U.S. stock futures pointed higher on Sunday evening ahead of a critical stretch for markets as investors brace for fresh clues on rate cuts and tariffs. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 30 points, or 0.07%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.08%, and Nasdaq futures added 0.15%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was flat at…
If you’ve been building up a big cash reserve over the last few years, you’re not alone. You’re also probably not alone in wishing you’d had the money in stocks. Cash has generated meaningful yields since 2022 after the Federal Reserve went on a rate-hike spree, drawing record amounts into money market funds. The total…
Stock-market bulls convinced of the power of AI to transform the economy often shrug off comparisons to the dot-com bubble a quarter century ago. The real profits are already showing up, unlike in the early days of the internet boom — so it is different this time, the thinking goes. But Bank of America strategist Michael…
For Rick Rieder, the stock market has never looked so good. The chief investment officer of global fixed income at BlackRock says he thinks the market has emerged into the “best investing environment ever,” thanks to a cluster of factors that are setting up a bullish backdrop for equities. Rieder’s ultra-bullish view isn’t shared by…
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It’s been a strong summer for stocks, but investors are about to enter what is historically the worst period of the year for the market. The period from late July to mid-October is a tough stretch, with August and September often seeing the worst of the volatility. The S&P 500 has dipped by an average…
Ed Elson, a 26-year-old research analyst and co-host of the Prof G Markets podcast, has heard plenty of stories about generations before him getting rich on stocks. His own co-host, New York University business school professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway, who’s 60, invested $800,000 in both Apple and Amazon back in 2009. Today, those investments…
There’s growing concern that the U.S. may be headed for a recession, but Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson has said that the economy was actually in a “rolling recession” for the past three years. It’s over now, and the epic stock market selloff in April, when President Donald Trump shocked investors with his “Liberation Day” tariffs,…
In today’s digital trading world, paper stocks are relics of a bygone era. But according to an op-ed penned by Michael Bodsen, President and CEO of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, as of 2021, $780 billion worth of physical stock certificates remain. This means treasure troves of shares on actual paper may be floating…
The stock market flashed a key technical signal that suggests a pullback from all-time highs is on the way. That’s according to Jonathan Krinsky, the managing director and chief market technician at BTIG, who thinks the S&P 500 is bound for a 5% pullback soon. The benchmark index just broke through a technical resistance level…