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Stock Market Today Price action will likely stay choppy ahead of Wednesday’s Fed decision.The Federal Reserve was top of mind for investors Monday, with the central bank’s next policy decision – a likely 75 basis-point rate hike – due out Wednesday. This led to back-and-forth trading for much of the session, though the major market… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Score a Hard-Fought Win to Start the Week | Kiplinger

investing Our economy is showing one major sign we’re in a recession, but there are at least seven other red flags currently waving. It’s tough to ignore a threat like that.After suffering the worst six-month loss in over 50 years the S&P 500 and other indexes stabilized and then rallied for two months only to… Continue reading Recession or Not? We Could Be in the Eye of the Storm | 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

Stock Market Today The delivery giant said its fiscal Q1 results will come in lower than expected and withdrew its full-year guidance as demand slows.Stocks capped off a terrible week with another slide as a warning from one of Wall Street’s bellwether firm’s stoked concern about the U.S. economy. After Thursday’s close, delivery giant FedEx… Continue reading Stock Market Today: FedEx Warning Amplifies Wall Street Jitters | Kiplinger

I don’t ignore my retirement accounts, but I consider myself mostly a set-it-and-forget-it investor. I prefer to pick an investment strategy, arrange automatic contributions and then sit back without tinkering much with my portfolio. For that reason, I used a target-date fund in my 401(k) when I had one (I’m self-employed now). My husband invests… Continue reading Why a Target-Date Fund Works for Me | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Signs of strength in the U.S. economy did little to lift investor sentiment on Thursday.Thursday marked another day of choppy trading for stocks as investors considered a round of data that showed the U.S. economy remained resilient even in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate-hike campaign. Ahead of this morning’s… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Resume Slide as Treasury Yields Rise | Kiplinger

The economic banishment of all things Russian. Tariffs on Chinese imports. Pandemic-caused shortages of computer chips, bicycles, garage door parts and other imports. Brexit. Just about everywhere you turn, you can see that the tectonic plates of the global economy have stopped converging and are starting to pull apart in ways that will determine new… Continue reading 5 Stocks Making the Most of Supply-Chain Issues | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Energy was the best-performing sector as oil prices bounced, while real estate and materials stocks lagged.Stocks stabilized Wednesday after Tuesday’s hotter-than-expected inflation data sparked Wall Street’s worst selloff in over two years. Inflation remained in focus today with the early morning release of the producer price index (PPI) for August. Similar to… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Higher After Terrible Tuesday | Kiplinger