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- May 18, 2021
Recession fears are on the rise as the Federal Reserve gears up to fight inflation. Many stock-market investors are already playing defense and may wonder if those strategies have more room to run. But first, how big of a worry is a recession? Google searches for the term have been solidly on the rise, according
READ MORETension centered on Russia and Ukraine has opened up an opportunity for investors to put cash to work in the stock market, according to Andrew Slimmon, senior portfolio manager for equities at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. “Take advantage of this pullback,” Slimmon said in a phone interview Tuesday. He said he expects the S&P 500
READ MOREBillionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman said the Federal Reserve needs to deliver old-fashioned “shock and awe” to financial markets by delivering a much larger onetime increase to benchmark interest rates to combat inflation. “The @federalreserve could work to restore its credibility with an initial 50 bps surprise move to shock and awe the market, which
READ MOREBond yields are rising again so far in 2022. The U.S. stock market seems vulnerable to a bona fide correction. But what can you really tell from a mere two weeks into a new year? Not much and quite a lot. One thing feels assured: the days of making easy money are over in the
READ MOREIt’s almost a perennial question on Wall Street. With Columbus Day a federal holiday on Monday, investors are curious if the stock market will be opened. Here is the short answer: yes. But it isn’t that simple. The bond market isn’t. Bond traders are off as recommended by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, known
READ MOREThere’s nothing like higher prices to change the minds of investors — and Wall Street analysts. Witness the recent upward flurry of S&P 500 SPX, -0.46% price targets. Wells Fargo went from being one of the biggest bears on Wall Street to being a bull. Bank of America this week grudgingly capitulated, lifting its year-end
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