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Using index funds to make bets on these key categories is hazardous, our columnist says. Growth and value are basic categories in stock investing. They are so widely used that [...]

Stocks are mired in a holding pattern. The big question, our columnist says, is when will the Federal Reserve start to cut interest rates? The stock market has basically gone [...]

The relative calm that met the collapse of First Republic Bank on Monday was shattered on Tuesday, with broad-based declines across industries. Stocks slumped on Tuesday, as fears about the [...]

Despite the rescue of First Republic, investors continue to sell off shares in the ailing bank and some other regional lenders, dragging the market lower. Stocks dropped on Friday, signaling [...]

Stocks climbed Thursday after a seesaw day on Wall Street to break out of their longest losing streak since December. The S&P 500 rose 0.5 percent for its first gain [...]

Wall Street's bang to start the year got even bigger Thursday, as tech stocks and a surge for Facebook's parent company led the market higher. The S&P 500 rallied 1.5 [...]

Lower-than-expected data on wholesale prices and resilient earnings from retailers were welcomed by investors. Stocks rose on Tuesday, edging higher after a measure of wholesale inflation rose more slowly than [...]

Stocks rallied to three-month highs on Wall Street Wednesday as investors welcomed a government report showing that inflation cooled more than expected last month. The encouraging inflation update sparked speculation [...]

The S&P has declined 22 percent since January, amid converging worries about inflation, the Ukraine war, Covid and the Fed's response to the economy. Three weeks ago, Wall Street narrowly [...]

New data from China is adding to worries over high inflation, rising interest rates and supply chain disruptions. Wall Street's relentless decline stretched into a sixth week on Monday, fueled [...]

Swings in the stock market have become amplified lately, as investors worry that inflation and fast-rising interest rates could hit spending, profits and -- ultimately -- economic growth. Stocks dove [...]

Stocks eked out modest gains after a choppy day of trading on Tuesday as Wall Street waits to find out how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at [...]

The stock market has not been this boring in years. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index stayed at a near standstill Wednesday, the ninth day in a row it has [...]

The bear market in big United States financial stocks has many people wondering: Are we headed for another banking crisis? The KBW Bank Index, made up of 24 money-center institutions [...]

Stocks fell on Monday as renewed worries about the euro zone crisis caused the market to pull back from recent gains. Shares of McGraw-Hill fell 13.8 percent, to $50.30, their [...]

The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index climbed to another five-year high on Thursday after strong reports on housing starts and unemployment claims made investors more optimistic about the nation's economy. [...]

SAN FRANCISCO -- Another couple of days like this and the great tech bubble of 2012 might recede into history. Several companies that were supposed to be the foundation of [...]

CORRECTION APPENDED The Dow Jones industrial average surpassed 13,000 on Friday, while Treasuries fell and commodities gained on speculation that the European Central Bank would purchase bonds to help lower [...]

A parade of grim news, from weak corporate earnings to a pullback at American factories to the deepening European debt crisis, sent investors fleeing stocks again on Tuesday. The Dow [...]

Stocks fell Tuesday for a fourth consecutive day after a weak start to the earnings season and a sharp decline in oil prices, which sent energy shares sharply lower. The [...]

Stocks rose on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected economic data helped lift energy stocks, overshadowing concerns that a European Union summit meeting would not yield progress in easing the euro zone's debt [...]

Stocks were mired in a narrow range and finished mixed on Thursday as Hewlett-Packard announced layoffs, lifting the Dow Jones industrial average for just the fourth time this month. Stocks [...]

Stocks edged higher on Friday, but investors stayed cautious before a long holiday weekend when hopes are set for the approval of Greece's bailout plan.The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index [...]

Stocks were mixed on Tuesday as European finance ministers and Greek bondholders were at a stalemate over how to resolve that nation's debt crisis. ''It's all about the negotiations of [...]

A drop in oil prices and strong bond auctions in Europe drove stocks to a slightly higher close Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose for the fourth straight [...]

