Markets

Why Stock Markets Are Better Than Banks At Fixing Climate Change

New paper from ECB economists finds that countries with deep stock markets are better equipped to finance global warming... Read more

Why Investors Need To Tread Carefully Now That Schwab Is Merging With Ameritrade

Schwab is acquiring TD Ameritade in a deal that will create a brokerage behemoth with approximately $5 trillion in asset... Read more

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Will Soon Let Borrowers Take Out Mortgages Over $500K

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has raised the maximum conforming loan limit for the fourth straight year. Read more

Tax Guy: A Brand New Reason To Fall In Love Roth IRA Conversions

The highest and best use for Roth IRAs could be as insurance against ‘taxmageddon.’ Read more

The Moneyologist: I Am Planning On Retaining A Lawyer — My Mom Left Her Entire Estate To My Stepfather, So How Can I Claim What Is Rightfully Mine?

‘Even if you break bread on Thanksgiving and have known each other for most of your lives, you are not considered his ... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Pull Back As China-U.S. Tensions Tick Up Over Hong Kong Bills

Asian markets slipped Thursday as China lashed out at the U.S. after President Donald Trump signed two bills supporting ... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: NYSE Seeks SEC Approval For Plan To Let Companies Raise Capital Through Direct Listings

The New York Stock Exchange has submitted a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that would allow c... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Close At New Records On Rosier U.S. Economic Data, Trade Deal Hopes

Stocks edged up for a fourth straight day to close at new records Wednesday, supported by rosier U.S. economic data and ... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Pop Higher After Economic Data Underlines Resilient U.S. Growth

U.S. Treasury yields are higher Wednesday in a holiday-truncated week as a round of data highlights a rebound in investm... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Closes Lower As Stock-market Rallies Ahead Of Holiday, Taking Shine Off Haven Assets

Gold futures fell Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, as U.S. stocks continued to push into record territory on... Read more

BookWatch: The Most Arrogant Thing An Investor Can Do Is To Stock-pick

It’s stating that the current stock price is wrong and you know better. Read more

The Fed: Fed Beige Book Sees Slight Pickup In U.S. Economy Just Ahead Of The Holiday Season

The U.S. economy expanded “modestly” from October through mid-November and the outlook “generally remained positiv... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Advance Following More Record Highs On Wall Street

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after a fresh set of record highs on Wall Street, spurred by encouraging ... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Major Stakeholders Criticize SoftBank Over Bad Investments

SoftBank Group Corp.’s biggest investors are putting pressure on the tech conglomerate over its governance and for a s... Read more

Mark Hulbert: These 2019 Stock Market Winners Are Your Ticket To Ride Wall Streets Big Mo In December

Momentum strategies typically are strongest in year-end trading, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more