Many technology stocks have gotten crushed in the high-inflation, rising-interest-rate environment of 2022. Some may have further to fall. Investors with shorter-term horizons may wish to steer clear of more volatile, innovative companies, despite outperformance during the pandemic. Those include …
On April 13, Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter TWTR for $54.20 a share. Twitter’s stock closed at $45.08 (17% below Musk’s takeout offer price) on April 14, making it clear that many investors believe the deal won’t …
The level of profit that large corporations experienced in 2021 was unparalleled in American history, as consumers faced the worst price inflation the U.S. has seen in decades Even as top executives warn about the effects of inflation on their …
High-quality bonds should hold up better than stocks, right? Particularly if defaults aren’t really the worry. But that hasn’t been the case lately for debt issued by many Fortune 500 companies, a sector hit notably hard since the Federal Reserve …
U.S. stocks ended modestly lower Tuesday, erasing earlier gains, as investors questioned whether the sharpest rise in the consumer price index in more than 40 years marks peak inflation. What happened The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 87.72 points, …
President Joe Biden on Monday defended his administration’s new rule aimed at ghost guns, pushing back against gun-rights advocates who have labeled it as “extreme.” Such guns lack serial numbers, can be made at home from kits and are increasingly …
U.S. stocks were under pressure Monday, with tech and other growth names bearing the brunt, as Treasury yields continued to soar ahead of a busy week in inflation data. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 140 points, …
U.S. stock futures were pointing to a second day of gains on Friday, as investors continue to digest the Federal Reserve’s commentary on interest rates with key inflation data looming. What’s happening Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00, …
Executives from major oil companies defended themselves on Wednesday at a long U.S. House hearing on high gasoline prices, as Democratic lawmakers asked pointed questions. Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee …
U.S. stock futures pointed to a second day of declines on Wednesday, ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s plan to reverse the size of its $9 trillion balance sheet. What’s happening Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average …
Investors are juggling a host of risks, including inflation, higher interest rates and commodity market disruptions. Another challenge is the threat of widespread cyber disruption. Just this week, Russian hackers launched a major cyberattack on Ukraine that crashed the nation’s …
U.S. stock futures pushed higher on the first day of second quarter on Friday, as investors waited for important jobs data and monitored developments surrounding the ongoing war in Ukraine. How are stock-index futures trading? On Thursday, the Dow DJIA …
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