Stock indexes held firm near recent five-month highs on Wednesday as investors awaited crucial bond market tests for Europe in the next two days that could determine the direction of [...]

Better news on home sales and improved prospects for job growth sent stocks higher on Wall Street on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 136 points, nearly making up [...]

Stocks closed higher Friday after a quiet, preholiday session that turned the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index positive for the year. Traders were relieved by news that Congress extended emergency [...]

STOCKS have been moving largely in lock step with one another, and with many other assets as well. Especially when prices fall, this can be a source of great frustration. [...]

CORRECTION APPENDED What began as a weak day in the stock markets ended in the worst rout in more than two years, as investors dumped stocks amid anxiety that both [...]

Skittish investors pulled back from stocks on Wednesday as the impasse over lifting the nation's debt limit wore on in Washington. In addition, traders continued to worry about the nation's [...]

Stocks stopped a three-day slide on Wednesday, but ended well off the day's highs as investors took the suggestion of further Federal Reserve stimulus as a mixed blessing. Stock index [...]

Carl Richards is a certified financial planner in Park City, Utah. His sketches are archived here on the Bucks blog and on his personal Web site, BehaviorGap.com. Missed in the [...]

Wall Street dipped slightly on Monday as investors gave a muted response to news of the death of Osama bin Laden, instead focusing on corporate results and mergers. The three [...]

Stocks on Wall Street rose on Tuesday as investors focused on corporate earnings and the economy, moving on from the negative credit rating outlook given to the United States the [...]

Early gains in the stock market evaporated Wednesday after worries about Europe's debt crisis overshadowed signs of growth in the United States. Bond prices fell, sending long-term interest rates higher [...]

Twenty-one months ago, as 2009 began, the financial world was in a shambles. Virtually every market associated with the uninsured, ''shadow'' banking system had closed down. There were jokes about [...]

THE Japanese stock market has had more comebacks than Elvis. In the last two decades, investment professionals have repeatedly proclaimed that Japan's long bear market might have ended. Yet today, [...]

Trying to prevent a run on its banks and stem financial turmoil that some fear could spread globally, the United Arab Emirates helped calm markets Monday by pledging to lend […]

IN the first leg of a bull market, when optimism and euphoria are ascendant, investors are willing to bet that the economy will improve and that corporate profit growth is […]

'We have become so paranoid for no reason,' the young trader told his friend in an evening call on his cellphone in late February 2008. There was always a reason […]

THE NEWS The Dow Jones industrial average, one of the most watched barometers of the economy, closed above 10,000 points last Wednesday for the first time since Oct. 3, 2008. […]

YOU may keep a cool head, dispassionately analyzing corporate results, economic data and emerging business trends to pick investments. But that doesn't mean that everyone else is just as reasonable. […]

ECONOMIC DATA Reports will include the Institute for Supply Management's service index for September (Monday); consumer credit for August (Wednesday); wholesale trade for August (Thursday); and the trade deficit for […]

Exuberance Defies Sober New Reality Is irrational exuberance back in the markets? Evidence abounds that it may be. With financial chaos abating, the return of risk appetite in stock and […]

IN the aftermath of the great meltdown of 2008, Wall Street's quants have been cast as the financial engineers of profit-driven innovation run amok. They, after all, invented the exotic […]

One year after the worst week of the financial crisis, some of the most famous names on Wall Street are still looking for jobs or fighting lawsuits. Richard S. Fuld […]

AFTER watching smaller stocks dominate the early stages of the current market rally, investors are finally turning their attention to shares of big, blue-chip growth companies. At first blush, this […]

The American economy's long decline leveled off significantly from April through June, the government reported on Friday, crystallizing expectations of a turnaround in the second half of the year. The […]

A grim report on unemployment on Thursday let the air out of the stock market, which ended a shortened trading week on Wall Street with sizable losses. In a monthly […]