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The Nasdaq is down more than 10% this year. Here are Wall Street’s top picks to buy the dip
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The Nasdaq is down more than 10% this year. Here are Wall Street’s top picks to buy the dip

As tech stocks endure a broad sell-off this year, Wall Street analysts name some of their top stocks to buy right now. Source

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Is this market bounce for real? A review of the evidence
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Is this market bounce for real? A review of the evidence

A fleeting bounce and a durable bottom look similar enough at the start to make them indistinguishable with true certainty. Source

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Investors come off a strong week looking for more gains now that they have some clarity from the Fed
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Investors come off a strong week looking for more gains now that they have some clarity from the Fed

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 04, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images With the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike out of the way, market pros are now debating whether the market can continue the upswing it started in the past week. A […]

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Investing Club: We’re trimming one of our big winners with the S&P 500 on a four-day win streak
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Investing Club: We’re trimming one of our big winners with the S&P 500 on a four-day win streak

We see now as a pretty good level in the overall market to start raising some cash. Source

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Here’s how retail investors are hedging against the market volatility
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Here’s how retail investors are hedging against the market volatility

The market volatility is leaving the pros and retail traders in a rut. According to a recent American Association of Individual Investors investor sentiment survey, nearly 46% of retail investors are feeling bearish about the market. It’s an increase of 16% from the average weekly numbers. Investors are worried about rising interest rates, volatility and […]

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European markets close higher, notch best weekly gain since 2020 amid Russia-Ukraine talks
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European markets close higher, notch best weekly gain since 2020 amid Russia-Ukraine talks

LONDON — European markets closed higher on Friday, notching their best weekly gain since 2020, as investors tracked negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and digested a big week of central bank decisions. The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally ended 0.7% higher, with most sectors in positive territory and major bourses pointing in opposite directions. The index […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
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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. Stock futures drop as S&P 500 still tracks for best week since November 2020 Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 17, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures dropped Friday as the S&P 500 […]

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Jim Cramer says investors should buy these 11 recently-boosted dividend stocks
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Jim Cramer says investors should buy these 11 recently-boosted dividend stocks

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday offered investors a list of dividend stocks with yields that recently increased, that he believes buyers should add to their portfolio. Dividends are a generally “unassailable defense against a volatile market,” the “Mad Money” host said, which means that they can be attractive additions to the portfolio of an investor […]

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Americans are pausing investments because of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here’s what it could cost them
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Americans are pausing investments because of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here’s what it could cost them

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is degrading Americans’ financial outlook, sparking the desire to save more and postpone investing, according to a survey from MassMutual. But steering clear of stock market volatility may be a mistake, financial experts say. Two-thirds of Americans worry the conflict will hurt their wallets, with nearly half eager to save more […]

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