By almost any metric, U.S. investors have been better off in the stock market than in fixed income over the past decade, with equities seeing little in the way of volatility or pullbacks, along with growth that far eclipsed the gains seen in bonds. A key question of the current market is: will this trend […]
Look for higher interest rates and lower stock prices in 2018. That’s the message in the CNBC Fed Survey for March, in which participants also show building concern about additional Fed rate hikes this year. The average forecast sees the yield on the 10-year benchmark Treasury ending the year at 3.17 percent and rising to […]
European stocks ended higher on Tuesday, aided by a pullback for the euro following a weak German business sentiment reading. As well, a drop in the pound after a slowdown in British inflation helped lift U.K. blue-chip stocks. How markets are moving The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.51% rose 0.5% to close at 375.57 […]
If the virtues and importance of dividend growth weren’t etched into your brain already, let’s consider February’s example. (Then we’ll outline eleven imminent hikes coming in April.) About a month ago, shortly before the market reached full correction mode, the problem low-growth dividend stocks would have against rapidly rising Treasury rates – and why it’s […]
Asian markets were weaker on Tuesday, as investors stayed cautious following the overnight pullback on Wall Street and ahead of a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.91 percent, or 196.52 points, tracking the declines seen stateside overnight. Tuesday’s move lower also extended the Nikkei’s decline in the last session […]
Shares of several of the world’s largest technology companies—including Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), and Facebook (FB)were in the red on Monday morning amid increased public scrutiny over data security and possible regulatory pressure. Tech stocks are being dragged lower after multiple media reports over the weekend detailed an alleged incident that allowed political […]
U.S. stocks finished sharply lower Monday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logging their worst days since Feb. 8, as concerns about Facebook Inc.’s management of user data sparked a selloff in technology shares. The Federal Reserve’s coming rate decision has created some uneasiness, as investors are expecting the central bank to adopt a […]
With the market in a confirmed uptrend, your watch list names this week are five hot stocks that are working on bases and nearing buy points: Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Alibaba (BABA), Visa (V), Electronic Arts (EA) and STMicroelectronics (STM). All five have relative strength lines that are all at or near the highs of […]
Luke Thomas, 44, an information technology field manager who lives in Miami, began investing in the U.S. stock market in his early 20s, attracted by the prospect of learning “how to grow a little bit of money into a lot,” he said. At the time, he put most of his money into a handful of […]
It’s every investor’s fantasy: a stock bought on the cheap that subsequently hits the big time, rising to heights few could have imagined. This fantasy is a reality for three notable companies on the exchange — NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), and Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED). Here’s how each shot into the stratosphere. The drive to create […]
Asian markets were mixed early on Monday, with Australia’s ASX 200 gaining early in the session and Japan’s benchmark index trading just below the flat line. Investors are also expected to turn their attention to the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting later in the week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 shed 0.12 percent in early trade and […]
European stock markets ended a choppy day in positive territory on Friday, tracking U.S. markets higher as a spate of positive data gave traders a reason to shake off concerns over another impending prominent departure from the White House. The euro declined against the dollar after disappointing inflation figures and the U.S. data, providing a […]
