The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said that a social-media post on X falsely stating that it had approved spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds was created after an…
Read more SEC weighing ‘additional measures’ after hacked post on bitcoin ETF approvalAfter long-awaited spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds made their debut this week, investors are now weighing the prospects of eventual approval of similar ether ETFs. The U.S. Securities and…
Read more After Bitcoin ETFs, watch for the next most popular crypto to go the same routeThe traditional portfolio of stocks and bonds has been on a tear over the past two months as the S&P 500 nears a record high, but it’s the…
Read more 60-40 mix of stocks, bonds on verge of historic gains ‘after being written off'Yields on 3-month BX:TMUBMUSD03M and 6-month BX:TMUBMUSD06M Treasury bills have been seeing yields north of 5% since March when Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse ignited fears of a broader…
Read more Fed could be the Grinch who 'stole' cash earning 5%. What a Powell pivot means for investors.The stocks of long-neglected small companies are finally showing signs of life as the market rally broadens. But these tiny companies still remain vastly undervalued. So, they are…
Read more 'Smidcap' companies are becoming a big deal. Here's a look at some of the best.S&P flash U.S. services index rises to 51.3 in December from 50.8 Jeffry Bartash Source link
Read more Home Page – MarketWatchU.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, shaking off earlier weakness after a strong monthly jobs report, to clinch a sixth straight week in a row of gains. The…
Read more S&P 500 ends at 2023 high, books longest weekly win streak in 4 yearsTechnology-stock gains drive big day, week on Wall Street Source link
Read more Markets – MarketWatchU.S. stocks booked back-to-back gains on Monday, despite rising oil prices and a deadly weekend assault on Israeli by Hamas that left hundreds dead. The Dow Jones Industrial…
Read more U.S. stocks end higher despite climbing oil prices, Israel-Gaza warU.S. stocks and bonds are both falling again, with the S&P 500 just wrapping up its worst quarterly performance in a year after another surge in Treasury yields. …
Read more ‘Anxiety’ high as stock market falls, bond yields rise — what investors need to know after S&P 500’s worst month of 2023Stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 cementing its biggest drop in a month since December, as a surge in bond yields knocked the wind…
Read more Dow falls 160 points Friday, S&P 500 posts worst monthly drop since DecemberThe Federal Reserve’s inflation fight has been particularly brutal for anyone not already a U.S. homeowner before interest rates and mortgage rates rose to 15-year highs. With mortgage…
Read more How the U.S. housing market got stuck in the ’80sThe U.S. Labor Day holiday will mark another milestone in the marathon to bring workers back to the office, but it won’t be a quick fix for landlords,…
Read more Labor Day is just a ‘milestone’ in the marathon to get workers back to the officeU.S. stocks posted back-to-back losses Wednesday after Federal Reserve minutes of its July meetings showed concerns about inflation revving back up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell…
Read more Stocks post back-to-back loss after Fed minutes point to lingering inflation and rate risksInvestors should think twice before picking an actively managed mutual fund according to its style category. By “style category,” I’m referring to the widely used method of grouping…
Read more You can invest in market winners and still lose big. Here’s how to avoid the hit.My colleagues JP Aubry and Yimeng Yin just released an update on state and local pension plans. Their analysis compared 2023 to 2019 – the year before all…
Read more State and local pensions look healthier — even with asset market turbulenceA worsening U.S. fiscal situation caught stock and bond investors off guard in the past week and now a round of approaching government auctions is about to provide…
Read more Rising Treasury yields spooked the stock market. Now, a key test lies ahead.Stocks fell on Wednesday, a day after Fitch Ratings lowered its U.S. debt ratings to AA+ from the top AAA category, pointing to its growing debt burden and…
Read more S&P 500 books biggest drop since April after U.S. loses AAA ratings for a second timeU.S. stocks closed higher, with the Dow posting its longest win streak in over six years, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,…
Read more Dow scores 11th day of gains, books longest win streak in six yearsWhy isn’t gold dead yet? It hasn’t served a vital economic function since the government stopped treating it as money back in 1971. Actually, you could argue it…
Read more Gold should be dead, but somehow it’s still adding value
