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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. Wall Street set to wrap up strong month but weak quarter Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, March 30, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks lower after logging a multiday winning streak Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 29, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open Wednesday, one day after the Dow Jones […]
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Fed’s Patrick Harker says he thinks the U.S. can avoid a recession, even amid troubling signs
Despite on ominous indicator hanging over the economy and higher interest rates on the way, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Tuesday that he doesn’t think the U.S. is heading for recession. That view, expressed in a CNBC interview, comes in the face of a looming inversion of the 10- and 2-year Treasury yields […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stocks set to rise, with Dow, S&P 500 on winning streaks Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 28, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open Tuesday and a fourth straight session […]
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Recession fears tied to Treasury yields are overblown, Canaccord’s Tony Dwyer suggests
Wall Street may be overestimating recession risks. While investors focus on an unnerving inversion between the five-year and 30-year Treasury Note yields, Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer is concentrating on optimistic activity in another part of the bond market. According to Dwyer, the three-month versus five-year yield shows a healthier picture of the U.S. economy because […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks steady after two-week winning streak Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 21, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures rose slightly Monday. Wall Street was looking to close out a monthly gain for […]
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Interest rates are rising and bond prices are falling. Here’s what investors can do to prepare
Rising yields and falling bond prices could shake up investors’ portfolios. Here’s how to rethink your asset allocation. Source
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks to end a volatile week on a high note Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 18, 2022. Source: NYSE 2. EU strikes gas deal with the U.S. to cut reliance on Russia […]
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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. Stock futures rebound after the Dow’s worst session in weeks Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 21, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures rose Thursday as NATO leaders were trying to find ways to pressure […]
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Here’s why stocks can still go higher, even with the Fed’s aggressive rate-hiking stance
Stocks may actually like an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve, despite volatility leading up to the central bank’s first rate hike in more than three years. Source
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