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11 Words From the March Fed Minutes That May Come Back to Haunt Wall Street
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (493+ words) The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes just said the quiet part out loud. For much of the last seven years, the bulls have ruled the roost on Wall Street. The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0. 11%) has rallied at least 16% in…...
Could Trump Ignite a Stock Market Rally by Suspending Tariffs?
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (634+ words) The president could provide a catalyst for the stock market, but it could be only a temporary boost. President Trump watches the stock market. If you want proof, all you have to do is look through his social media posts....
Think Higher Gas Prices Won't Impact Your Retirement? Think Again.
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (490+ words) Don't assume you're immune. It's easy to look at the Iran conflict as something happening far away. But the impact is hitting home for the many Americans who drive or commute on a regular basis. Since the conflict erupted, gas…...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's 6-Word Warning to Wall Street Still Holds True More Than 6 Months Later
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (679+ words) A rarely offered observation by Jerome Powell underscores one of the stock market's biggest risks. Over the last century, no other asset class has come particularly close to rivaling stocks in annualized returns. While bonds, commodities, and real estate have…...
March CPI Came In at 3. 3%. Gasoline Alone Added Over Half a Percentage Point. Here Is What That Tells Investors About What Could Come Next
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (414+ words) Inflation surged in March, but investors shrugged it off. Investors just got their first taste of the war in Iran's impact on prices, and it wasn't pretty. Inflation soared in March, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 3. 3% year over…...
Forget Rate Cuts. The Fed Might End Up Hiking Rates This Year.
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (382+ words) The outlook for interest rate cuts this year has completely reversed over the past month. Just a month ago, it looked like the stock market could look forward to two or even three interest rate cuts this year. Such cuts…...
Prediction: The Sovereign AI Boom Could Create the Next Trillion-Dollar Tech Company
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (622+ words) Sovereign AI makes up a significant part of Oracle's cloud business -- and arguably, it's the more stable part. Not surprisingly, the sovereign AI market was a contributing factor that helped companies like Nvidia and Amazon advance their market caps far…...
Powell Says No Rate Hike Needed to Fight Oil Shock: Here Is Why Investors Should Not Declare Victory on Inflation Just Yet
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (653+ words) There's good news and not-so-good news about inflation and the economy. Escalating tensions in the Middle East are continuing to ripple through global markets, with rising oil prices wreaking havoc on supply chains. Soaring gas prices not only force many…...
Mortgage Rates are Going the Wrong Way. These Stocks Are Feeling It.
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (712+ words) Mortgage rates have spiked on rising inflation fears. This was supposed to be the year the long-ailing U. S. housing market finally recovered. And falling mortgage rates were going to be central to that story. After all, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage…...
Geopolitical Risk Is Back. Here's How Smart Investors Are Repositioning Their Portfolios in April.
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (510+ words) There's more than one good way to defend your portfolio from geopolitical risks. When the U. S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, roughly 20% of the world's oil supply was put at risk of being heavily delayed or cut off entirely. Now,…...