How oil holds the key to whether the stock market has bottomed
Oil acting as a tax and historically correlates well with recessions, pulling sentiment and consumption down Gina Sanchez asserted on CNBC today that stock market has mostly priced in Fed…
The European Central Bank Just Helped U.S. Stock Investors
The biggest companies in the market could benefit the most. Investors on Wall Street came in Thursday morning in a downbeat mood, and the stock market seemed to reflect the…
Stock Prices Follow Fundamentals In The Long Run
Most investors take their cue from stock price volatility. They get attracted to stocks whose prices are rising and tend to run for the hills when prices are falling. However,…
It’s 1979, Not 2009
Break out your mom’s bell-bottoms and dad’s leisure suit from your parents’ attic. It’s 1979 again (at least economically) Don’t listen to the perpetual doomsayers who claim this is the…
Mortgage demand falls to the lowest level in 22 years amid rising rates and slowing home sales
Mortgage rates are back on the upswing, after a brief decline in May, and the housing market is still suffering from a lack of listings. As a result, mortgage demand…
Identifying opportunities for income investors by screening for dividend yield
One part of the equity market that has benefited from a so-called flight to safety during this period of volatility has been the dividend stocks. For example, the S&P 500…
Here’s why investors shouldn’t be too bullish just yet
Matt Maley explains why investors should remain cautious on the U.S. equities. The Miller Tabak expert says S&P 500 index is still trading on the expensive side. He reiterated we’re…
Why Are Interest Rates Rising?
It’s a good-news, bad-news situation as rising interest rates affect people in different ways The Federal Reserve is the direct cause of rising interest rates. Inflation made higher interest rates…
Senators introduce a bipartisan bill to regulate crypto
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., on Tuesday unveiled a bipartisan bill to create a regulatory framework around crypto. The Lummis-Gillibrand bill, the product of months of Capitol…
U.S. stocks trade down after opening bell Tuesday following Target’s profit warning
Stocks pulled back Tuesday, with Target’s fresh profit warning weighing on other retail shares and putting consumer demand considerations in the spotlight ahead of the government’s latest inflation report due…