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Stocks Churn Near Highs as Markets Look for June Rate Cut

Stocks Churn Near Highs as Markets Look for June Rate Cut

Stocks keep making new highs as investors feel more confident about inflation and interest rates. The S&P 500 traded above 5150 for the first time, but inched lower to end last week down 0.3 percent. The Nasdaq-100 traded similarly, with chip stocks like Nvidia...

Rate Fears and Bank Failures Have Sent The Stock Market on a Wild Ride

Rate Fears and Bank Failures Have Sent The Stock Market on a Wild Ride

Stocks are making wild moves as investors pivot from worries about rate hikes to bank failures. The S&P 500 dropped 4.5 percent between Friday, March 3, and Friday, March 10. It was the biggest weekly decline since mid-September. Ninety seven percent of of the...

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...

Omicron Variant Hammers Stocks, But Is the Pullback a Buying Opportunity?

Omicron Variant Hammers Stocks, But Is the Pullback a Buying Opportunity?

Stocks crashed last week as the omicron variant of coronavirus appeared, overshadowing a wave positive economic news. The S&P 500 closed little changed on Wednesday as investors thought they would settle into a quiet Thanksgiving, but reports of the new pathogen...

Stocks Retreat as Data Weakens. Is Stagflation Coming?

Stocks Retreat as Data Weakens. Is Stagflation Coming?

Stocks had their worst week in almost three months as the economy slows and the Federal Reserves prepares to tighten monetary policy. The S&P 500 slid 1.7 percent in the holiday-shortened period between September 3 and September 10. It was the biggest drop since...

Stocks Just Had a Monster Rally. Now Comes the Hard Part

Stocks Just Had a Monster Rally. Now Comes the Hard Part

Stocks just had their biggest rally in 45 years on hopes the coronavirus crisis is ending. Now comes the hard part. The S&P 500 rose 12.1 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, April 3, and Thursday, April 9. It was the biggest weekly gain since...