Technology stocks have plunged big time in 2022, with the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index down nearly 35% so far this year thanks to a hawkish Federal Reserve that’s hiking interest rates in a bid to keep surging inflation in check. The sharp decline in tech stocks has brought some high-flying names […]
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Dow dives 800 points, S&P 500 posts worst week since January after inflation hits 40-year high
Stocks dropped sharply on Friday after a highly anticipated inflation report showed a faster-than-expected rise in prices and consumer sentiment hit a record low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 880 points, or 2.73%, to close at 31,392.79. The S&P 500 fell 2.91% to settle at 3,900.86. The Nasdaq Composite […]
Trading Commissions May Return If the SEC Makes Big Stock-Trading Changes
Proposed changes to market-structure rules could lead to retail investors paying commissions on trades again. SEC Chairman Gensler Gensler is proposing the agency consider sending retail stock orders to auctions. The payment for order flow system is back under scrutiny. Loading Something is loading. The Securities and Exchange Commission is […]
Inflation Just Smacked the Stock Market Again. What Can Investors Do?
Friday morning had investors closely watching the latest report on the consumer price index (CPI), as they were hoping to see signs that inflation might finally start to peak. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, as a 1% rise in the CPI for May brought the year-over-year increase in the index to […]
5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Futures essentially flat following Wednesday’s declines Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, June 3, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures […]
The stock market gets ‘squirrelly’ when bond yields top 3%. Blame soaring debt.
Stock-market investors seem to get jittery when the 10-year Treasury yield is trading above 3%. A look at corporate and government debt levels explains why, according to one closely followed analyst. “Neither the Federal government nor businesses can afford +10% Treasury yields, common in the 1970s. That’s why the ‘Fed […]