The stock market is heading into its most exciting, and potentially most volatile, week of the new year as earnings season picks up the pace and the Federal Reserve convenes its first meeting of 2018.
The combination of corporate results and the Fed could make for some lively action in...
NEW YORK — It's been 368 days since the Dow Jones industrial average first crossed 20,000, and it's already up another 30-plus percent as the stock market's relentless rise to records keeps going.
Few market watchers see a sharp reversal for stocks anytime soon, at least this year. But press...
As states across the country are legalizing marijuana, the demand for the plant-based medicine is on the rise. In order to keep up with the demand, The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to approve a variety of cannabis-based medicines amid continued federal rulings limiting medical marijuana....
The stock market isn't what many people think it is. Beliefs surrounding the market run the gamut from the pessimistic "investing in stocks is just gambling" to the euphoric "the market is never wrong."
Let's look at seven common opinions about the stock market.
No. 1: "The stock market is nothing...
U.K. stock rebounded from a one-month low on Friday, shaking off a continued rally in the pound as drugmakers advanced after industry heavyweight AstraZeneca released positive trial results.
U.K. gross domestic product data showed Britain’s economy expanded faster than expected in the end of 2017.
What are markets doing?
The FTSE 100...
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Few dividend stocks have treated their investors better than consumer staples giant Procter and Gamble (NYSE:PG). P&G's dividend has grown every year since 1957, which is a remarkable achievement. Shares even offer up a...
Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell:
Honeywell – The industrial conglomerate earned an adjusted $1.85 per share for the fourth quarter, 1 cent a share above estimates. Revenue also topped forecasts and the company raised its full-year guidance for 2018 and boosted its employee 401(k) match...
A rising U.S. stock market normally reduces fear among investors, but the blistering pace of the current rally has instead also driven up the anxiety factor in the market.
The S&P 500 Index and the Cboe Volatility Index, which is the main gauge for measuring investor fears that benchmark stocks...
Every morning at his old hedge fund, CNBC's Jim Cramer would spend a few hours going over the mistakes he made the day before.
"I would analyze every losing trade — you don't need to analyze the winners, they take care of themselves — I'd try to figure out...
Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell:
Caterpillar – The heavy equipment maker earned an adjusted $2.16 per share for the fourth quarter, well above estimates of $1.79 a share. Revenue also beat forecasts and the company issued an upbeat 2018 outlook based in part on growth...
