Markets

Key Words: For A While There, We Forgot That Our Main Job Was To Make Money, Said Bill Ackman — Now His Hedge Funds Up 40% In 2019

Forget Tiger Woods. On Wall Street, Bill Ackman is attempting a comeback for the ages — perhaps by reverting to invest... Read more

Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: Even 75% Of Americans In The Best 401(k) Plans Wont Have Enough To Retire

Many workers don’t save enough for retirement or undermine themselves — still, there are a few fixes. Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Higher As Investors Digest Plethora Of Earnings, Economic Data

U.S. stocks close higher Thursday as investors continued to analyze the flow of corporate earnings and a series of confl... Read more

Market Extra: Zoom Technologies Soared 56,000% In The Past 30 Days — As Unrelated Zoom Video Prepared Its IPO

Much has been made of the buzzy public debut of Zoom Video Communications Inc., the enterprise videoconference software ... Read more

Market Extra: Cyclical Stocks Are Back In Vogue As Recession Fears Fade

Investors have all but abandoned sectors considered defensive in favor of cyclical stocks that perform better during per... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Tick Up, But Applications Hit A 9-year High

Rates for home loans were modestly higher, but consumer demand, as measured by applications for mortgages, remained robu... Read more

Market Extra: StockTwits To Launch Commission-free Stock Trading Platform To Rival Robinhood, Others

StockTwits — a social-media platform founded in 2008 as a venue for day traders to exchange ideas and musings — is s... Read more

Health-care Drama Has Now Spread To Biopharma Stocks

Health stocks had another bad day, with investor jitters spreading to the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, as well. ... Read more

Brewin Dolphin: How Will Different Sectors Cope With Constant Political Risk?

Guy Foster, head of research at Brewin Dolphin, gives a breakdown on how certain sectors will be affected by weak Europ... Read more

Mind The GAAP…

Industry Voice: Fidelity's Dan Roberts examines the hidden risks in relying on 'adjusted earnings', arguing that they s... Read more

Home Buyers Are Flocking To The Exurbs, But Are They Making Risky Purchases?

Roughly decade ago, the exurbs were ground zero for the housing crisis. Today, they’re hotter than ever. Read more

Market Extra: Dow, S&P 500 And Nasdaq Near Records But Stock-market Volumes Are The Lowest In Months — Heres Why

A recent resurgence for stocks after a more than six-month corrective hiatus has many market participants questioning it... Read more

Market Extra: Junk Bonds Are Off To Best Start To Year Since 2009, As Soft Landing Hopes Take Hold

High-yield corporate bonds are off to the best start to a year since 2009 after the Fed’s dovish pivot. Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close Lower As Health-care Sector Drags On Market

U.S. stocks close lower Wednesday as the health care sector slumped on concerns over potential adverse impact from futur... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Hold Ground After Investors Shrug Off Positive China Data

Treasury yields come off intraday highs on Wednesday after investors look past a round of upbeat Chinese economic data ... Read more