The Dow broke its 10-day losing streak today; however, the bad news is it only finished the day up 0.04%. So, while the streak was broken, it was just barely.

Oil prices experienced a downturn on Thursday, as cautious signals from central bankers in the US, Europe, and Asia regarding monetary policy easing fueled anxieties about weakening economic activity.

As we edge closer to the new year, investors may want to pay attention to several industrial products sector stocks that look poised to have a strong fiscal 2025.  

What led me to such an overheated claim about inflation being almost meaningless? It would help to look inside the “sausage factory” and see what’s going on when the government estimates inflation.

The markets are sliding into the end of the year which is a tough time to trade given the amount of portfolio jockeying and thin trading volumes that invite the goon squads to throw their weight around.

The markets started the week half-asleep, but yesterday, when Fed Chairman Powell took future rate cuts off the table, they woke up terrified and fell right out of bed.

On 16 December, Waste Management (WM) increased its quarterly dividend by 10.00%, from 75¢ to 82.5¢ per share. The dividend will be paid in March 2025.

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High-quality dividend growth stocks can build long-term wealth for shareholders. A major reason for this is the combination of dividend growth and dividend reinvestment.

Here are the six keys to building a robust and healthy ETF portfolio that that could provide downside protection along with capital appreciation.

On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, we discuss the potential market and economic impacts of a U.S. government shutdown and the key reasons behind the Fed's change in rate-cut expectations for 2025.

The U.S. runs a budget deficit with China, meaning we buy more stuff from them than they buy from us. So China has a surplus of U.S. dollars, which they reinvest back into U.S. assets.

U.S. equity markets enjoyed a great year in 2024, but the returns in many developed equity markets were found wanting in relative terms and, in many cases, absolute terms as well.

Stocks and sentiment fell after Federal Reserve cut rates.

This ephemeral rally highlights the market’s resilience, yet savvy traders remain vigilant, steering the ship carefully through the turbulent year-end financial seas.

The Six Million Dollar Man, the show, came out in 1974. If we adjust $6 million for inflation, it would cost $38,396,714 today.

Stocks somewhat bounced back from yesterday's meltdown, but the rally left a lot to be desired.

Based on the spread 12 months ago, the probability of being in a (ECRI-defined) recession in December is 50%.

Because of the dynamics of catch-up inflation, the effects of major supply shocks take years to work their way through markets.

When FOMO appears in a market, the increase in prices is likely to be rapid but relatively brief. These rallies generally last for a few weeks to a few months.