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Is Inflation Making a Comeback as the Fed Looks to Cut Interest Rates?

Is Inflation Making a Comeback as the Fed Looks to Cut Interest Rates?

The stock market has been optimistic about inflation since late 2023, but price pressures may be returning as the Federal Reserve considers interest-rate cuts. The price of energy, shelter and materials have quietly risen in the last month. The increases follow months...

Stocks Hesitate as Inflation Returns Before the Fed

Stocks Hesitate as Inflation Returns Before the Fed

Stocks could be hesitating before a key Federal Reserve announcement on Wednesday. The S&P 500 slid 0.1 percent between Friday, March 8, and Friday, March 15. The index has lost value for two consecutive weeks, which hadn't happened since the current rally began...

Breakout or Breakdown? Events This Week Could Set Market Direction

Breakout or Breakdown? Events This Week Could Set Market Direction

Stocks face major tests this week as investors brace for inflation data, a potential autoworker strike and the expected introduction of new iPhones. The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, September 1, and Friday, September 8....

Stocks Test Support as Blue Chips Take Leadership From Big Tech

Stocks Test Support as Blue Chips Take Leadership From Big Tech

Stocks are testing support as the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average takes leadership from newer technology companies. The 138-year-old benchmark rose 0.7 percent between Friday, August 4, and Friday, August 11. The Nasdaq-100, on the other hand, fell 1.4 percent....

Stocks Could Face a Lull as Investors Wait for Bigger Events Next Week

Stocks Could Face a Lull as Investors Wait for Bigger Events Next Week

Action in the stock market could hit a brief lull as investors wait for big events later in the month. The S&P 500 rose 1.1 percent between Friday, November 25, and Friday, December 2. All of the gain occurred on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...

Stocks Bounce as Traders Await iPhones and Other Catalysts this Month

Stocks Bounce as Traders Await iPhones and Other Catalysts this Month

Stocks just broke a four-week losing streak. Now's the last lull before a surge of activity in the market. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent between Friday, September 25, and Friday, October 2. More than three-quarters of the index's members advanced as investors...

Seeking opportunities in crisis

Seeking opportunities in crisis

It's often said that Chinese has the same word for "crisis" and "opportunity." While this saying appears to be more of an urban legend than a correct translation, it's still a good reminder for investors. And, Warren Buffett's expressed a similar sentiment by saying...