It has been a turbulent week for bond markets. The inherent fragilities of the global financial system are being exposed by the rise of inflation, the continuing and deepening COVID-19 pandemic and a resurgence of working-class struggles.
The week...
And just like that, the bulls came charging back.
All it took was one stellar economic data point to change the stock market’s mood and punt the indexes higher. But even before the robust jobs numbers exorcised the demons,...
Gold futures settled higher for a second straight session on Monday, getting a boost in investor interest from weakness in the U.S. stock market as investor wariness over geopolitical events persists.
The market also awaited the Federal Reserve’s latest...
U.S. equity futures were little changed Sunday evening after a broad-based rally last week that pushed the S&P 500 to its best week since March, and its highest level since last August.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones...
Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM), Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR), and ShockWave Medical (NASDAQ:SWAV) have taken a cue from Top Gun’s Maverick, who famously proclaimed, “I feel the need… the need for speed.”
Indeed, these three diverse companies have been posting...
Investors looking to extend an Independence Day respite into the weekend might be in for a rude awakening on Friday.
It is clear that “tomorrow is the key day of the week on both the data front, with the release of U.S. payrolls and on trade with the U.S. due...
U.S. stocks could stay under pressure in thin August trading as Turkey's currency craters, but so far there is no sign of contagion from the lira crisis across global markets.
The S&P 500 just last week was on trajectory toward breaking its January high, but it has since retreated and...
We’re big fans of Warren Buffett here at the Motley Fool. Thus, when the Oracle of Omaha says that his “favorite holding period is forever,” we take note.
We asked three of our contributors to channel their inner Warren...
A burst of anxiety is ricocheting across financial markets as Wall Street sets expectations for the next phase of the pandemic, which could take hold this spring and summer as vaccinations rise and coronavirus cases fall.
What’s happening: US...
U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday, reversing morning gains, as hopes for a resolution of the U.S.-China trade fight began to fade, and as fears of a global economic slowdown mounted.
How did the major benchmarks fare?
