Investors may find “boring” stocks a safer bet heading into the second half of the year, according to Jeff Kilburg, founder and CEO of KKM Financial. Markets were plagued by heightened volatility at the end of the first quarter and the start of the second, as fear and uncertainty stemming from President Donald Trump’s trade…
Wall Street may be past the worst of the tariff headlines two weeks after the initial April 2 announcement — as President Donald Trump endeavors to accomplish enormous trade deals during his 90-day pause — but volatility will continue to be a mainstay of the stock market for the foreseeable future. Investors wrapped up yet…
Pressure on Wall Street this week may have been overdone for a handful of stocks. Economic uncertainty stemming from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China has stoked volatility and left investors uneasy. Even though President Trump has walked back temporarily the duties on a wide array of goods coming into the U.S.,…
Talk around tariffs, the emergence of China’s DeepSeek and earnings of key companies have put the stock market on a roller-coaster ride. Investors seeking stable returns may consider adding dividend stocks to their portfolios. Given the vast universe of dividend-paying stocks, it can be difficult to select the right one. To this end, investors can…
Wall Street rediscovered its winning ways last week, thanks to some promising inflation data. Investors are now focusing on Donald Trump’s first week back in the White House and another bundle of earnings. It was no surprise to see relatively muted action last Monday and Tuesday, given markets were reeling from a hot December jobs…
Next week’s Inauguration Day will finally clear up for investors what exactly Donald Trump’s return to the White House means for markets. Last year, in the immediate aftermath of Trump’s November victory, stocks rallied in a so-called “Trump bump” that lifted those parts of the market expected to benefit most from the president-elect’s pro-growth policies…
The S & P 500 made a clean sweep, closing higher every day last week. Aside from Nvidia ‘s earnings report, which turned out to be pretty uneventful in terms of impact on the overall market, investors continued to branch out into stocks beyond tech. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reflected that…
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images At around $23 a share, Intel is no longer a viable member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. That was the conclusion of the S&P Dow Jones committee, which decides…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, Oct. 22 1. Wall Street was under pressure Tuesday after a down day to start the week that hit the Dow the hardest and broke a three-session winning streak for the 30-stock average. The reason for the further declines continued to be the rise in the 10-year Treasury…
The New York Stock Exchange. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the Dow Jones Industrial Average…