Markets

Market Snapshot: Dow Drops Over 200 Points As U.S. Tariffs Reignite Trade-war Fears

U.S. stocks trade lower Thursday, under pressure as the U.S. imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on imports from the Euro... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Retreat After Wild Ride, Offering Buyers A Break

Some small relief was in sight for home buyers as mortgage rates eased from the 7-year high they touched earlier in May.... Read more

Should Women Feel Ashamed For Earning More Than Their Male Partners?

The gender wage gap can have lifelong, harrowing effects. Read more

Yes, Sears Is Likely To Collapse, But Its Biggest Stakeholder Will Be Just Fine

After years of asset sales, store closures, debt exchanges and real estate moves, Sears is still suffering huge losses a... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Grosss Bond Fund Gets Whacked Amid Italys Political Turmoil

Bill Gross’s Janus Henderson Global Unconstrained Bond Fund dropped more than 3% on Tuesday, an unusually big decline ... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Turns Higher, Tracks Weaker Dollar

Gold moves slightly higher as a recovering euro dents the dollar index, a barometer that often moves inversely to U.S.-p... Read more

Currencies: Euro Rebounds From 10-month Low But Italian Political Crisis Stays In Focus

The euro rallies on Wednesday, rebounding from a roughly 10-month low and pushing the U.S. dollar down. Read more

The Carnage In Emerging Markets Stocks Is Just Beginning

Down 12% since its 2018 high, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF could fall another 37% when the hard landing in Chin... Read more

Deep Dive: How To Select Oil Stocks? Find Companies That Know How To Handle Money

This stock screen identifies energy companies — Valero, Phillips 66 and Marathon, among them — that deploy investors... Read more

London Markets: FTSE 100 Rebounds Slightly From 3-week Low As Oil Shares Gain

U.K. stocks inched higher on Wednesday, slightly rebounding from the prior day’s selloff as energy companies tracked a... Read more

Bank Of Italy Chief Says Country Risks Losing Asset Of Trust

Bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco says the country’s government must adhere to European Union treaties and not incr... Read more

FA Center: 5 Things To Know About Investing In Single-family Rental Homes

Owning an income property can diversify a traditional stock- and bond portfolio. Read more

Currencies: Euro Dives To 6-month Low Versus Dollar As Italian And Spanish Political Worries Fester

The U.S. dollar flexed its muscle against the euro Tuesday, as political turmoil in both Italy and Spain sent the shared... Read more