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Stock Market Today Treasury yields on the two-year and 10-year notes spiked to their highest levels in over a decade as central banks around the world rush to tame inflation.Wednesday’s selling carried into Thursday as investors continued to take a risk-off approach to markets following the Federal Reserve’s latest policy announcement. The central bank issued… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Fall as Global Banks Follow in Fed’s Footsteps | Kiplinger

Economic Forecasts In a tight race, these state elections may make the difference when midterm results are announced in November.With the congressional midterm elections only weeks away, here’s how we think things will shake out. In early spring, Republicans appeared well on their way to steamroll through the midterms and win back control of the… Continue reading Where the Midterm Election Races Stand Today | Kiplinger

Stocks spent most of Wednesday in positive territory, but went on a roller-coaster ride after the Federal Reserve, as expected, issued its third straight 75 basis point rate hike. The Fed’s rate hike sparked plenty of chatter among Wall Street’s experts, with the main focus on what the central bank plans to do next. Today’s… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Go on Wild Ride as Fed Targets More Rate Hikes | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Selling ramped up in the bond market too, which sent the yield on the 10-year note to its highest level in years.Anxiety got the better of Wall Street on Tuesday, with the stock market tumbling ahead of tomorrow’s policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.  Many of Wall Street’s top minds are weighing… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Slide With Fed on Deck | Kiplinger

Investors have plenty of worries – chief among them inflation and a potential recession. But the engine that ultimately drives the stock market is corporate profits. As long as earnings growth stays on track, then corporate America—and by extension, your stock portfolio—remains on solid ground. Which is why the recent earnings preview from FedEx (FDX)… Continue reading FedEx (FDX) Earnings Warning: Recession Harbinger or Single-Stock Hiccup? | Kiplinger

Disruption. It’s coming for the U.S. dollar in the form of digital currency. Last week the Biden administration detailed a broad plan for adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming years. The Departments of Energy, Commerce, the Treasury, and other agencies weighed in on how to manage and regulate a CBDC. The… Continue reading The White House Touts A Digital Dollar: What Does That Mean? | Kiplinger

The dividend yield on the S&P 500 has been hovering near its lowest level in roughly two decades for some time now, and while it’s starting to move higher, it’s still at a paltry 1.7%. So what are yield-hungry investors left to do? Thankfully, there is no shortage of high-paying dividend stocks on Wall Street.… Continue reading 10 High-Paying Dividend Stocks Yielding 5% or More | Kiplinger

Ethereum, the world’s second-most valuable digital currency by market capitalization, completed a long-awaited upgrade to its system on September 15.  The move, known in the cryptocurrency community as “The Merge”, is expected to slash energy costs and lay the groundwork for more use of crypto technology in mainstream applications, including finance. The upgrade was one… Continue reading What Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ Means for You, the Market, and the Climate | Kiplinger