Stay Hawkish

Stocks Pause as Investors Brace for the Fed to Stay Hawkish

Stocks are pausing as investors brace for potentially hawkish news from the Federal Reserve this week. The S&P 500 fell 1.2 percent between Friday, August 12, and Friday, August 19. It was the first drop in the last five weeks as the index stalled at a resistance...

Health Care Leads New Highs as the Stock Market Recovers

Health Care Leads New Highs as the Stock Market Recovers

Something new happened in the stock market yesterday following a month of steady gains: some names are breaking out. Twenty three members of the S&P 500 made new 52-week highs on Monday. That was the most since April 21, according to TradeStation data. Six of...

Has Inflation Passed Away? Stocks Keep Climbing as Price Gains Slow

Has Inflation Passed Away? Stocks Keep Climbing as Price Gains Slow

Stocks just had their longest winning streak of the year as inflation cooled and investors plowed cash back into the market. The S&P 500 rose 3.3 percent between Friday, August 5, and Friday, August 12. It was the index's fourth straight weekly gain, its longest...

Stocks Leapt Higher in July, But Will the Rally Continue this Month?

Stocks Leapt Higher in July, But Will the Rally Continue this Month?

Stocks just finished their best month in over a year. Can they keep running in August? The S&P 500 climbed 4.3 percent in the week between Friday, July 22, and Friday, July 29. That helped lift the index 9.1 percent in July, giving the index its biggest monthly...

Stocks Muscle Higher as Rate Hike Looms and Earnings Stream In

Stocks Muscle Higher as Rate Hike Looms and Earnings Stream In

Stocks are muscling higher before one of the busiest weeks of the year, packed with key earnings and a major Federal Reserve meeting. The S&P 500 rose 2.5 percent between Friday, July 15, and Friday July 22. The index closed at its highest level in over a month as...

Nasdaq and Tech Are Stabilizing as Investors Prepare for Earnings Season

Nasdaq and Tech Are Stabilizing as Investors Prepare for Earnings Season

Growth stocks and the Nasdaq-100 could be attempting a turn after six months of steady declines. The technology-heavy index rose 4.7 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, July 1, and Friday, July 8. In absolute terms, the gain was smaller than two...