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Dow Falls for Fourth Straight Day

US stocks swung between gains and losses on Tuesday as uncertainty over inflation, interest rates and the economy continued to weigh on the market. All three major indexes opened higher, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite up 2.8% at one point. By late morning, stocks had mostly erased those gains and appeared on track to extend […]

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Here are 4 reasons why market volatility is unlikely to soon subside

The list of reasons why the financial market’s wild swings can keep going and even worsen is growing by the day — starting with the fact that investors aren’t yet pricing in worst-case scenarios for inflation and the US economy. Though Wednesday’s consumer-price index report for April should offer more clues, the data won’t entirely […]

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Personal Finance

American household debt continues to march higher, driven by one major factor and should you tell your coworkers your salary — or keep it a secret?

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No, the markets are not panicking about inflation

If you’ve turned on a TV, listened to the radio, or surfed internet news sites recently you’ve almost certainly heard that there is a crisis, and a panic, about inflation. You’ve been told it’s the reason the Federal Reserve is jacking up interest rates. It’s the reason the stock market has been plunging. It’s a […]

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Economy

Opinion: Keep calm — there’s no recession on the way. These 13 stocks may rise as investors figure this out

A so-called hard landing of the US economy is not going to happen. It’s a false fear. We may have a bumpy landing, but the odds of hard landing — a possible recession — are low for the reasons below. If I am right, it confirms what extremely negative sentiment is already telling us: Stocks […]

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Business

US Stocks Turn Lower, Extending Selloff

US stock indexes rebounded early Tuesday, before dropping back into negative territory, following three days of punishing declines. The S&P 500 was recently down 0.5% in morning trading, a day after the broad index slumped 3.2% to its lowest level for the year. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.4% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

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Economy

Here’s a list of 50 companies that are well-armed to beat back inflation

Another turnaround Tuesday may be in the cards after a litany of concerns including stagflation dragged the S&P 500 SPX, +1.00% below 4,000 for the first time since 2021. As investors try to regroup from the worst three-day stock stretch in two years, one more hard day of selling for the S&P might be a […]